“Secrecy Is Lifted in Some Tax Court Trials”: The New York Times today contains this article.

“Bush invites Senate leaders to discuss court choices; Democrat ready ‘to start talking names,’ but Republican doubts any will come up”: Jill Zuckman and Jan Crawford Greenburg have this article today in The Chicago Tribune.

The Washington Post today contains a front page article headlined “Bork’s Shadow Looms Over Court Opening; Defeat of ’87 Nomination a Model for Liberals, a Lesson for Conservatives.”

The New York Times reports that “Democratic Leader Discounts a Filibuster.”

The Washington Times reports that “Bush heeds calls to consult on pick for top court.”

In The Dallas Morning News, Todd J. Gillman reports that “Supreme battle is brewing; Court fight could make Bork, Thomas hearings seem relatively genteel.”

The Denver Post reports that “State justice touted as nominee; Praised by members of both parties, Rebecca Love Kourlis is among the people being suggested to the White House, sources say.”

The Journal News of Westchester, New York reports that “Schumer guesses Rehnquist might stay awhile.”

And The Hill reports that “GOP aims for speedy hearings” and “Timing looms large.”

In commentary, The Boston Globe contains an op-ed by Thomas Oliphant entitled “Bush faces test on abortion” and an op-ed by Peter S. Canellos entitled “With a politician’s eye, O’Connor led the way.”

In the Arizona Republic, columnist E.J. Montini has an op-ed entitled “Rehnquist is No. 1, O’Connor is No. 3, Baloney is No. 2.”

In The Baltimore Sun, Law Professor Sherrilyn A. Ifill has an op-ed entitled “Supreme Court should include a diversity seat.”

In The Washington Times, Manuel A. Miranda has an op-ed entitled “Advice on court picks.”

In The St. Paul Pioneer Press, Law Professor David Stras has an op-ed entitled “O’Connor retiring with dignity from the Supreme Court.”

In The San Jose Mercury News, columnist Sue Hutchison has an op-ed entitled “Even those often at odds with O’Connor will miss her.”

And FindLaw commentator Joanna Grossman has an essay entitled “What Might Two Supreme Court Vacancies Mean for Reproductive Rights? While the Federal ‘Partial Birth’ Abortion Ban Has Been Held Invalid, The Composition of the Court is About to Change.”

“Bush Taps Randy ‘Macho Man’ Savage to Fill High Court Vacancy”: Ridiculopathy.com provides this report.

“Eminent Domain Put On Hold In Connecticut; Communities Put On Notice Pending Revision Of State Law”: The Day of New London, Connecticut today contains an article that begins, “State legislators declared a moratorium Monday on the use of eminent domain in Connecticut, saying no municipality — including New London — should go forward with any plans until they have revised the law to protect the rights of private homeowners.”

And The Hartford Courant reports today that “Land Seizure Laws To Get Review.”

“Bush to meet with Senate leaders to discuss court vacancy”: James Kuhnhenn of Knight Ridder Newspapers provides this report.

“Supreme Court Grants Stay of Virginia Execution”: The Washington Post provides this news update.

The Associated Press is reporting: Jesse J. Holland reports that “Senate Leaders Set for Confirmation Fight.”

In related news, “White House Focuses on Replacing O’Connor.”

And in other news, “Execution Stayed for Va. Death Row Inmate.” You can access the order here. In related coverage, Lyle Denniston of “SCOTUSblog” has a post titled “Execution delayed in DNA case.”

“Watching Justices Adapt on the Bench”: This segment (RealPlayer required) appeared on this evening’s broadcast of NPR‘s “All Things Considered.”

“Federal Shield For Journalists Is No Panacea”: This article (free access provided) appears today in The Wall Street Journal.

College journalists face Hosty work environment: Not too long ago, the First Amendment Center posted online an essay by David L. Hudson Jr. entitled “How much will Hosty ruling affect campus expression?” and an essay by Douglas Lee entitled “Hosty ruling on college press leaves heads scratching.”

“Waiting at the High Court”: Pete Williams, NBC Justice correspondent, provides this report.

Beef and salmon are on the menu for the Ninth Circuit: And to commemorate the occasion, the Clerk’s Office has issued this press release.

“Bush prepared for more Supreme Court vacancies”: Reuters provides this report.

“A Court at the Crossroads: A pivotal abortion case for the post-O’Connor Court.” Terry Eastland has this essay in the July 18, 2005 issue of The Weekly Standard.

“If you’re a judge from Massachusetts, don’t expect a call from the president”: The Lowell Sun today contains an article that begins, “Massachusetts’ historic role as a hatchery of Supreme Court justices will go untapped as President Bush maneuvers to replace one, or possibly two, high-court judges this summer, court observers say.”

“A Tale of Two Ediths: Some lessons can best be taught by a woman.” Hadley Arkes has this essay today at National Review Online.

“Hatch: Senate Can Handle Dual Nominees.” Jesse J. Holland of The Associated Press provides this report.

Access online this past Saturday’s installment of C-SPAN‘s “America & the Courts“: C-SPAN describes Saturday’s program as follows:

Fmr. White House Counsel Reginald Brown talks about the next steps in replacing Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Justice John Paul Stevens follows with an address at the Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference in Mackinac Island, MI. The final segment is a stakeout with Time Magazine Reporter Matthew Cooper and New York Times Executive Editor Bill Keller.

You can view the program online, on-demand by clicking here (RealPlayer required).

“High Court Special Master Goes on Location”: Tony Mauro’s latest Courtside column, available here via law.com, begins, “Thanks to the Supreme Court, George Washington University Law School professor Gregory Maggs got to visit and fly over some of the most beautiful parts of Alaska.”

