The New York Times reviews Floyd Abrams’s new book, “Speaking Freely: Trials of the First Amendment,” twice: In Saturday’s newspaper, Law Professor Geoffrey R. Stone had a review headlined “Supreme Court Tales From the Pleading Side of the Bench.”

And yesterday, in the Sunday Book Review, Law Professor Jeffrey Rosen had a review headlined “‘Speaking Freely’: Your Right to Say It.”

“Defendants, don’t try this in court: One judge says acting as your own criminal defense attorney is ‘such a profoundly bad idea’; In this opinion, he isn’t alone.” This article appeared yesterday in The St. Petersburg Times, along with a related article headlined “First an offense, then bad defense; Accused of punching his pregnant girlfriend, Teddy Roberts represents himself in court.”

“Dems’ filibusters cast as attack on ‘people of faith'”: This article appears today in USA Today.

Today in The New York Sun, Luiza Ch. Savage reports that “Schumer Calls a Conservative ‘Un-American.’”

The Boston Globe reports that “Balancing act key for GOP’s Frist.”

The Reno Gazette-Journal reports that “More challenges ahead for soft-spoken Reid.”

The Mobile Register today contains an editorial entitled “Senate ought to end all judicial filibusters.”

The Contra Costa Times contains an editorial entitled “Filibuster blustering.”

The East Valley (Ariz.) Tribune contains an editorial entitled “Frustrations at filibuster shouldn’t goad GOP into Senate war.”

The Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette contains an editorial entitled “Senate mess: Filibuster battle.”

The Troy (N.Y.) Record contains an editorial entitled “Ending filibusters could disrupt power balance.”

The St. Petersburg Times contains an editorial entitled “Frist shows no shame.”

Today in The Los Angeles Times, Law Professor Jonathan Turley has an op-ed entitled “The Not So Dirty Dozen: They’re the undercard to the fight over a high court nomination.”

In The ASU Web Devil, Vic Vela has an op-ed entitled “Frist’s religious usage immoral.”

In The Colorado State Collegian, Ben Bleckley has an op-ed entitled “Filibuster for the Minority.”

And in The Independent Florida Alligator, Matt Sanchez has an op-ed entitled “Time to set a ridiculous rule straight.”

“Lethal injection faces fight from condemned; 2 convicted killers in Kentucky are latest to challenge practice in court”: Richard Willing has this article today in USA Today.

“Limbaugh Spars With ACS Over Conference on Constitution; Accuses Group of Trying To Upend America’s Founding Document”: Josh Gerstein has this article today in The New York Sun.

“J. Warner mum on rule vote”: The Richmond Times-Dispatch today contains this nuclear option-related article.

Philadelphia Phillies 2, Atlanta Braves 1, in 10 innings: I had the pleasure of attending an excellent baseball game Sunday evening, although the outcome wasn’t exactly what I had been hoping for. Wrap-ups available here and here.

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court‘s decision in Lochner v. New York: You can access the court’s ruling here and here.

Although Law Professor Jeffrey Rosen‘s cover story today in The New York Times Magazine makes mention of the Lochner case, the article doesn’t note that today is the decision’s 100th birthday.

Tuesday will mark the tenth anniversary of the bomb blast that destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City: The St. Louis Post-Dispatch today contains articles headlined “When terror hit the heartland” and “City found renewal in aftermath of disaster.” The web site of the Oklahoma City National Memorial can be accessed at this link.

“Court considers whether Delta can be sued as in-flight bar”: The Associated Press provides this report.

“Grandparents’ visits: not always a right”: This article will appear Monday in The Christian Science Monitor. This earlier post of mine provides links to the briefs filed in the challenge to Pennsylvania’s grandparent visitation law that I’ll be arguing next month before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

“Rules on innovation come under a legal microscope”: In Monday’s edition of Financial Times, Patti Waldmeir will have an article that begins, “The US Supreme Court could be about to rewrite the rules of innovation in America. A drug patent case this week could profoundly affect not only those who take or make American drugs but also the vitality of the innovation economy.”

“Supreme Court averse to risk, professor says”: The Toronto Globe and Mail yesterday contained an article that begins, “The Supreme Court of Canada has become a ‘play-it-safe’ court whose colourless judgments reflect very little spirited debate, a leading constitutional scholar told a Toronto legal conference yesterday.”

