“Wal-Mart asks appeals court to block suit”: Reuters provides this report.

And David Kravets of The Associated Press reports that “Wal-Mart Asks Court to Dismiss Bias Case.”

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has posted online a link to the audio (Windows Media) of today’s oral argument.

“Panel Chairman to Press Roberts on Cases”: This article will appear Tuesday in The New York Times.

Tuesday’s issue of The Minneapolis Star Tribune will contain an editorial entitled “Senate needs to have Roberts’ papers.”

And at National Review Online, Peter Kirsanow has an essay entitled “Let’s Go to the Videotape: Roberts on rights.”

“Roberts’ Road: John Roberts should speak candidly at his confirmation hearing — for his own sake as much as the Senate’s.” Deborah Pearlstein has this essay online at The American Prospect.

The Associated Press is reporting: Jesse J. Holland reports that “Senator Complains to Nominee About Court.”

And in other news, “High Court Asked to Take Guantanamo Case” and “White House Sides With N.H. on Abortion.”

“How John Roberts could change your life: On the Supreme Court docket this fall are cases involving assisted suicide, police searches and military recruiting on college campuses.” Tom Curry, national affairs writer for MSNBC, provides this report.

“Senate’s Reid asks rethink on Roberts documents”: Reuters provides this report.

Even the Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee can’t resist sending along some advance written questions for U.S. Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts, Jr.: U.S. Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) sent this letter to the nominee today.

“Blawg Review #18”: Sporting a baseball theme, no less, is here at “The Common Scold.”

“The Cost of Secrecy: A citizen pursues meaningful monetary punishment for King County’s failure to disclose public records.” This article appears in the current issue of Seattle Weekly.

“Politics with Ron Elving: Roberts’ Gay Rights Work.” This segment (RealPlayer required) appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR‘s “Day to Day.”

“NARAL Pro-Choice America Unveils Television Ad Focusing on John Roberts Record of Siding with Violent Anti-Choice Fringe Groups; First National Ad Opposing Roberts”: NARAL Pro-Choice America has today issued this press release, which offers links for viewing the ad online. At National Review Online’s “Bench Memos” blog, Edward Whelan offers this reaction to the ad.

“Savvy navigator of D.C. now Roberts’ chaperone; Veteran of politics, TV steers nominee through confirmation minefield”: This article appears today in The Sacramento Bee.

“Aloha, Apartheid: A court strikes down a race-based policy in Hawaii, while Congress considers enshrining one.” John Fund has this essay online today at OpinionJournal.

“Florida Moves to Close Window for DNA Appeals”: This segment (RealPlayer required) appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR‘s “Morning Edition.”

“Postage error kills Wal-Mart appeal”: This past Saturday’s edition of The Mail Tribune of Medford, Oregon contained this article.

“The ABA Is ‘Not Qualified’ To Rate John Roberts”: Joseph C. Smith Jr. has this op-ed (pass-through link) today in The Wall Street Journal.

“Wal-Mart To Seek End to Lawsuit On Sex Bias”: Josh Gerstein has this article today in The New York Sun.

On Saturday, The Washington Post reported that “Wal-Mart to Appeal Status Of Class-Action Bias Suit.”

And yesterday, The Contra Costa Times reported that “Wal-Mart law suit may set precedent.”

The Associated Press is reporting: Gina Holland reports that “O’Connor to Lead National Civics Lesson.”

And in other news, “Thousands Protest Ruling on Hawaii Schools.”

“Lawyers: Appoint appeals judges.” The Mobile Register today contains an article that begins, “Alabama Bar Association officials will soon begin lobbying the Legislature for a constitutional amendment to have appellate judges appointed rather than elected.”

“Justices Often Are Not Politically Predictable, Nominee Has Said”: This article appears today in The Washington Post.

The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner yesterday contained an editorial entitled “Bush’s court choice.”

The Contra Costa Times today contains an editorial entitled “Roberts doing his job.”

In The Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger, columnist John Farmer has an essay entitled “Ignore religion when judging Roberts’ fitness.”

In The Washington Times, Elaine Donnelly has an op-ed entitled “Courts, Congress and the military.”

In The News Journal of Wilmington, Delaware, Bill Lee has an op-ed entitled “Roberts deserves fair hearing himself.”

And in The Philadelphia Daily News, Christine M. Flowers has an op-ed entitled “No Catholics need apply.”