Editor & Publisher is reporting: Now available online are articles headlined “Judith Miller’s New Home in Alexandria Known as a ‘New Generation’ Jail” and “Jason Epstein, Judith Miller’s Husband, Says She Was ‘Not Dragged Off in Chains.’”

On this evening’s broadcast of the PBS program “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer“: The broadcast contained segments entitled “Senators Preview Supreme Court Battle” and “Reporter Jailed for Not Divulging Source in Leak Probe” (transcripts with links to audio).

The Associated Press is reporting: Jesse J. Holland reports that “Dems Want Talks With Bush on Nominees.”

And in related news, “Sweeney fires unexpected salvo over Supreme Court.”

“O’Connor and the Parameters of Possibility”: Bruce Shapiro has this interesting essay online at The Nation.

“Judith Miller goes to jail”: Lyle Denniston provides this interesting analysis at “SCOTUSblog.”

“A Different Shortlist: How about an old-style conservative Supreme Court nominee?” Emily Bazelon and David Newman have this essay online at Slate.

Tomorrow in history: Twenty-four years ago tomorrow, as The Associated Press notes here, “President Reagan announced he was nominating Arizona Judge Sandra Day O’Connor to become the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.”

Notorious M.I.S.T.R.I.A.L. The Los Angeles Times provides a news update headlined “Mistrial Declared In B.I.G. Case.”

“The Judge Wars: Borking didn’t start with Bork.” David Greenberg has this “history lesson” online at Slate.

Available online from National Public Radio: A written report is headlined “A History of Conflict in High Court Appointments.”

And this evening’s broadcast of “All Things Considered” contained segments entitled “Battle Expected over Supreme Court Nominee“; “GOP Downplays Conservative Critique of Gonzales“; “Reporter Miller Goes to Jail; Cooper Will Testify“; and “Attacks on Cooper, Miller are Attacks on Press.”

“Bush Urges Civility in Debate Over Supreme Court Vacancy”: The New York Times provides this news update.

“N.Y. Times Reporter Jailed for Refusing to Reveal Source; Time Magazine’s Cooper Agrees to Testify, Saying Source Freed Him From Promise ‘In Somewhat Dramatic Fashion'”: The Washington Post provides this news update.

And the Knight Ridder Newspapers report that “Judge sends reporter to jail for refusal to testify in CIA leak case.”

“Georgia gets distinct, and controversial, voice as chief justice”: This article will appear Thursday in The Christian Science Monitor.

On today’s broadcast of NPR‘s “Talk of the Nation“: The broadcast contained segments entitled “Seeking Common Ground in the Abortion Debate” and “Update on Cooper, Miller Case” (RealPlayer required).

“New York Times Reporter Miller is Ordered to Jail; Time Inc. reporter agrees to testify in Plame case”: The Los Angeles Times provides this news update.

“New York Times Reporter Is Jailed for Keeping Source Secret”: Adam Liptak and Maria Newman provide a news update that begins, “A federal judge today ordered Judith Miller of The New York Times to be jailed immediately after she again refused to cooperate with a grand jury investigating the disclosure of the identity of a covert C.I.A. operative.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Judge Orders Jail for N.Y. Times Reporter.”

“Collectively, they erected a myrioramic array of exhibits, some of which (such as a nativity scene) were overtly religious.” First Circuit Judge Bruce M. Selya is the author of this opinion issued today, on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel, reversing an order enjoining Cranston, Rhode Island’s policy that allowed private parties to erect holiday displays on a prime piece of public property, subject to certain administrative requirements and the approval of the mayor.

“Bush: Stop knocking Gonzales; At G-8 summit president also defends climate change policies.” The Knight Ridder Newspapers provide this report.

The Associated Press provides a report headlined “Reid: Gonzales Qualified for High Court.”

c|net News.Com reports that “Supreme Court vacancy fight goes online.”

And Thursday’s edition of The Christian Science Monitor will contain an article headlined “Court nominees will trigger rapid response; In an acceleration of past nomination battles, interest groups now send missives to millions – instantly.”

“Bush says won’t base court decision on abortion”: Reuters provides this updated report.

“Ex-Sen. Thompson to Oversee Court Nominee”: The Associated Press reports here that “President Bush has named former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson to help shepherd his yet-to-be named Supreme Court nominee through the Senate, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Wednesday.”

“Bush Denounces Early Frenzy Over Court Vacancy”: The Los Angeles Times provides this news update.

“All politics, all the time”: Lyle Denniston of “SCOTUSblog” provides this commentary about mainstream news media’s coverage of who will replace Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.