“No-contest plea will get dentist out of jail”: Yesterday’s edition of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch contained an article that begins, “After being behind bars for nearly eight years without a trial, Creve Coeur dentist Charles ‘Tom’ Sell on Friday ended his battle and pleaded no contest to federal charges of fraud and conspiracy to kill a witness and an FBI agent. Sell’s case achieved national attention when his refusal to be forcibly medicated went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. His case resulted in tougher standards being established for federal prosecutors who want to medicate defendants to make them mentally fit for trial.”

“Humble beginning, supreme end; Judge’s journey started in Flint, led to chief seat on high court”: This article appears today in The Flint Journal.

“Comparing church and state”: On Friday, Michael Kirkland, UPI legal affairs correspondent, had this essay.

“Kos makes the most of blogging, daily”: This article appears today in The Contra Costa Times.

“Judges deserve praise, gratitude, not angry threats”: The Gainesville (Ga.) Times contains this editorial today.

“Campaign against Specter helped GOP, Toomey claims”: This article appears today in The Harrisburg Patriot-News.

“Prayer tradition safe, for now; Finally, a voice of reason regarding separation of church and state; What a welcome relief”: The Progress-Index of Petersburg, Virginia today contains an editorial that begins, “On Thursday, three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. District Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling that would have allowed a Wiccan priest to pray the invocation at Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors meetings.”

And today in The Richmond Times-Dispatch, columnist Mark Holmberg has an essay entitled “Bewitched by inside tale of case.” A related editorial cartoon by Gary Brookins, also published today, can be accessed here.

“Case Tests Military Abortion Insurance Policy”: This segment (RealPlayer required) appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR‘s “Weekend Edition – Sunday.”

Previously, in a post that you can access here, I linked to the audio of the recent oral argument in this case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

In the April 25, 2005 issue of Newsweek: Debra Rosenberg will have an article headlined “The War On Judges: The rhetoric is heated; The political will is strong; Inside the right’s campaign to rein in judicial clout.”

And Howard Fineman will have an article headlined “Torn Between Faith & Science: He’s a doctor and a pol, the Senate leader and a White House wanna-be; It’s not always easy being Bill Frist.”

“Judges Battle Transcends Numbers; Republicans already rule most federal courts; The issue is how far right the GOP can take them”: David G. Savage has this front page article today in The Los Angeles Times.

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports today that “Senators picking sides for filibuster war; Tactic of endless debate to prevent vote wearing thin among Bush supporters.”

The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Mississippi reports that “Cochran targets judicial filibusters.”

The Washington Post contains an article headlined “It’s in the Formers’ Almanac: Rules Change Brings Deluge.” An editorial is entitled “Beyond the Pale.” Wade Henderson and Stephen Moore have an op-ed entitled “Don’t Alter The Filibuster.” And U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) has an op-ed entitled “Majority Vote Should Trump Minority Rule.”

“Even the power brokers seek appointed judges; Pa.’s judicial elections take cash and cachet; Two lawmakers want change”: This front page article appears today in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

“’01 Mayoral Candidate Partisan; Appeals Court Upholds Ruling”: The Albuquerque Journal today contains this article reporting on yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

“The Unregulated Offensive: Imagine that the interpretation of the Constitution was frozen in 1937; Imagine a country in which Social Security, job-safety laws and environmental protections were unconstitutional; Imagine judges longing for that; Imagine one of them as the next Supreme Court nominee.” Law Professor Jeffrey Rosen has this lengthy cover story about the so-called “Constitution in Exile” in tomorrow’s issue of The New York Times Magazine. To see the magazine’s cover image, depicting the U.S. Constitution frozen in time (or at least in a block of ice), click here.

This is not the first time that Rosen has written about this topic. See, for example, his essay entitled “Supreme Mistake: Activists say this election will determine the future of the Supreme Court; And it will; But not in the way they think” in the November 8, 2004 issue of The New Republic.

The “Constitution in Exile” was also the subject of Adam Cohen’s Editorial Observer column entitled “What’s New in the Legal World? A Growing Campaign to Undo the New Deal” published in The New York Times on December 14, 2004. And the topic also received multiple mentions in Law Professor Bruce Ackerman‘s essay entitled “The Art of Stealth” published in the February 17, 2005 issue of the London Review of Books.

