“As Chief, Roberts Would Be Tested”: Charles Lane will have this article Sunday in The Washington Post.

“Oliver Wendell Roberts: In a less nasty age, he’d be confirmed 100-0.” This editorial appears today in the inaugural Saturday edition of The Wall Street Journal.

The Oregonian today contains an editorial entitled “Cameras in the high court: If John Roberts becomes chief justice, he should lead an effort to allow television cameras in the Supreme Court.”

And today in The Los Angeles Times, Rosa Brooks has an op-ed entitled “Liberals, pick another battle.”

“The New Boss: What does it take to be a great chief justice?” Law Professor Jeffrey Rosen will have this essay in tomorrow’s issue of The New York Times Magazine.

Now that Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist bobblehead dolls are selling for more than $1,000 each (see here and here), we await the emergence of hard-working, profit-motivated George Mason University Law School students willing to redeem certificates for Justice Antonin Scalia bobblehead dolls and ship them to far-flung Green Bag subscribers: One can only hope that enterprising law school students at George Mason will see the potential for profit in helping Green Bag subscribers from across the country redeem their certificates for Justice Scalia bobblehead dolls. Even a $50.00 service fee per doll — a price that would include packing and shipping by a safe and reliable method — would be sure to net a substantial profit to some student or group of students willing to offer this valuable service.

“Next Debate: Must Future Court Nominees Match Qualifications of Roberts?” Sunday’s edition of The New York Times will contain This article.

“Lafave’s attorney tries to block photos; Detectives took intimate photographs of the ex-teacher accused of sex with a student”: This article appeared Wednesday in The St. Petersburg Times.

Yesterday, SPTimes columnist Sue Carlton had an op-ed entitled “Photographs of Lafave: too much information.”

And today, the newspaper contains an editorial entitled “The Lafave photos.”

“Judge’s order blocks Missouri abortion law; Ruling says restrictions threaten Springfield clinic”: The Kansas City Star contains this article today.

And The St. Louis Post-Dispatch provides articles headlined “Federal judge blocks new abortion law” and “New Missouri abortion law targets Granite City clinic.”

You can access at this link yesterday’s temporary restraining order of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

“The Supreme Court’s Biggest Question”: This article will appear in the Week in Review section of Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

In news from Connecticut: The Hartford Courant today contains an article headlined “Rell Forces Withdrawal Of Eviction Notices” that begins, “Gov. M. Jodi Rell forced the New London Development Corp. on Friday to rescind eviction notices served on residents whose homes were taken by eminent domain.”

And The Day of New London contains articles headlined “NLDC Rescinds Fort Trumbull Eviction Notices; Board says it has faith in leadership of Joplin, Goebel” and “Passions Still Running Deep, Divided On Issue Of Eminent Domain; Fort Trumbull case discussed at Hartford forum.”

“Under Din of Abortion Debate, an Experience Shared Quietly”: This lengthy article will appear Sunday in The New York Times.

In news from Canada: The Toronto Star late last night posted online a news update headlined “Ruling protects free speech on Net, lawyers say” that begins, “In a decision hailed as a victory for freedom of expression, an appeal court has thrown out a lawsuit brought by a former United Nations official trying to sue the Washington Post in Ontario over stories published three years before he moved to the province – and where the newspaper had just seven subscribers.” You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Court of Appeal for Ontario at this link.

And from the “We’re not in Alabama any more” file, The Toronto Globe and Mail reports today that “Sex toys coming soon to drugstore near you.” The following appears at the end of the article, “‘Canadians are progressive, but we have our limits,’ Mr. Silverburg said. ‘I don’t know if people will want to see dildos on the shelves beside the shampoo.'”

“Conservative leaders who gave Specter a hard time change their tune after his handling of Roberts hearings”: This article appears today in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

“U.S. Supreme Court Justice Souter visits his former court”: The Associated Press provides this report from Concord, New Hampshire. Today Justice David H. Souter celebrates his 66th birthday (second to last item).

Available online from law.com: Tony Mauro has an article headlined “Guessing Games in Wake of Roberts Hearings.”

And in related coverage, “As Roberts Hearings Conclude, the Importance of a Second Vacancy Rises.”

“On Abortion, Few Seem to Take Roberts at Face Value; Nominee’s Testimony Discounted by Groups On Both Sides of Issue”: This article appears today in The Washington Post.

And in somewhat related news, The New York Times reports today that “As His Opponent Gains Support, Bloomberg Withholds Some.”

“Bush to Meet With Senators Over Second Vacancy on Court”: The New York Times today contains an article that begins, “President Bush plans to meet Wednesday with Republican and Democratic Senate leaders about filling the Supreme Court vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, Senate aides from both parties said.”

Dare I say this is crazy? $2,151.99 was the winning bid on eBay early this morning for a Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist bobblehead doll.