The appellant (hereinafter “P. Diddy”) appeals from the largest award of child support in the history of New York State: The Associated Press reports that “P. Diddy to Appeal Child Support Order.”

“LeSage offers a new way to choose federal judges; Panel would purge judicial patronage”: This article appeared yesterday in The Toronto Globe and Mail.

“High court’s citing is ‘wildest dream’ come true”: Dan Margolies had this essay yesterday in The Kansas City Star. The essay begins, “Kansas City lawyer Gina Riekhof raised a glass of wine last week to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision striking down state restrictions on interstate wine sales. That’s because Riekhof played a role in the case’s outcome. An article co-authored by the 27-year-old lawyer was cited twice by the court, which ruled that states must treat out-of-state wineries the same as those in-state.”

You can access the U.S. Supreme Court‘s ruling at this link; you can learn more about Gina M. Riekhof here; and you can access at this link the article that the Supreme Court cited.

From yesterday’s edition of The Daily Journal of California: Yesterday, Peter Blumberg had an article headlined “Lawyer who beat child porn law denied fees; 9th Circuit Denies Fees in Child Porn Law Case.” My earlier report on that ruling can be accessed here.

And from Washington, DC, Brent Kendall had an article headlined “Supreme Court agrees to hear parental-notification law.”

“Senate to vote on Owen nomination; Judicial nominee had been blocked by filibuster”: CNN.com provides this report. The vote is scheduled for noon eastern daylight time today. It will be interesting to see whether this nominee receives 60 or more votes in favor of confirmation.

The Associated Press reports that “Owen Poised for Judge Confirmation Vote“; “Deal on Judges May Complicate Bush Agenda” and “Nominee Owen Would Fit in In New Orleans.”

The Washington Post today contains an editorial entitled “On the Merits.”

Today’s broadcast of NPR‘s “Morning Edition” contained a semgent entitled “Filibuster Deal Seen as a Mixed Blessing for Frist.”

Yesterday’s broadcast of the public radio program “Here and Now” contained a segment entitled “Senate Agreement.”

Yesterday’s broadcast of the public radio program “The Connection” contained a segment entitled “Filibuster Compromise.”

Finally for now, at National Review Online, Jonah Goldberg has an essay entitled “Compromised: The bad logic behind the Senate’s judge deal.”

“Supremely qualified: Jersey judge’s resume could land him a job on the nation’s highest court.” The Newark Star-Ledger on Monday contained this article profiling Third Circuit Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr.

In newz from New Zealand: The Dominion Post today contains an article headlined “Called to the bar: court may sit in pub” that begins, “A former Wellington pub has been suggested as a possible alternative home for the Supreme Court.”

“Court considers parental rights in same-sex cases; Former partners seek child support, visitation orders”: Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, “The California Supreme Court appeared to be prepared Tuesday to extend parental rights to gays and lesbians who helped their partner plan and raise a child before separating.”

And in The Los Angeles Times, Maura Dolan reports that “Justices Hear Gay Parent Rights Cases; Some on the state high court seem sympathetic to the idea that, despite breakups, people who raise partners’ children have legal standing.”

“High court to expedite ruling in Williams case; Lawyer Keven A. McKenna argues the state Constitution prohibits the chief justice from holding his office and a state lawyer counters that McKenna has no standing to make that claim”: This article appears today in The Providence (R.I.) Journal.

“Senate Votes to End Filibuster on Justice Owen; The move paves the way for confirmation of the appellate nominee and two other candidates”: The Los Angeles Times today contains this article, along with articles headlined “Senate Truce Faces Test of Bush’s Next Nominations; A polarizing choice, especially for Supreme Court, could unravel the deal, both sides say” and “Senators Broke Bread Before Impasse Was Broken; Friendly chitchat between Nelson and Lott put the wheels in motion for a rigorous, painstaking deal that averted a showdown.”

The Washington Post today contains an article headlined “The High Court: Bush Expected to Push for a Conservative.”

