“5th Circuit OKs Insurer’s Intervention in Cross-Burning Suit”: law.com provides this report. My earlier coverage is here.

“G.O.P. Aides Add Voices to Resistance Over Nominee”: This article will appear Wednesday in The New York Times, along with an article headlined “First Lady Enters Debate Over Nomination for Court.”

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram on Wednesday will report that “Details emerge about conversation between Rove, Christian leader.”

Financial Times on Wednesday reports that “Laura Bush sees sexism in Miers’s critics.”

Wednesday’s edition of The Guardian (UK) contains an article headlined “You’re cool, court nominee told Bush in private letter.”

Newsday on Wednesday will contain an article headlined “When flattery is the best policy.”

In Wednesday’s edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bob Barr will have an op-ed entitled “President ought to take mulligan on Miers pick.”

And at Salon.com, Michael Scherer has an essay entitled “Quag-Miers: As conservative opposition to his Supreme Court nominee stiffens, Bush faces the prospect of a humiliating defeat.”

“Supreme Court Takes Up 2 Cases Challenging Powers of U.S. Regulators to Protect Wetlands”: Linda Greenhouse will have this article Wednesday in The New York Times.

In Wednesday’s edition of The Washington Post, Charles Lane will report that “Court to Rule on Federal Regulation of Wetlands.”

And in Wednesday’s edition of Financial Times, Patti Waldmeir reports that “Court to review two cases covering wetlands.”

“What Did Andy Do?” Erik at “RedState.org” has this gossipy post about how Harriet Miers became the nominee.

“Dobson Comments on Miers/Rove Conversation”: Focus on the Family has released this rough, unedited transcript. And an audio clip can be accessed here (mp3).

The Rocky Mountain News provides an update headlined “Dobson to senators: Call to testify is ‘fine.’”

And The Denver Post provides a news update headlined “Dobson: No White House promise on Roe; Focus on Family chief denies he got secrets on Miers.”

On this evening’s broadcast of NPR‘s “All Things Considered“: The broadcast contained segments entitled “The Heart of Harriet Miers” and “Microsoft, Real Networks Settle Antitrust Case” (RealPlayer required).

“Specter Hopes to Start Miers Hearing Soon”: The Associated Press provides this report.

“High Court to Consider Reducing Wetlands Protection”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times provides this news update.

“Supreme Court backs SEC on freezing payments”: Reuters provides this report.

But will he be pro-death penalty? The Associated Press provides a report headlined “Fieger to run for Michigan attorney general in 2006” that begins, “Geoffrey Fieger, the lawyer who gained fame defending Jack Kevorkian and later won the 1998 Democratic nomination for governor, said Tuesday he plans a run next year for state attorney general.” A related press release can be accessed here.

“Emerging supporter of Harriet Miers: businesses; Her experience in corporate law is needed on the court, they say.” This article will appear Wednesday in The Christian Science Monitor.

“First opinion of Roberts Court is a win for a criminal defendant! On habeas!” The blog “Sentencing Law and Policy” offers this post concerning the per curiam summary reversal that the U.S. Supreme Court issued today.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to hear oral argument in United States v. Extreme Associates, Inc. on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 in Pittsburgh: You can access the oral argument list at this link. Background on this case, in which a federal district court held federal obscenity statutes unconstitutional, can be accessed via this link. And the district court’s ruling is here.

The three-judge Third Circuit panel assigned to hear the case consists of Circuit Judge D. Brooks Smith and Senior Circuit Judges Walter K. Stapleton and Richard L. Nygaard.

“Iowan Gets Death Penalty in Drug Slayings”: The Associated Press provides a report that begins, “A drug dealer convicted of killing five people – including two children – to protect his methamphetamine operation was sentenced Tuesday to die by lethal injection, becoming the first person in more than 40 years to receive a death sentence in Iowa.” The article notes that Iowa repealed its death penalty law in 1965; today’s sentence was imposed under federal law.

In other coverage, The Cedar Rapids Gazette provides a news update headlined “Honken casts blame during sentencing; Former drug kingpin to be executed.”

“Cianci’s last chance for new trial denied”: The Providence Journal provides a news update that begins, “The U.S. Supreme Court declined today to hear a request by former Providence Mayor Vincent A. Cianci Jr. for a new trial, putting an end to his quest to overturn his federal corruption conviction.”

“You and Laura are the greatest!” The New York Times has posted online the correspondence between Harriet Miers and then-Governor George W. Bush.

“Laura Bush says sexism possible in Miers criticism”: Reuters provides this report.