The Associated Press is reporting: Now available online are articles headlined “GOP’s Filibuster Strategy Could Backfire“; “Senators Acting Alone Can Block Nominees“; and “Dean: Schiavo Case to Be Used Against GOP.”

“Cheney says he’d break tie to curtail use of filibusters; Democrats denounced for blocking judicial picks”: The Baltimore Sun contains this article today.

The Washington Times reports today that “McCain irks Republicans over anti-filibuster option.”

The Louisville Courier-Journal reports that “Judicial fight heads to church; Event at Highview to target filibusters.”

The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that “Church to be TV forum for Bush backers; Prominent speakers’ aim is to avert filibusters over judicial nominees.”

The Gazette of Colorado Springs reports that “Focus ads target ‘judicial tyranny’ of senators.”

The Cox News Service reports that “Filibuster fight getting personal.”

The New York Times today contains an editorial entitled “Bill Frist’s Religious War.”

The Boston Globe contains an editorial entitled “Frist’s intolerance.”

The Berkshire Eagle contains an editorial entitled “Faith and justice.”

And The Ventura County Star contains an editorial entitled “The Senate talk show.”

“Justice Scalia shares views in W&L talk; Embrace the Constitution as it was written, he said; Don’t expect it to conform to today’s changing society”: This article appears today in The Roanoke Times.

And The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports today that “Scalia gives lecture at W&L; As an ‘originalist’ he backs interpreting the Constitution according to writers’ intent.”

Fictitious indeed: A law.com essay by Natasha Kohne criticizes fictitious web logs, such as the “Anonymous Lawyer” blog, which according to Natasha is written by “Jeremy Blanchman.” Well, at least she has his first name right.

“Frist to Participate in Anti-Filibuster Telecast; Democrats Say He Is Mixing Religion, Politics”: This article will appear Saturday in The Washington Post.

Saturday’s edition of The New York Times reports that “Frist Accused of Exploiting Religion Issue.”

Financial Times reports that “Frist steps up campaign over Bush judges.”

Saturday’s edition of The Independent (UK) contains an article headlined “Religious right plan Democrat-bashing ‘Justice Sunday.’”

This evening’s broadcast of NPR‘s “All Things Considered” contained a semgent entitled “Frist to Appear in Anti-Judicial Filibuster Church Simulcast” (RealPlayer required).

Reuters reports that “Senate Leader Urged to Withdraw from Telecast.”

The Associated Press reports that “Reid Calls Frist’s GOP Politics ‘Radical’” and “Conservatives to broadcast filibuster event from Kentucky church.” More information about the “Justice Sunday” event is available at this link.

FOXNews.com provides a report headlined “Republicans On the Judicial Attack.” And the transcript of part two of Law Professor Jonathan Turley‘s interview about filibustered federal appellate court nominees can be accessed here. Part one remains available here.

And from today’s broadcast of The Rush Limbaugh show, you can access online transcripts from segments entitled “The Left’s Church of the Judiciary” and “Leahy Supported Constitutional Option 30 Years Ago.”

Atlanta Braves 11, Philadelphia Phillies 4: Coverage available here and here.

“The Fairness Option: Listening to Democrats and reading editorial commentary, some Americans might think that the three-fifths Senate vote required to end debate was dictated by James Madison on his deathbed. Hardly.” This editorial will appear in the April 25, 2005 issue of The Weekly Standard.

In news from Detroit: The Detroit News today contains articles headlined “Parks settles OutKast lawsuit; The civil rights icon to receive undisclosed amount of cash after battle with rap group” and “Petition may have duped its signers; Group: Detroiters thought they were backing affirmative action initiative.”

Meanwhile, The Detroit Free Press reports today that “Rosa Parks settles lawsuit over song; OutKast will pay tribute to rights icon.” And a news update headlined “Bully loses appeal in Eminem case” reports on this ruling that the Michigan Court of Appeals issued yesterday.

“Rift in GOP over Immigration, Court Nominees”: This segment appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR‘s “Day to Day.”

And yesterday’s broadcast of “News & Notes with Ed Gordon” contained a segment entitled “Political Corner: Immigration and Employment, the ‘Nuclear Option.’”

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