Access online the federal court complaint in Agence France Presse v. Google Inc.: The complaint can be viewed at this link (via “Technology & Marketing Law Blog“).

In Thursday’s issue of The Washington Post: The newspaper will contain front page articles headlined “Gov. Bush Seeks Custody of Schiavo; Options Narrow As 3 More Courts Rule Against Fla. Woman’s Parents” and “Conservative Groups’ Support Steady.”

Meanwhile, in other news, “Media Groups Back Reporters In Court Filing; Judges Urged to Determine if Crime Occurred in Leak Case.”

In Thursday’s edition of The New York Times: An article will report that “Florida Governor Wins a New Hearing in Schiavo Case.”

Neil A. Lewis reports that “Guantanamo Detainees Make Their Case.”

And in other news, “Apple’s Legal Drive to Stifle Web Sites Is Fruitless So Far.”

BREAKING NEWS — “Schiavo’s Parents Appeal to Supreme Court”: Hope Yen of The Associated Press provides this report.

At “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Family asks Court to act in Schiavo case.” Lyle characterizes the filing as “a hastily crafted emergency stay request, bearing some out-of-date language merely copied from earlier filings in the Court.”

Just be Koz: Tonight C-SPAN2 is broadcasting Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski‘s appearance on the “Students & Leaders” series. By clicking here, you can view online, on demand Judge Kozinski’s speech, followed by a question and answer session.

Update: Nearly midway through the broadcast, after responding to many questions involving controversial legal matters posed by his high school student audience, Judge Kozinski finally refuses to respond to a question. Ironically, the question Judge Kozinski refused to answer asked his views about the trial of this guy.

Available online from law.com: Jonathan Ringel reports that “11th Circuit Response to Schiavo Dispute Reminiscent of Elian Gonzalez Case; Judges Wilson, Tjoflat dissent from full court rejection.”

Tony Mauro reports on “Homing In on High Court Hotspots.”

And in other news, “9th Circuit Defines ‘Extraordinary’ Executive Pay.”

Law Professors Bruce Ackerman and John C. Eastman debate judicial filibusters on “Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane“: You can listen to today’s broadcast by clicking here (RealPlayer required). The program runs fifty-two minutes.

National Public Radio‘s “Taking Issue” hosts a written debate on the subject of judicial filibusters. Law Professor Douglas W. Kmiec has an essay entitled “Advice and Consent, Not Obstruction.” And Professor of Political Science Ross K. Baker has an essay entitled “In Defense of the Filibuster.”

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette today contains an editorial entitled “Political dosie-do: Of life, death and filibusters.”

In this week’s issue of National Journal, Stuart Taylor Jr. has an essay entitled “Moderate Republicans Should Not Go ‘Nuclear’ — Yet.”

The Florida Times-Union of Jacksonville today contains an editorial entitled “Judiciary: Compromise needed.”

In The Cavalier Daily, Sophia Brumby has an op-ed entitled “Resisting radicalism.”

Finally, The Michigan Tech Lode today contains an op-ed by Ray Molzon entitled “Filibustering the filibusters.”

“Journalist discusses potential jail time”: The Yale Daily News today contains an article that begins, “Time Magazine’s White House correspondent Matt Cooper said he is still trying to find the right words to explain to his six-year-old son that ‘daddy might not be coming home for a while.'”

“Full Court Rejects Schiavo Parents’ Appeal”: This evening’s broadcast of NPR‘s “All Things Considered” included this segment (RealPlayer required).

“Son of Ex-Assistant Sheriff Convicted in Orange County Sexual Assault Case”: The Los Angeles Times provides a news update that begins, “The son of a wealthy Orange County sheriff’s official and two other young men who filmed themselves having sex with a teenager were convicted of sexual assault today by a jury that heard evidence that the girl was too drunk to consent.”

And The Orange County Register provides a news update headlined “3 guilty in videotaped sex assault; Haidl, Spann and Nachreiner face anything from probation to 14 to 18 years in prison.”

Terri Schiavo’s parents intend to seek U.S. Supreme Court review tomorrow: That’s what The Associated Press reports in an article headlined “Schiavo’s Parents Suffer More Setbacks.”

The Knight Ridder Newspapers are reporting: An article headlined “Appeals court rejects efforts to have Schiavo’s tube reinserted” begins, “The battle over Terri Schiavo appeared to be entering its final stages Wednesday as a U.S. appeals court refused twice to order her feeding tube restored and a Florida judge issued an emergency order barring state officials from taking the brain-damaged woman into protective custody.”

And in related news, “Schiavo case heats up Senate’s brewing conflict over judicial nominations.”

“Schwarzenegger Remains Defendant in Libel Case”: The Los Angeles Times provides this news update.

“State officials may place Schiavo under protective custody”: The Miami Herald provides this news update.

And The Orlando Sentinel offers a news update headlined “Gov. Bush: DCF may intervene.”

You can access at this link the pleading that Florida’s Department of Children and Families filed today in a state trial court.

Yet this effort also appears to have failed, at least initially. According to the web site of The St. Petersburg Times, late today “Pinellas-Pasco Judge George Greer rebuffed Jeb Bush’s attempt to take custody of Terri Schiavo.”

“Trucker found guilty, may avoid death penalty”: The Houston Chronicle provides a news update that begins, “A federal judge today declared a mistrial in 20 of the counts against truck driver Tyrone Williams and said she believes jurors ‘have taken the death penalty off the table’ while convicting him of the other counts.”

“Bad Brains: How the Supreme Court’s teen execution decision proves too much.” Ronald Bailey today has this essay online at Reason.

“Court: SEC can hold pay; Fraud probes warrant putting bonuses in escrow.” Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has this article reporting on a decision that an eleven-judge en banc panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued yesterday in a case involving Gemstar-TV Guide.

