“Wife of Supreme Court justice pleas, agrees to cooperate in judicial bribery trial”: From Mississippi, The Associated Press reports here that “The ex-wife of Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Oliver Diaz Jr. pleaded guilty Monday to attempted tax evasion and agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors in the bribery case against the justice, U.S. Attorney Dunn Lampton confirmed.”

“Review Set for Evidence in Murder Trial’s Penalty Phase”: Linda Greenhouse will have this article Tuesday in The New York Times.

And in Tuesday’s edition of USA Today, Joan Biskupic will report that “Court declines to revive POWs’ suit against Iraq.”

“Judicial Wars”: This segment (transcript with link to audio) appeared on tonight’s broadcast of the PBS program “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.”

“Frist, Reid Work on Judge-Approval Deal”: The Associated Press provides this report.

Thomas Ferraro of Reuters reports that “Top Senate Democrat Has Plan to Stop Filibuster Ban.”

And Bloomberg News reports that “Senate Democrats Seek Compromise on Judicial Nominees.”

The Knight Ridder Newspapers are reporting: You can now access online articles headlined “Religious conservatives’ demands on government may spark backlash” and “Democrats sense opportunity in Congress, announce agenda.”

On this evening’s broadcast of NPR‘s “All Things Considered“: The broadcast contained segments entitled “Schumer, Cornyn on Senate Filibuster” and “Republicans Find Themselves on the Defensive.”

“Democrats Move Some Bills to Senate Floor”: Jesse J. Holland of The Associated Press provides this “nuclear option”-related report.

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times is reporting: He has news updates headlined “Age May Catch Up to College Loan Scofflaws” and “POW’s Claims Against New Iraq Government Rejected.”

“Americans Oppose Senate Rule Changes, Poll Shows”: The Washington Post provides this news update reporting on the results of a recently-conducted Washington Post-ABC News Poll.

“State: Plate no place for religion.” The Rutland Herald contains this article today. An application for a “JOHN316” vanity license plate is at the center of this controversy.

“Justices argue international law”: This article appears today in The Washington Times.

The Associated Press is reporting: Now available online are articles headlined “High Court Hears Indigent-Defendants Case“; “Andersen Prepares to Appeal Conviction“; and “Judge Gives Lawyers Moussaoui Deadline.”

No matter what your age or intent, sneaking a gun into court is never a good idea: The Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger today contains an article headlined “She’s armed but hardly dangerous.”

“The Filibuster, the Constitution Outside the Courts, and the Press’s Failure”: Paul Horwitz has this post today at “PrawfsBlawg.”

“Murphy resigns: San Diego mayor announces departure mere months into second term.” The San Diego Union-Tribune provides this news update and reprints this press release.

“If Senate shuts down, who’s to blame? Facing Bush judicial nominees, eager interest groups, and the ‘nuclear option,’ a divided Senate keeps raising the stakes.” This article will appear Tuesday in The Christian Science Monitor.

Tuesday’s edition of Financial Times will contain an article headlined “Reid increases attack on Frist over US court nominees.”

The public radio program “Here & Now” today contained a segment entitled “Faith and the Filibuster” (RealPlayer required).

Online at Salon.com, Michelle Goldberg has an essay entitled “The right to impose Christianity: The religious right worked itself into a righteous fury at ‘Justice Sunday,’ using the stalemate over judges to tar Democrats as enemies of God.”

And online at The Village Voice, James Ridgeway’s “Mondo Washington” column today is entitled “Democrats Go Nuclear on Values: Republicans May Spend Political Capital to Blow Up the Senate Filibuster, But Dems Will Implode for Free.”

“Meet The People For The American Way: Out Of The Mainstream Organization Providing Democrats With Resources To Block President Bush’s Judicial Nominee.” The Republican National Committee has issued this research briefing today.

Access online the transcript of William H. Pryor, Jr.‘s Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing transcript: “Southern Appeal” has posted the transcript at this link.

“Virtuoso role reversals mark filibuster struggle; Five years ago Republican used delaying tactics to stymie Clinton’s judicial picks; now Democrats do likewise to Bush nominees”: Tom Curry, national affairs writer for MSNBC, provides this report.

“House GOP Doesn’t Plan Probe of Judges”: Jesse J. Holland of The Associated Press provides this report.

“Moussaoui’s Mom Urges France to Save Son”: The Associated Press provides this report. As I noted here back on February 8, 2003, Zacarias Moussaoui’s mother has previously been in the news.

“Law School Faculty Issues Statement on Solomon Amendment”: This article appeared Friday in The Cornell Daily Sun.

“The Becker-Posner Blog” on plagiarism: This week’s new posts can be accessed here and here.

“The Constitutional Option: The Senate’s Power to Make Procedural Rules by Majority Vote.” The U.S. Senate‘s Republican Policy Committee has issued this report today.

“Hate the Filibuster? You Might Want to Nuke the Entire Senate.” That’s the title of Law Professor Rick Hasen’s op-ed today in Roll Call. You can access the op-ed via this post at Rick’s “Election Law” blog.

“How the Republicans Lost Their Majority: Triggering the ‘nuclear option’ resulted in a Supreme Court that scared the public and hurt Republicans.” Stuart Taylor Jr. has this essay in today’s edition of National Journal.

“Christian Conservatives Take Aim at Filibusters”: Reuters provides this report.

Today’s U.S. Supreme Court Order List: The Court today granted certiorari in five cases. And the Court asked for the views of the Solicitor General in an additional case. You can access today’s Order List at this link.

In early press coverage, Hope Yen of The Associated Press reports that “Court to Hear Dispute Over Student Loans” and “Supreme Court Declines to Hear POWs’ Case.” The AP also reports that “Supreme Court Takes Up Death Penalty Issue” and “Court Takes Case of Fallen Postal Customer.” James Vicini of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court Rejects Appeal by 1991 POWs in Iraq.” Reuters also reports that “US Court to Decide on Guilt Evidence at Sentencing.” And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston provides this coverage.

“Preserving the Right to a Lawyer”: This editorial appears today in The New York Times.

“DeLay’s Banana Republic”: The Los Angeles Times contains this editorial today.

On today’s broadcast of NPR‘s “Morning Edition“: The broadcast contained segments entitled “Frist Takes Judicial Filibuster Fight to Churches” and “Wal-Mart Faces New Public Image Battle.”

“Going Nuclear: The Threat to Our System of Checks and Balances.” The Center for American Progress will host this event this morning. C-SPAN2 is scheduled to televise the program live, and a live webcast is promised at the Center for American Progress’s web site. The program is scheduled to begin at 9:30a.m. eastern daylight time.

“Raped by statute: Eighteen-year-old Matthew Limon is serving 17 years for having consensual oral sex with another boy; His case reveals our society’s bigotry — and our inability to think straight about teenage sexuality.” Ayelet Waldman has this article online today at Salon.com.

“A loaded box of stereotypes: Despite ‘Batson,’ race, gender play big roles in jury selection.” This article appears in today’s issue of The National Law Journal.

Commentary available online from FindLaw: Matthew Segal has an essay entitled “Violence Against Judges: Why it Occurs and What We Can Learn from it.”

And John W. Dean has an essay entitled “An Update on the Investigation Into the Leak Of CIA Agent Plame’s Identity:
Will The Supreme Court Take The Miller And Cooper Cases?”