“EU Court Rules on Anheuser-Busch Case”: The Associated Press provides a report that begins, “Anheuser-Busch Ltd. cannot sell beer under the brand name Budweiser in Portugal, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday in the latest round of a global legal battle between the U.S. beer company and Czech brewery Budejovicky Budvar.”

Today’s ruling of the European Court of Human Rights can be accessed here (in French), while the Court’s press release about the ruling is available here (in English).

“Bush Predicts Miers Will Be Confirmed”: Today’s installment of news you may have seen before can be accessed here thanks to The Associated Press.

“Interest Groups Rethink Their Strategy on Miers’ Nomination”: Lawrence Hurley has this article in today’s edition of The Daily Journal of California.

On today’s broadcast of NPR‘s “Day to Day“: Today’s broadcast contained segments entitled “Robert Bork on Harriet Miers’ High Court Bid” and “Slate’s Jurisprudence: Future of the Supreme Court” (featuring Dahlia Lithwick). RealPlayer is required to launch these audio segments.

“Senator Lindsey Graham Speaks on Harriet Miers and Judicial Issues”: The “South Carolina Appellate Law Blog” provides this report on today’s luncheon meeting of the Greenville County Federalist Society.

“Libel suit settled; Price feels relieved”: This article appears today in The Birmingham News.

The Wall Street Journal reports that “Football Coach And Time Inc. Settle Libel Suit.”

And The El Paso Times reports today that “At UTEP or elsewhere, after settlement Price can move on.”

“One Photojournalist Gets An Inside Look At The Supreme Court”: Photo District News provides a report that begins, “The U.S. Supreme Court is notoriously camera shy, banning news cameras from virtually all of its business. The rare exception is the investiture of a new justice, when the court’s public information office invites one pool photographer to take pictures on behalf of the media.”

“Nathan and Harriet: Bush’s imaginary friend and her not-so-imaginary confessor.” Bruce Reed of Slate’s “The Has-Been” offers this post.

The wire services are reporting: The Associated Press reports that “Court Debates First Death Penalty Case” and “Court Turns Away Exxon Judgment Appeal.”

And Reuters reports that “High court to decide wetlands-regulation cases.”

“US court denies appeal by Calif. death row inmate”: Reuters provides this report.

“As president, I, too, would pick a buddy to be justice”: Columnist Bill McClellan has this op-ed today in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

“Web Site Owner Remains In Jail; Chris Wilson has a hard time posting bail for hundreds of obscenity charges”: The Ledger of Lakeland, Florida today contains an article that begins, “Chris Wilson, the owner of an amateur porn Web site that stirred international controversy with its pictures allegedly portraying dead Iraqi insurgents, is having trouble making bail.”

“First nations for the first court: Our rulings on treaty law and restorative justice could be greatly enriched by an aboriginal Supreme Court appointment.” Peter Russell has this op-ed today in The Toronto Globe and Mail.

Today’s U.S. Supreme Court Order List: You can access the Order List at this link. It appears that the Court has granted review in three separate matters and has called for the views of the Solicitor General in four other cases. And the Order List also notes the denial of certiorari in a case involving pharmaceutical manufacturers in which a total of three members of the Court were recused.

Lyle Denniston has an early report at “SCOTUSblog” titled “No action again on Hamdan.”

The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court to Take Up Wetlands Cases.” The AP’s Gina Holland reports that “Wiccan Priestess Loses High Court Appeal” and “High Court Won’t Hear Cheaper Drugs Case.” And The AP also reports that “High Court Declines to Hear Investor Case.”

A view from Paradise: Today in The Paradise (Cal.) Post, Rick Silva has an op-ed entitled “Miers pick not Bush’s best one.”

“Council officially adopts existing policy on prayer before meetings”: The Anderson (S.C.) Independent-Mail yesterday contained an article that begins, “Anderson Mayor Richard Shirley opened Monday night’s City Council meeting according to his custom of reading from a collection of invocations of a former U.S. Senate chaplain. ‘Through Jesus Christ Our Lord,’ the prayer ended. Those words, uttered countless times in the city council chambers over the years, have now become a potential liability for the council in the wake of an appeals court decision prohibiting sectarian prayer before public meetings.”

“U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the first Italian-American on the nation’s highest court, reveled in the rock-star treatment he received as grand marshal of yesterday’s Columbus Day Parade in Manhattan.” The Staten Island Advance today contains an article headlined “A day bursting with Italian pride; Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia serves as grand marshal of Columbus Day Parade.”

“Reporter Miller, Prosecutor Have Tangled Before”: This segment (RealPlayer required) appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR‘s “Morning Edition.”

NPR also provides a written report headlined “Lawyer Says Miller Lost in Court, Won on Principle” and audio (RealPlayer) of an extended interview with attorney Floyd Abrams.