The Chicago Tribune reports that “Era of good feeling shows signs of fading in Senate; Judicial deal can’t mask partisan realities.”

The Wall Street Journal reports that “Senate Judges Deal Gets Mixed Verdict; Supreme Court Vacancy Likely Will Test Bipartisan Compromise On Judicial Nominations.”

The Boston Globe contains articles headlined “Senators test extent of deal on nominees“; “GOP emotions running high; Anger, dismay over compromise“; and “Republicans’ hold loosens in Congress; Challenged over ethics, judiciary, stem cell research.”

The Baltimore Sun reports that “President looks on positive side of Senate’s compromise on judges; Bush pleased that deal advances his nominees; conservatives are critical” and “Senate accord clears way for approval of judge today; Owen confirmation likely; 2 others may follow soon.”

The Washington Times reports that “Owen proceeds toward an OK; anger grows“; “Democrats count victory in pact on judicial picks“; and “GOP senator faults Bush in filibuster deal.”

USA Today reports that “Compromise may spread beyond filibuster agreement; Senators get flak, but deal may pave way on other divisive issues.”

The St. Petersburg Times reports that “Many fear that Senate deal could splinter; Senators from both parties predict that the unity shown in the filibuster compromise will not carry over.”

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that “Judicial nominee finally moves to a vote” and “Compromise on filibuster leaves questions hanging.”

The Houston Chronicle reports that “Senate’s filibuster busting turns on a definition; ‘Extraordinary circumstances’ is the key phrase.”

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that “Confirmation of Texas judge is set for today.”

The Mobile Register reports that “High profile likely aided Pryor’s bid; Vote on judicial nominee from Mobile probably coming next month.”

The Huntsville Times reports that “State’s senators pleased Pryor to get vote.”

In The New York Sun, Luiza Ch. Savage reports that “Filibuster Deal Has Democrats Claiming Victory.”

The State of Columbia, South Carolina reports that “Graham gets heat for deal; His mediator role in filibuster drama upsets many in S.C.”

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that “DeWine’s deal draws the wrath of conservatives who want him out.”

The Rocky Mountain News reports that “Salazar’s role in deal hailed, hit.”

The Daily Sentinel of Grand Junction, Colorado reports that “Sen. Salazar helps broker compromise for votes on appeals judges.”

The Providence Journal reports that “Chafee says future nominees should have bipartisan support; ‘The country needs it,’ says Rhode Island’s Republican senator.”

The Philadelphia Inquirer contains an article headlined “Specter: Filibuster deal lesser of undesirables; He won’t say how he would have voted but notes that the compromise could enhance the Judiciary Committee’s role.”

The Mississippi Press contains an article headlined “Lott, Cochran: Give filibuster compromise a chance.”

The St. Paul Pioneer Press contains an article headlined “Coleman, Dayton: Clash inevitable.”

The Republican-American of Waterbury, Connecticut reports that “Lieberman vital in disarming nuclear option.”

The Times-Picayune reports that “Judicial nominee deal angers advocacy groups; Neither hard-line side wants to give an inch.”

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “Filibuster deal is called a blow to Frist’s ambitions; Senator’s presidential hopes, his standing as a leader are hurt, political analysts say.”

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that “Language in senators’ deal too ambiguous, critics say.”

Newsday contains articles headlined “Bipartisan dealings limit Bush; GOP defiance, and 2nd-term presidency are evident in deals on stem-cell research, judges’ nominations” and “Will filibuster deal hold?”

The San Diego Union-Tribune contains articles headlined “Bipartisan deal pulls Senate back from brink” and “Feinstein, Boxer hint at erosion of Senate civility; Democrats say they feel bullied by Republican rule.”

Investor’s Business Daily reports that “Filibuster Deal Will Let Some Judges In.”

The Toronto Globe and Mail contains an article headlined “Bush’s second-term reach exceeding his grasp; President’s ambitious agenda is meeting resistance from GOP moderates in Senate and U.S. voters.”

In commentary, The New York Times contains an editorial entitled “Disarmament in the Senate.”

