“Filibuster on the Cross: Why the Christian right would be nuts to eliminate the filibuster.” Timothy Noah has this chatterbox essay online at Slate.

Available today from National Review Online: Edward Whelan has an essay entitled “Alien Justice: Ruth Bader Ginsburg vs. the Declaration of Independence.”

And Rich Lowry has an essay entitled “Sacred Obstruction: The refuge of losers.”

“Lawmakers Near Showdown on Judicial Filibusters”: Today’s broadcast of NPR‘s “Morning Edition” included this segment (RealPlayer required).

“Supreme Court gets Oregon death case; The justices will rule on whether alibi evidence can be introduced in the penalty phase of a Deschutes County murder trial”: This article appears today in The Oregonian.

In The Los Angeles Times, David G. Savage reports that “Justices to Decide if Social Security Can Be Seized; A Washington state man with $80,000 in unpaid student loans seeks to shield his benefits” and “High Court Dismisses POWs’ Torture Claim Against Iraq; The White House had argued against a $1-billion verdict won after the 1991 Gulf War.”

In The Washington Post, Charles Lane reports that “Justices to Review Loan Offsets; Court to Decide Whether a 10-Year Limit Shields Student Debts.”

The Washington Times reports that “POW appeal rejected by court.”

The Chicago Tribune reports that “Andersen’s appeal has rapt audience.”

And Michael Kirkland, UPI legal affairs correspondent, reports that “Court explores Iran liability.”

“Ex-wife of Diaz makes plea deal, may testify”: The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Mississippi today contains an article that begins, “Jennifer Diaz, indicted with ex-husband state Supreme Court Justice Oliver Diaz on federal corruption charges, pleaded guilty Monday to income tax evasion in exchange for having the other charges against her dismissed.”

And The Biloxi Sun Herald reports that “Jennifer Diaz pleads guilty to tax evasion.”

“Can Bloggers Invoke the Journalist’s Privilege to Protect Confidential Sources Who Leak Trade Secrets? A Suit Filed by Apple Computer Raises the Question.” FindLaw commentator Julie Hilden has this essay today.

“Scalia visit still igniting controversy”: Washington Square News contains this article today.

“Senators May Compromise to End Impasse on Judges”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

The Washington Post contains articles headlined “Democrats Hint At Filibuster Deal; Some Judges Might Be Confirmed” and “Poll: Filibuster Rule Change Opposed.”

The Los Angeles Times contains articles headlined “Democrats May Compromise on Judicial Fight; Leaders say they would consider a deal with the GOP on appointees if filibuster rules are kept” and “Clashes Growing Between Bush and GOP Moderates.”

The Washington Times reports that “Undecided Specter could doom GOP” and “Frist angers conservatives by distancing from DeLay.”

Financial Times reports that “Democrat turns up the heat on Frist.”

The Guardian (UK) reports that “Democrats rally to protect power of the filibuster.”

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette contains articles headlined “Senate comity fades as once-friendly leaders duel” and “Filibustering an ancient art; Romans did it, and so did Huey P. Long — for 15 1/2 hours.”

The Telegraph (UK) reports that “Congress clash over politics and religion.”

The Hill contains an article headlined “No nuclear disarmament, Sen. Frist warns K Street.”

USA Today contains an article headlined “Rove: Bolton will be confirmed; judges deserve vote.”

CNN.com reports that “Reid seeks compromise with Frist on judges; Says he is working on ways to avoid ‘nuclear option.’”

The Denver Post reports that “Salazar wins points in filibuster tussle.”

The Louisville Courier-Journal reports that “Chandler, McConnell reflect split over Justice Sunday; Others in Congress are mum on issue.”

In commentary, The Los Angeles Times contains an editorial entitled “Nuke the Filibuster.”

The New York Times contains an editorial entitled “The Disappearing Wall,” while letters to the editor appear under the heading “Senator Frist Takes to the Pulpit.”

Newsday contains an editorial entitled “Girding for filibuster war: Frist makes nice; Cheney talks tough.”

The San Jose Mercury News contains an editorial entitled “Frist’s idea to curb filibusters could stir up war in Senate.”

The Arizona Republic contains an editorial entitled “Filibuster fuss: Find a middle ground on judges, fellas.”

The Berkshire Eagle contains an editorial entitled “Playing filibuster politics.”

The Roanoke Times contains an editorial entitled “Republican hypocrisy on the ‘nuclear option.’”

The Harvard Crimson contains an editorial entitled “Filibustering the Nuclear Option: Eliminating the minority from judicial nominations is extremely dangerous.”

The Washington Times contains an editorial entitled “The Democrats’ intimidation tactics.”

The Louisville Courier-Journal contains an editorial entitled “Faith-based courts.”

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer contains an editorial entitled “Justice Today: Respect, not retaliation.”

In The Boston Globe, Steven Lubet has an op-ed entitled “Misplaying the filibuster.”

In The Washington Times, Bruce Fein has an op-ed entitled “Filibuster benchmarks.”

In The Chicago Sun-Times, Jesse Jackson has an op-ed entitled “Right-wing assault threatens independence of judiciary.”

In The Los Angeles Daily News, Noel Sheppard has an op-ed entitled “Republicans shouldn’t bust up the filibuster.”

At Townhall.com, Bill Murchison has an essay entitled “God and the Supreme Court.”

UPI’s senior political analyst Peter Roff has an essay entitled “A constitutional crisis.”

In The Denver Post, Ed Quillen has an op-ed entitled “Justice Sunday belies its name.”

The Rocky Mountain News contains an op-ed by Mike Littwin entitled “Key issue for Dobson goes beyond the filibuster” and an op-ed by Vincent Carroll entitled “Two who cry ‘Wolf!’”

In The Louisville Courier-Journal, Bob Hill has an op-ed entitled “We need more talk and fewer media events.”

In The Harvard Crimson, John W. Hastrup has an op-ed entitled “Hypocrisy in the ‘Nuclear’ War: Democrats share the blame in the filibuster fiasco.”

In The Daily Vanguard of Portland State University, Chaelan MacTavish has an op-ed entitled “Blowing the government to hell: Republican bullies should give up on proposed ‘nuclear option’ to end filibusters.”

In The Ball State Daily News, Steve Nawara has an op-ed entitled “Democrats right to block nominees.”

And in The Daily Iowan, Beau Elliot has an op-ed entitled “Going nuclear.”

“Faith ‘War’ Rages in U.S., Judge Says; A Bush nominee central to the Senate’s judicial controversy criticizes secular humanists”: The Los Angeles Times today contains an article that begins, “Just days after a bitterly divided Senate committee voted along party lines to approve her nomination as a federal appellate court judge, California Supreme Court Justice Janice Rogers Brown told an audience Sunday that people of faith were embroiled in a ‘war’ against secular humanists who threatened to divorce America from its religious roots, according to a newspaper account of the speech.”

The LATimes article reports on an article headlined “Red Mass breakfast visited by filibuster controversy” published yesterday in The Stamford (Conn.) Advocate. I first linked to that article yesterday in a post you can access here.

“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.