“Simulated Originalism: James Madison, meet Postal 2.” Dahlia Lithwick has this Supreme Court dispatch online at Slate.

“Supreme Court Debates Violent Video Game Ban”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news update.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has a news update headlined “High court weighs Calif. effort to ban sale of violent video games to minors.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “California law on violent video games appears to divide Supreme Court; Justices Stephen Breyer and John Roberts voice support for a law that would forbid the sale of violent video games to people under age 18; Justice Antonin Scalia, though, says depictions of violence and torture have never been restricted under the 1st Amendment.”

Joan Biskupic of USA Today has a news update headlined “Justices challenge ban on violent video games.”

Jesse J. Holland of The Associated Press reports that “Court hears arguments on violent video games.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Violent Video Game Limits Questioned at High Court.”

Bill Mears of CNN.com reports that “Court weighs state law banning ‘violent’ video games from children.”

Brent Kendall of Dow Jones Newswires reports that “Court Voices Doubts on Violent Videogame Law.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “‘Common sense’ and violence.”

You can access the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants, No. 08-1448, at this link.

“Woman found guilty in Erie collar bombing; Pizza delivery man was killed in 2003 bank robbery”: Paula Reed Ward has this article today in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

And The Erie (Pa.) Times-News reports today that “Diehl-Armstrong, guilty in ‘pizza bomber’ trial, faces life sentence.”

Pa. Supreme Court review sought to determine what types of negligence claims can be brought against the manufacturer of a dangerous prescription drug: Yesterday, in the case captioned Lance v. Wyeth, both the plaintiff and the defendant filed petitions for allowance of appeal seeking Pa. Supreme Court review of different aspects of the ruling that the Pa. Superior Court issued in the case.

You can access the plaintiff’s petition for allowance of appeal at this link. The defendant’s petition for allowance of appeal can be accessed here.

My most recent earlier coverage of this case, in which I am serving as appellate counsel for plaintiff, appears at this link.

After the Superior Court issued its ruling, Wyeth filed an application for reargument en banc or reconsideration — which the Superior Court denied on October 1, 2010 — raising issues similar to those now being raised in Wyeth’s petition for allowance of appeal to the Pa. Supreme Court. Plaintiff’s answer in opposition to Wyeth’s application for reargument can be accessed here.

“Sleepy judge vote a focal point of Iowa election”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Topekan to join Supreme Court”: This article appears today in The Topeka Capital-Journal.

And The Salina Journal reports today that “Sacred Heart grad named to state Supreme Court.”

“Mazda Seatbelt Case Prompts Automaker High Court Appeal for Claims Shield”: Angela Greiling Keane and Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News have a report that begins, “The automobile industry, in a case involving Mazda Motor Corp., is seeking the U.S. Supreme Court’s help in limiting lawsuits that accuse carmakers of failing to install the best safety equipment.”

“A grilling over Skilling: Questions abound as three judges weigh the fate of Enron CEO’s case.” This article appears today in The Houston Chronicle.

You can access the audio of yesterday’s Fifth Circuit oral argument via this link (53.7MB Windows Media audio file).

“Video game violence case goes to Supreme Court; The Supreme Court will rule on California’s ban on the sale of violent video games to minors; The state says the games are a bad influence on young people, but the industry cites free-speech rights”: David G. Savage and Alex Pham have this article today in The Los Angeles Times. Today’s newspaper also contains an article headlined “Video game industry’s public enemy No. 1: Jim Steyer, founder of Common Sense Media, lobbies zealously on behalf of a California law that bans the sale of violent games to minors.” And yesterday’s newspaper contained an editorial entitled “Good intentions, bad law: A California law making it illegal to sell or rent ‘violent’ video games to minors should be struck down on 1st Amendment grounds.”

In today’s edition of The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko reports that “US Supreme Court takes up violent video game ban.” The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled “High court should allow video game law.”

Howard Mintz of The San Jose Mercury News reported yesterday that “U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to California violent video game law.”

Jesse J. Holland of The Associated Press reports that “Court hears arguments on violent video games.”

Declan McCullagh of CNET News reports that “Supreme Court to weigh violent video game law.”

And today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition” contained an audio segment entitled “Calif. Pushes To Uphold Ban On Violent Video Games” featuring Nina Totenberg.