The Wall Street Journal contains an editorial entitled “Senate Charade: A remarkable exercise in political self-protection.”

The Philadelphia Inquirer contains an editorial entitled “Filibuster Compromise: A victory on center court.”

The Baltimore Sun contains an editorial entitled “A chance to start over.”

The Orlando Sentinel contains an editorial entitled “Good politics: A compromise on the judicial nominees isn’t perfect but avoids showdown.”

The New York Sun contains an editorial entitled “Our Fringe Senators.”

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram contains an editorial entitled “Genuine leaders.”

The Seattle Times contains an editorial entitled “Finally, compromise in the U.S. Senate.”

The Allentown Morning Call contains an editorial entitled “Leadership from the center puts the Senate and nation’s interests first.”

The Rutland Herald contains an editorial entitled “The moderate 14.”

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel contains an editorial entitled “Art Of The Deal.”

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette contains an editorial entitled “Filibustered out: Back where we started.”

The Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat and Chroncile contains an editorial entitled “The peacemakers: They prevailed in the U.S. Senate this week, but for how long?”

“Justices to Rule on Abortions for Minors”: David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times, along with an article headlined “Supreme Court Upholds Fees for Beef Ads; Justices say farmers and ranchers can be forced to pay for government-sponsored promotions, a ruling likely to extend to other products.”

Jan Crawford Greenburg of The Chicago Tribune reports that “High court to rule on abortion notification.” She was also featured in this segment (transcript with links to video and audio) on yesterday evening’s broadcast of the PBS program “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.”

In USA Today, Joan Biskupic has articles headlined “Supreme Court to review N.H. abortion law” and “Court: Shackles sway jurors in death cases.”

The Boston Globe reports that “Abortion ruling to get review; Parent notification in N.H. law at issue.”

In The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Michael McGough has articles headlined “Supreme Court to hear abortion appeal; Parental notice center of dispute” and “Justices issue a flurry of decisions; Shackle ban in court, ads for beef upheld.”

The Washington Times reports that “High court will review repeal of abortion law.”

In The Baltimore Sun, Gail Gibson reports that “High court to take up abortion case in fall; Focus on issue comes amid talk of retirements.”

The Miami Herald reports that “Justices to revisit abortion; The Supreme Court is returning to the abortion debate with a case that could determine the constitutionality of a new Florida law on parental notification.”

The Arizona Daily Sun reports that “High court ruling may not affect Ariz. law.”

The Nashua Telegraph contains an article headlined “Lynch says he’d back repeal of law” that begins, “Gov. John Lynch would support repealing the state law that requires a minor to notify a parent before getting an abortion, his spokeswoman said Monday.”

The Manchester Union Leader reports that “Parental notification supporters delighted.”

The Concord (N.H.) Monitor contains articles headlined “High court to hear N.H. abortion law; At issue: parental notification” and “Court at a crossroads.” The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled “Notifying parents: State will defend a bad law before the U.S. Supreme Court.”

Foster’s Online of Dover, New Hampshire reports that “N.H. legislators respond on abortion case.”

Relatedly, The Anchorage Daily News reports that “Alaska abortion law before the Alaska Supreme Court.”

The Houston Chronicle reports that “Death row case returns to Texas; Supreme Court says state must review conviction of Mexican killer.”

In The Dallas Morning News, Allen Pusey reports that “Supreme Court rejects appeal by Mexican national; Houston death-row inmate says he was denied consulate help.”

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that “Texas Death Row inmate’s appeal rejected.”

The Daily Democrat of Woodland, California reports that “Yoloans dispute consul access decision; Feel Mexican on death row should get help.”

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that “Court limits shackling of murder defendants.”

The Sacramento Bee reports that “Farmers must pay for ads; High court upholds beef industry’s mandatory fees.”

The Denver Post reports that “Beef ad fund upheld; Justices say mandatory fee doesn’t hurt ranchers’ speech rights.”

The Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune reports that “Some producers have a beef with court’s checkoff ruling.”

The Casper Star-Tribune reports that “High court upholds beef checkoff.”

