“High court to take up corruption law; ‘Honest services’ called too vague; prosecutors call provision vital”: Robert Barnes will have this article Monday in The Washington Post.

In Monday’s edition of The New York Times, John Schwartz will have an article headlined “Justices to Weigh Honest-Services Law.”

Monday’s edition of The Times of London will contain an article headlined “Black fights conviction under ‘honest services’ law.”

And The Toronto Globe and Mail has a news update headlined “‘Honest services’ key issue in Black appeal; Top U.S. court to hold a one-hour hearing on Conrad Black’s conviction.”

“U.S. Supreme Court to decide: Were Tampa police clear about suspect’s Miranda rights?” This article appears today in The St. Petersburg Times.

“Assuring judicial impartiality: New disqualification rule will make justices more accountable.” This editorial appears today in The Detroit Free Press.

And the newspaper also contains an op-ed by columnist Brian Dickerson entitled “State’s feuding justices take their drama to a new stage.”

“Fund industry awaits ruling in charging case”: Financial Times contains a report that begins, “For nearly 30 years the US fund industry has enjoyed overwhelming success in quashing retail investors’ claims of being overcharged in comparison with institutional investors. To date, no trial judge has ever ruled in favour of a plaintiff in such cases, although some so-called excessive-fee cases have been settled. That could soon change.”

“Cox to file lawsuit to block carp; Legal action to close canal locks may be filed in Supreme Court”: Today’s edition of The Detroit Free Press contains an article that begins, “Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox plans to file a federal lawsuit, possibly in the U.S. Supreme Court, as soon as the paperwork is done to try to shut down canal locks leading to Lake Michigan, through which Asian carp could escape into the Great Lakes.”

“Conrad Black appeals ‘honest services fraud’ conviction; ‘Honest services’ law intended for political corruption; Conrad Black claims law was abused by prosecutors”: The Guardian (UK) has this report.

And UPI has a report headlined “U.S. Supreme Court: Will justices hobble corruption posse?”

“Justice Gableman’s positions have lawyers defending their role”: Today’s edition of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel contains an article that begins, “The tension between defense attorneys and state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman is growing.”

And The Capital Times of Madison, Wisconsin has posted online an op-ed by State Senator Mary Lazich entitled “Let the people pick their Supreme Court.”