“Appeal of Detained Terrorism Suspect to Be Heard Today”: The Washington Post contains this article today.

Update: The “South Carolina Appellate Law Blog” provides this second-hand report on today’s oral argument. And The Associated Press reports that “Lawyer Argues Against Man’s Confinement.”

The Washington Times is reporting: Today’s newspaper contains articles headlined “Bush meets with court contenders” and “Property decision galvanizes the right.”

“U.S. Seeks Higher Damages in Tobacco Industry Suit”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

The Washington Post reports today that “Justice Dept. Seeks to Pursue Tobacco Profits.”

And The Los Angeles Times reports that “U.S. Seeks Reversal of Tobacco Ruling; It petitions the Supreme Court, saying a decision that bars efforts to seize past profits is flawed.”

“Abortion: Just the Data; With High-Court Debate Brewing, New Report Shows Procedure’s Numbers Down.” The Washington Post contains this article today.

And in the August 1, 2005 issue of The Nation, Katha Pollitt has an essay entitled “Should Roe Go?”

“Sullivan hearing goes before state high court”: This article appears today in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

In today’s issue of The Sacramento Bee: The newspaper contains articles headlined “Pledge lawsuit may have narrow ruling; Federal judge hints he’ll restrict lawsuit to school issue only” and “Boss’s affairs cause for suit; State high court allows suits for harassment if uninvolved workers lose promotions.”

“White House Considering Female Successor to O’Connor”: Jeanne Cummings and Jess Bravin have this article (pass-through link) today in The Wall Street Journal.

Reuters reports that “Bush believed to be close to Supreme Court decision.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Court Speculation Centers on Female Judge.”

“Memories of Bork, Hill make all sides uneasy; Specter played the tough prosecutor in two earlier high court fights; will he do so again?” This article appears today in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

The Kansas City Star reports today that “Kansan doubts she is on list for high court.”

The Mobile Register reports that “Court battle may delay new judge; Finding replacement for Sandra Day O’Connor will take precedence over lower court positions.”

The Wall Street Journal contains an editorial entitled “No More Souters: The legacy of previous GOP Supreme Court picks.”

USA Today contains an editorial entitled “Will high court battle lower public’s faith in justice?”

The Arizona Republic contains an editorial entitled “A just choice: Rehnquist has earned the right to decide departure” and an op-ed by Law Professor Robert Glennon entitled “Find a Justice, not merely a judge.”

In The New York Times, Law Professor Stanley Fish has an op-ed entitled “Intentional Neglect.”

In The Rocky Mountain News, columnist Paul Campos has an op-ed entitled “Time ripe for high court fix.”

And in The Dallas Morning News, columnist William McKenzie has an op-ed entitled “Here’s a 1-2 strategy for Bush’s court picks.”

“Affairs at Work Subject to Suits; Expanding the law against sex harassment, the state high court says all workers may suffer if a relationship causes the boss to show favoritism”: Maura Dolan has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

And today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko reports that “State high court rules on sex with the boss; ‘Casting couch’ way to the top can be deemed harassment.”