In cert. denied-related news, The Times-Picayune reports that “Plaquemines oyster farmer suit dead; Nation’s highest court declines to hear case.”

In rehearing denied-related news, The Finger Lakes Times reports that “High court sticks by Oneida ruling.”

Finally for now, online at the First Amendment Center, Tony Mauro has essays entitled “High court says beef is what’s for dinner” and “Majority backs Oklahoma’s primary-election rules.”

“Frist issues new warning on filibusters; Will seek rule change if Democrats block other nominees”: Tom Curry, national affairs writer for MSNBC, provides this report.

“Pryor, Moore clash again with confirmation vote near”: The Associated Press provides an interesting report that begins:

Acting U.S. Circuit Judge William Pryor’s ruling in an evolution case triggered fresh attacks by a former ally Tuesday, a day after a Senate compromise all but guaranteed Pryor’s appointment would become permanent.

Roy Moore, ousted as Alabama’s chief justice after defying a court order concerning a Ten Commandments display, had asked the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for permission to present arguments in a Georgia case about evolution disclaimer stickers in school textbooks.

In a decision dated May 20 but received by Moore on Tuesday, Pryor denied Moore’s legal brief but accepted several others. Pryor explained in the ruling that Moore’s arguments weren’t relevent because they essentially asked the appeals court to overturn Supreme Court precedent.

If I receive a copy of the Eleventh Circuit‘s ruling, I will post it online. You can access former Alabama Chief Justice Roy S. Moore’s proposed amicus brief in the Cobb County, Georgia evolution disclaimer sticker case at this link.

“California High Court Hears Cases on Parental Rights of Gays”: Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times provides this news update.

In Arizona, lawyers are capable of being murderers, but are murderers capable of being lawyers? The Associated Press reports that “Court agrees to hear case of murderer who wants law license.”

In news from Washington State: The Seattle Times reports today that “GOP focuses on election ‘fraud.’” The Seattle Times reporter assigned to the trial is blogging the case in real time.

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that “GOP dealt blow in vote trial; Judge says late fraud argument can’t be a key to tossing governor’s election.”

And The Olympian of Olympia, Washington reports today that “Republicans allege fraud in King County; GOP opens election trial.”

“Justice Could Rekindle Filibuster Fight in the Senate”: This article will appear Wednesday in The New York Times, along with articles headlined “Many Republicans Are Already Eager to Challenge Agreement on Filibusters” and “A Compromise With Overtones for 2008.”

Wednesday’s edition of The Washington Post will contain articles headlined “Senate Votes to End Debate on Owen; Deal Last Night Paves Way to End Impasse on Controversial Judicial Nominee“; “In a Polarized Senate, A Victory for the Middle“; “For GOP, Deeper Fissures and a Looming Power Struggle“; and “Warner, Allen Perspectives Lead to Opposing Stances.”

The Los Angeles Times on Wednesday will contain articles headlined “Owen Gets Her Vote as Senators Take Heat for Compromise“; “Filibuster Battle Will Be Defined by What Happens Next“; and “Nelson, Lott Help to Douse Legal Confrontation.”

Wednesday’s edition of The Dallas Morning News will contain articles headlined “Senate clears way for vote on Owen; Lawmakers OK end to filibuster; Texan’s approval likely today” and “Both sides can agree: ‘Gang of 14’ won’t last.”

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram on Wednesday will report that “Senate likely to OK Owen for appeals court.”

The Hill on Wedneday will contain articles headlined “McCain eclipses Frist…” and “…but Frist hangs tough on ‘nuclear.’”

The Scripps Howard News Service reports that “Graham weathers storm after cutting deal.”

Wednesday’s edition of The Independent (UK) reports that “Republicans face backlash after Senate deal over Bush’s judges.”

Wednesday’s edition of The Telegraph (UK) reports that “Bush gets his judges after four-year Senate battle.”

