In re the Republican U.S. Senators from Ohio: The New York Times on Monday will contain an article headlined “A Teary-Eyed Rebel Defies Party Leaders.”

“Finding Justice On a Small Scale; Recently Identified Archive Photo Captures a Young John Paul Stevens”: Charles Lane has this article today in The Washington Post. The photograph at issue is a part of the Library of Congress’s collection of photos from The Chicago Daily News.

“ICLU leaders balance freedom and faith; Organization’s stand on separation of church and state has fostered an anti-religious image”: This article appears today in The Indianapolis Star.

No Sweatt? The Austin American-Statesman today contains an article headlined “Courthouse name may not change; Travis panel doesn’t recommend an honoree, says all of the candidates deserve recognition.”

Seals and Cross: The Los Angeles Times on Thursday contained an article headlined “Engineer Battles for the Cross in Redlands’ Seal; The city removed the Christian symbol from its sign after the ACLU complained, citing 1st Amendment concerns.”

And from San Diego, The Union-Tribune recently published articles headlined “Soledad issue may affect race for mayor; Activist says supporters of cross will be key factor” and “Cross purposes: The symbol at the center of the Mount Soledad debate wasn’t always embraced by Christians.”

“Proposed ban on affirmative action incites fiesty debate”: The Detroit Free Press offers this news update.

“First Court Case of Hussein Stems From ’82 Deaths”: In Monday’s edition of The New York Times, John F. Burns will have an article that begins, “The Iraqi court set up to hear cases against Saddam Hussein and his top aides plans to bring him to trial by late summer or early fall in its first case, involving the 1982 killings of nearly 160 men from Dujail, a predominantly Shiite village north of Baghdad, after he survived an assassination attempt there, according to a senior Iraqi court official.”

“Beginning at age 70, require every life-tenured professor and every life-tenured judge to take a test of mental acuity every five years”: So suggests Seventh Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner in a post titled “Refusing to Retire: What Can Be Done When People Overstay Their Welcome?” published today at “The Becker-Posner Blog.”

“Washington State Ruling Expected 9 AM Monday; What Comes Next?” Law Professor Rick Hasen has this post at his “Election Law” blog. The ruling is due at noon eastern time, Rick reports.

And The Associated Press reports that “Judge to Rule Monday on Wash. Governor.”

“Battle Over Supreme Court Nominee Looms”: Jesse J. Holland of The Associated Press provides this report.

Philadelphia Phillies 7, Arizona Diamondbacks 6: On a gorgeously sunny and warm afternoon in Philadelphia, my son and I today had the pleasure of attending this baseball game.

Apparently the Phillies stole the victory due to a second inning home run that wasn’t. But it sure looked like a home run from where I was seated, and I haven’t seen the replay yet on television.

“FAMU chair filled by its donor; Shirley Cunningham Jr. gave the FAMU law school $1-million for an endowed chair; He got the position and a $100,000 salary”: The St. Petersburg Times contained this article yesterday.

“Judge left to mull vote-fraud claim”: This article appears today in The Seattle Times.

“The law of the lands: Why US courts look overseas.” Law Professor Sean D. Murphy has this op-ed today in The Boston Globe.

“The case for ‘originalism'”: Former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese III has this op-ed today in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

“From Advocacy to Terrorism, a Line Blurs”: Eric Lichtblau has this article about the Sami Al-Arian case today in The New York Times.

The Washington Post reports today that “Trial to Reveal Reach Of U.S. Surveillance; Wiretaps to Be Used Against 4 Terrorism Suspects.”

The Tampa Tribune today contains articles headlined “Indictment Details Paper Trail“; “Palestinian Cause Is Life’s Common Thread“; and “Family, Friends Cope With Loss Of Father, Husband, Counsel.” The newspaper’s web site offers additional background about the case at this link.

And The Orlando Sentinel reports today that “Al-Arian trial begins in shadow of 9-11; The case embodies the clash of new terror-fighting tools with civil liberties.”

“Threats against family are grounds for asylum; Court rules U.S. can give haven if actions by kin bring harm”: Yesterday in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko had this article reporting on Friday’s en banc ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

In today’s edition of The St. Petersburg Times: An article is headlined “A terrorist or scholar? Time for jury to decide; The trial of the former USF professor starts Monday, but the case is more than a decade in the making.”

In other news, “Off road, off limits; Polk County land that was once sold as part of a scam now seems to exist outside the authority of government, and the reach of some landowners.”

And an editorial is entitled “The public vs. the private: The state Supreme Court must take care not to erode our Sunshine Amendment when deciding how to handle court records in the digital age.”