“President Prepares For Supreme Court Battle”: This segment (transcript with link to audio) appeared on yesterday evening’s broadcast of the PBS program “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.”

Available online at The American Prospect: Law Professor Kermit Roosevelt has an essay entitled “The Centrist Cannot Hold: Sandra Day O’Connor reigned supreme while on the Court, but she won’t leave behind much of a legacy.”

And Law Professor Michael C. Dorf has an essay entitled “Roe Reversal: Raich minus Roe could equal a national abortion ban.”

“Big Corporations Finance the War on Bush’s Judges; Why are they contributing to People for the American Way?” Byron York has this essay today at National Review Online.

“Advice and Consent: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should take his name off the list for the Supreme Court.” Terry Eastland has this essay online today at The Weekly Standard.

“Court nomination fight may stall GOP agenda”: This article appears today in The Sacramento Bee.

“So Who Are the Activists?” Paul Gewirtz and Chad Golder have this op-ed today in The New York Times.

“Bush: No Litmus Test for Prospective Justices.” The Washington Post provides this news update.

Available from National Review Online: Shannen W. Coffin has an essay entitled “The Left’s Last Stand: It’s judicial Armageddon.”

Matthew J. Franck has an essay entitled “What Did Lincoln Say? The 16th president and SCOTUS nominees.”

And Vincent Phillip Munoz has an essay entitled “The O’Connor Test: Farewell to her religion jurisprudence?”

“Nudist-camp appeal is upheld; Suit takes aim at law forcing minors to be accompanied by adults”: The Richmond Times-Dispatch today contains an article that begins, “The federal appeals court in Richmond has kept alive the legal dispute over a Virginia statute that says juveniles going to nudist-camp programs must be accompanied by parents, grandparents or guardians.” I noted yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit yesterday in a post you can access here.

“In-vitro new front in embryo war; Right-to life battle lines may be shifting to fertilized frozen embryos, which have helped millions of women conceive”: This article appears today in The Chicago Tribune.

“Bush Talks About Supreme Court Vacancy”: The Associated Press provides this report.

Reuters reports that “Bush denounces court wars, rules out ‘litmus test.’”

Bloomberg News reports that “Bush Says He Won’t Use Litmus Test for Supreme Court Nominees.”

Tom Curry, national affairs writer for MSNBC, reports that “Senators prepare to question court nominee; A ritual of pointed questions and resistant responders.”

The Los Angeles Times reports today that “Bush Starts Pondering O’Connor’s Successor; The president reads up on high court candidates but offers few clues on choice or timing.”

The Boston Globe reports today that “Sides prepare for a pricey high court campaign; Partisan groups raising millions.”

In The Baltimore Sun, Gail Gibson reports that “For Bush, court pick could make history; Parallels to O’Connor seen if Gonzales is named.”

The Washington Times reports that “Nominee will be named in ‘weeks.’”

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that “Group backs a state judge for top court; Lawyers’ association: Raoul Cantero would be a strong nominee.”

The New York Sun reports that “Schumer Sees Way to Block Bush on Court.”

The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina contains an article headlined “Two potholes in any Dole road to Supremes.”

The News Journal of Wilmington, Delaware reports that “Biden seeks ‘consensus’ on nominee; Senator launches online petition drive on Supreme Court vacancy.”

FOXNews.com reports that “Timing Key to Supreme Court Nomination.” Also available is a transcript titled “Dan Bartlett on Picking a Justice.”

And The Gallup Organization has issued a report entitled “Choosing a New Supreme Court Justice: Fifty-seven percent of weekly churchgoers say choice of next justice matters a great deal to them.”

In commentary, The St. Petersburg Times contains an editorial entitled “Summer of mudslinging: The confirmation process for Sandra Day O’Connor’s successor shouldn’t degenerate into character assassination, but it will.”

The Dallas Morning News contains an editorial entitled “Justice Gonzales? Take attorney general off the short list.”

Online at Slate, William Saletan has an essay entitled “Rove v. Wade: The political case for an anti-Roe justice.”

Today in Newsday, columnist Dennis Duggan has an op-ed entitled “Roe v. Wade is at heart of jurist debate.”

In The Boston Globe, columnist Derrick Z. Jackson has an op-ed entitled “Now Bush plays Supreme Court roulette.”

And In The Denver Post, columnist Al Knight has an op-ed entitled “O’Connor’s successor worth a fight.”

“It’s Not Politics as Usual With Gov.’s Judicial Picks; Schwarzenegger must fill a state high court seat; His choices so far reflect party diversity”: Maura Dolan has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Justices shared swing-vote role in key court decisions”: Michael McGough has this article today in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.