Online at Salon.com, Farhad Manjoo has an article headlined “Judging the filibuster deal: Activists from both the left and right say averting the nuclear option won’t end their fight for the judges they want.” And David Paul Kuhn has an article headlined “McCain vs. Frist: The Arizona moderate knocked out the Tennessee right-winger in the filibuster showdown; Does his victory foreshadow the 2008 primary?”

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Wednesday will contain an editorial entitled “‘Nuclear’ retraction: Americans and their Constitution are the winners in Senate deal on filibusters and judicial nominees” and an op-ed by James Lileks entitled “Filibuster bridge will lead to regret.”

USA Today on Wednesday will contain an editorial entitled “Partisans fume as Senate disarms ‘nuclear option.’”

Wednesday’s edition of Financial Times contains an editorial entitled “Ceasefire in Senate over filibuster.”

And Wednesday’s edition of The Seattle Post-Intelligencer will contain an editorial entitled “Filibuster Deal: Judging from the center.”

In newz from New Zealand: Wednesday’s edition of The New Zealand Herald contains an article headlined “Pitcairners stay free till British hearing” that begins, “The six Pitcairn Islanders found guilty of child sex crimes lost their bid to have the verdicts overturned yesterday, but will not serve their sentences in the foreseeable future.”

The Times of London reports that “Pitcairn sex convicts will bring appeal to UK.”

BBC News reports that “Pitcairn sex case men lose appeal; An appeal by six men found guilty of sexually abusing young girls on a remote UK territory in the South Pacific has failed.”

The Associated Press reports that “Court rejects appeal by Pitcairn sex abusers.”

Reuters reports that “Pitcairn Island men lose appeal on sex sentences.”

And United Press International reports that “Pitcairn men lose sex assault appeal.”

“Calif. Weighs Lesbians’ Parental Rights”: The Associated Press provides this report.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution publishes a three-part series on the Atlanta courthouse shootings entitled “Echoes of a Deadly Day: The Fulton County Courthouse Shootings.” The series began Sunday with an article headlined “It should have been business as usual at the Fulton County Courthouse on March 11; Instead, dozens of lives were forever changed.”

The series continued yesterday with an article headlined “A spreading terror, a painful truth; A killer was loose; Victims’ families got the word; Nothing could undo what had been done.”

And the series concluded today with an article headlined “Out of loss, new directions; Victims of the courthouse tragedy piece their lives back together.” Today’s newspaper also contains a related article headlined “17 on DA’s staff decide to leave; Some cite courthouse shootings as reason for decision.”

“Judicial Nominations Move Forward Following Senate Deal”: This segment (transcript with link to audio) appeared on this evening’s broadcast of the PBS program “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.”

law.com reports that “‘Nuclear Option’ Averted, Senate Vote on Owen Expected.”

And from the Knight Ridder Newspapers, James Kuhnhenn reports that “Senate’s judicial nominee compromise may be delaying inevitable.” And Steven Thomma reports that “Controlled by center, Congress challenges Bush.”

On this evening’s broadcast of NPR‘s “All Things Considered“: The broadcast contained segments entitled “Filibuster Compromise Not a Relief to All in Senate“; “Capitol Hill Mood Shifts With Winds of Compromise“; and “Democrat Landrieu Explains Filibuster Deal.”

“Judges can instruct grand jurors on nullifying”: Claude Walbert, reporting from San Diego, has this article today in The Daily Journal of California concerning yesterday’s en banc ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

“A slice of history that’s still hot”: Yesterday in The Concord (N.H.) Monitor, Mike Pride had this review of Linda Greenhouse’s new book, “Becoming Justice Blackmun: Harry Blackmun’s Supreme Court Journey.”

“Standing alone against Apple”: Today in The Boston Globe, columnist Alex Beam has this op-ed about the blogger vs. Apple Computer case (via Corante’s “The Importance of…” blog).

In news and commentary from Hawaii: The Honolulu Star-Bulletin today contains an article headlined “Chevron loses in Supreme Court; Some isle station owners will receive back rent refunds” and an editorial entitled “U.S. Supreme Court strikes blow to judicial activism.”