To obtain the true picture of how the Third Circuit fared in the U.S. Supreme Court’s October 2004 Term, it is necessary to delve beneath the surface: Today’s issue of The Legal Intelligencer contains my annual look at how the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit fared in the Supreme Court of the United States in the just-concluded Term.

In the four cases that originated from the Third Circuit, the Supreme Court affirmed once and reversed three times. Yet the Third Circuit’s record of success improves to better than .500 when one considers cases in which the Supreme Court granted review to decide conflicts that expressly implicated the Third Circuit. I’ll post online later this week the text of this month’s column, in which I identify the specific cases on which I base these conclusions.

“Call Up the Troops, Then Clean the Grill; Summer’s Hottest Social Issue: The Supreme Court in Flux.” This article appears on the front page of the Style section today in The Washington Post.

And in case you missed it, on Friday Terry M. Neal had online an essay entitled “Gonzales Could Be Bush’s Sista Souljah.”

The Associated Press is reporting: Jesse J. Holland has articles headlined “Rehnquist’s Decision Is the Talk of D.C.” and “Hispanic Groups to Battle Over Nominee.”

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist either will or will not announce his retirement today: This post is guaranteed to be correct for so long as it remains visible.

“Property Rights Are Civil Rights; Opposition to the Kelo decision crosses racial and party lines”: OpinionJournal today has posted online this essay by John Fund.

“Public Might Never See Results of CIA Leak Probe”: Josh Gerstein has this article today in The New York Sun.

“Court choices unpredictable; GOP presidents chose 7 of 9 justices, but only 3 are reliably conservative”: Jan Crawford Greenburg has this article today in The Chicago Tribune.

In The Baltimore Sun, Gail Gibson today has an article headlined “White House in no rush to pick court nominee; By slowing down the process, Bush can shield a candidate from scrutiny.”

The Los Angeles Times reports that “High Court Fight Could Heat Up Senate’s Summer; Work on a highway bill, Social Security measure and energy policy is likely to take a back seat.”

The Rocky Mountain News reports that “Moderate urged for court.”

And The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that “Both sides on abortion issue gird for court fight; O’Connor’s announcement has groups ramping up their efforts to get messages out.”

In commentary, The Washington Post contains an editorial entitled “The Right Nominee.”

The Toronto Star contains an editorial entitled “Name judges on merit.”

In The Boston Globe, columnist Cathy Young has an op-ed entitled “O’Connor’s true feminism.”

And in The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, columnist Joel Connelly has an op-ed entitled “Bipartisan pact yields stellar judges.”

“Va. Man Nears Execution in Test of Destroyed DNA”: This lengthy front page article will appear Monday in The Washington Post.

Available online from The American Prospect: Law Professor Cass Sunstein has an essay entitled “The Problem with Predictability: Many conservatives expect a Supreme Court justice whose opinions they can predict; Predictability may be a virtue in a political leader; For judges, it’s a vice.”

And Matthew Yglesias has an essay entitled “Originalist Sin: Judges like Clarence Thomas ‘only’ want to return to what they say is the original Constitution; That’s much more radical than they want you to think.”

Available from National Review Online: Edward Whelan has an essay entitled “Judicial Jeopardy: ‘Justice Gonzales’ supporters fail to make the case.”

Andrew C. McCarthy has an essay entitled “Gonzales & the War: The president’s Supreme Court choices are a matter of national security.”

And Denis Boyles has an essay entitled “We’re All in Kansas Now, Toto; Everyone into the cellar: Judicial activism’s twister touches down in Topeka.”

“For Time Reporter, Decision to Testify Came After Frenzied Last-Minute Calls”: Adam Liptak will have this article Monday in The New York Times.

“Reporters aren’t above the law: The courts have spoken in the Plame case; Why does the New York Times think it doesn’t have to listen?” Michael Kinsley has this op-ed today in The Los Angeles Times.

Available online from The Weekly Standard: The July 18, 2005 issue will contain an editorial entitled “Judgment Day: What President Bush needs to keep in mind with the Supreme Court” and an essay by Jeffrey Bell and Frank Cannon entitled “The Bush Supreme Court: The president will be judged by the justices he picks.”

In addition, Law Professor David M. Wagner has an essay entitled “Toss Away the Left’s Schedule Sheet: Why the president should wait to announce his Supreme Court nominee(s).”

“Smoke shop suit will be reheard; The full, six-member appeals court will address certain aspects of the case involving the state police raid on the Narragansett Indian establishment in 2003”: This article appears today in The Providence Journal. You can access Friday’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit granting rehearing en banc at this link.

The earlier ruling in this case by a unanimous three-judge panel — consisting of two First Circuit judges and a district court judge sitting by designation — can be accessed here.

“Proposal would restrict talk on court cases; ‘This would be a blanket gag order,’ says executive director of The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press”: The Providence Journal today contains an article that begins, “A proposal by the federal court in Providence would prevent parties to court cases, their lawyers and court employees from disclosing any information about any pending case unless that information is ‘part of the public record’ or a judge says it’s OK.”

You can access the proposed Amended Local Rules of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island at this link.

“Liberals Ready for Biggest Battle Yet; High Court Defeat Would Be Devastating, Coalition Leaders Say”: This front page article will appear Monday in The Washington Post, along with an article headlined “Schumer: Democrats ‘Will Not Roll Over’; White House Still Consulting Senators.”

The New York Times on Monday will contain articles headlined “Specter Offers a Suggestion for Chief Justice: O’Connor” and “Ruling on Property Seizure Rallies Christian Groups.”

And Monday in The Chicago Tribune, Jan Crawford Greenburg will have an article headlined “Rehnquist Court not easily defined by labels.”