“Till Death–or Tom DeLay–Do Us Part: The ‘sanctity of marriage’ is suddenly negotiable.” Slate has just posted online this jurisprudence essay by Dahlia Lithwick.

“Florida Senate Rejects Schiavo Bill”: The Associated Press reports here that “The Florida Senate rejected a bill Wednesday to keep Terri Schiavo alive, turning back an attempt to resolve the contentious end-of-life debate with a state law, as legislators did in 2003.”

Now the only remaining federal court hope for Terri Schiavo’s parents rests with the Supreme Court of the United States: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy serves as the Circuit Justice for the Eleventh Circuit, and thus any request for an emergency stay would first be directed to him. Typically, if the Circuit Justice decides that a stay should be denied, he will refer it to the full Court for review before an order denying relief is entered. For Justice Kennedy to grant an emergency stay, he will have to conclude both that the case is likely to be granted review on the merits (which requires the votes of four Justices) and that the result on the merits is likely to be in favor of Terri Schiavo’s parents (which requires the votes of five Justices).

The parents can ask both for an emergency stay from Justice Kennedy and, separately, for review from the full court by means of a petition for writ of certiorari. The denial of a stay does not automatically operate to deny the cert. petition, but it is a sure sign that the cert. petition is not likely to be granted.

BREAKING NEWS — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit rejects Terri Schiavo’s parents’ request for rehearing en banc: The Associated Press reports here that the vote on the petition for rehearing en banc was 10-2 against granting rehearing. The Court’s order denying rehearing en banc can be accessed here via the Eleventh Circuit’s web site or here, where I have posted it as a backup.

One point from The AP’s report deserves clarification. Two Eleventh Circuit judges — Gerald Bard Tjoflat and Charles R. Wilson — have expressly noted their dissent from the denial of rehearing en banc. Up to four other judges on the Eleventh Circuit could have voted in favor of granting rehearing en banc but then have chosen not to have their dissents noted from the denial thereof.

U.S. House Republican leaders seek to assist the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit by telling that court what the federal legislation in the Terri Schiavo matter was intended to accomplish: I’m sure that the judges on the Eleventh Circuit won’t find this appellate court filing insulting in the least or to constitute little more than political grandstanding.

“Terry Schiavo Case Provokes Blogging Storm”: The Associated Press provides this report. The Los Angeles Times today contains a similar article.

“Travesty Time, Again: In its death-penalty decision, the Supreme Court hits a new low.” Robert H. Bork has this essay today at National Review Online.

“Rehearing plea in Schiavo case”: Online at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston provides this report.

Attorneys for Terri Schiavo’s parents had obtained a two-hour extension of the 10 a.m. deadline for seeking rehearing en banc in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit: So advises a reader who, for his day job, reports on the Eleventh Circuit. That answers the question that I raised at the end of this post from earlier this afternoon.

Access online the federal government’s Statement of Interest filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in the Terri Schiavo litigation: A copy of the Statement of Interest is available online at this link.

“Fulton likely site for Nichols trial; DA also raises questions about courthouse safety”: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution today contains an article that begins, “Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard expects Brian Nichols to be tried in Fulton County in the shooting deaths of a judge, a court reporter, a sheriff’s deputy and a federal agent.”

“Appeals Court Rules Against Schiavo Parents”: Today’s broadcast of NPR‘s “Morning Edition” included this segment (RealPlayer required).

“Running Out Of Time, Options”: CBS News legal analyst Andrew Cohen today has this essay relating to the Terri Schiavo case.

Federal government’s Statement of Interest filed in the federal Terri Schiavo litigation: Many readers have emailed to ask whether I found online anywhere the federal government’s Statement of Interest filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. While I have not, the federal government’s Statement of Interest filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida can be accessed here. Presumably the federal government’s interest didn’t change much over the course of one day as the case moved from a federal district court to a federal appellate court.

“Schiavo Parents Seek Review of Ruling”: The Associated Press reports here that Terri Schiavo’s parents are seeking rehearing of their appeal before the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. And CNN.com reports that “Schiavo’s parents urge full appeals court to act; Schindlers also asking Florida legislators to pass new law.”

There are twelve judges in active service on the Eleventh Circuit. For rehearing en banc to be granted, a majority of seven judges must vote in favor. Three of those twelve judges participated in the panel’s decision, voting 2-1 against the parents’ appeal. Of the remaining nine, six must vote with the dissenter for rehearing en banc to be granted. Or, stated another way, if four or more other judges on the court agree with the panel majority or otherwise find the case unworthy of en banc consideration, the request for rehearing en banc will be denied. My suspicion is that rehearing en banc will be denied, and quickly.

Because the panel’s ruling set a 10 a.m. deadline for rehearing petitions, I wonder why we haven’t heard until now that the parents have filed for rehearing. In other words, if the rehearing petition was timely-filed, it would have been filed nearly four hours ago.

“Wisconsin high school violating student’s constitutional rights; Becket Fund lawyers say ‘God bless America’ protected by First Amendment”: A news release issued today begins, “The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty notified Wisconsin’s Fond du Lac High School today that it has violated a student’s constitutional rights by denying him the right to close an announcement with ‘God bless America.'” You can access at this link the letter that The Becket Fund sent today to the principal of Fond du Lac High School.

“News Agency Sues Google, Testing Fair Use”: The AP provides this report. And The Wall Street Journal today contains an article headlined “A Mixed Blessing: News Portals Like Google News and Topix Attract the Masses, But Irk Some Editors.”

“Jeb Bush Renews Call to Help Schiavo”: The Associated Press provides this updated report.