And The Honolulu Advertiser today contains articles headlined “State gets closer to capping gas prices“; “In search of the innocent behind bars“; and “Extreme-fighting law has ‘no teeth.’”

Fifth Circuit nominee Priscilla R. Owen to receive up-or-down vote on her nomination at noon tomorrow: And thereafter, the U.S. Senate will resume debate on the nomination of John R. Bolton to serve as ambassador to the United Nations, a debate that is expected to consume the balance of this week. Relatedly, The New York Times offers a news update headlined “G.O.P. Senator Sends Letter to Colleagues Opposing Bolton.”

“Reid claims triumph; Ensign concerned about precedent”: This article appears today in The Las Vegas Review-Journal.

At National Review Online, you can access an editorial entitled “Dealing with the Deal.” Andrew C. McCarthy has an essay entitled “The Deal’s No ‘Victory’: Republicans have been rolled.” And Quin Hillyer has an essay entitled “Capitulation: The Senate deal is not fair to the nominees who were lost in the trade.”

Online at The American Prospect, Michael Tomasky has an essay entitled “Thumbs (Sort Of) Up: Consulting Federalist Paper No. 66? That’s exactly what senators are supposed to do.”

Online at The Nation, John Nichols has a blog post titled “Bad Deal on Judges,” while David Corn has a blog post titled “The No-Nuke Deal.”

Mickey Kaus has a post at “kausfiles” titled “Kick the Can Down the Road II: Guess what the Senate did?”

And at “The Huffington Post,” you can access posts titled “Score A Big One for the Republican Split“; “Senate Democrats Cave“; “The Republic Stands! The Constitution Survives!“; “We’ve Saved the Republic!“; and “The Frist Filibuster Drinking Game” written by various purportedly important people.

“Senate Votes to End Filibuster on Owen”: The Los Angeles Times provides this news update.

Reuters is reporting: Now available online are articles headlined “US Senate battle on judges could be revived soon” and “Asbestos Shares Jump After U.S. Senate Judges Deal.”

In Wednesday’s edition of The Christian Science Monitor: Tomorrow’s newspaper will contain articles headlined “From Senate strife, a center takes hold“; “How Senate fracas may shape ’08; The filibuster fight may help cast midterm elections and give McCain a boost in the next presidential race“; and “High court vacancy?”

Tomorrow’s newspaper will also contain an editorial entitled “Defining ‘Extraordinary’: In Senate pact on court nominees, words matter.”

Available online from National Public Radio: Today’s broadcast of “Day to Day” contained segments entitled “Senate Reaches Compromise on Judicial Filibusters“; “Sen. Pryor on the ‘Gang of 14’ Filibuster Deal“; and “Slate’s Jurisprudence: Defusing the ‘Nuclear Option’” (featuring Emily Bazelon).

Today’s broadcast of “Talk of the Nation,” meanwhile, contained segments entitled “Compromise Averts Filibuster” and “Blogging Poses New Workplace Issues.”

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“Slap at evolution cut out in Cobb”: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution today contains an article that begins, “Amir Mirsajedin did his work quietly Monday. No scientist heralded him. No judge applauded. No creationist peered over his shoulder. Then again, the stickers didn’t put up much of a fight as Mirsajedin and 13 others began removing them from Cobb County’s textbooks. Is evolution ‘a theory, not a fact,’ as the disclaimer printed on the stickers says? Within a matter of weeks, no student here will be able to point to that crib note stuck by the school board onto the inside of the textbooks’ front cover.”

The Associated Press is reporting: An article is headlined “Hard to Tell Winners From Losers in Filibuster.”

In news from Indiana, “Decalogue returns to Elkhart County display.”

In news from Nevada, “Supreme Court lets stand ruling on building height; Case dealt with restrictions on parcel near McCarran.”

And in other news, “Wash. Judge Allows GOP Charges of Fraud.”

Fifth Circuit nominee Priscilla R. Owen will receive her up-or-down vote tomorrow morning: That’s the latest news from the U.S. Senate.