“Miers Withdraws Supreme Court Nomination”: The Los Angeles Times provides this news update.

A victory for [conservatives; liberals; elitists; those who demand highly qualified nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court; bloggers]? People For the American Way has issued a press release titled “Miers, White House Surrender to Ultraconservatives; Right Wing Power Politics Overwhelm President’s Supreme Court Pick.” Which isn’t to suggest, of course, that PFAW ultimately would have supported the Miers nomination. Meanwhile, over at JusticeMiers.com….

“Court Urged to Consider Padilla’s Appeal”: Gina Holland of The Associated Press provides this report. I have uploaded a copy of Jose Padilla’s petition for writ of certiorari, filed late Tuesday in the U.S. Supreme Court, at this link.

BREAKING NEWS — “Miers Withdraws Supreme Court Nomination”: The Associated Press provides this report.

Bloomberg News reports that “Miers Withdraws as Nominee Amid Conservative Revolt.”

Reuters reports that “Miers withdraws as Supreme Court nominee.”

CNN.com reports that “Miers withdraws nomination.”

You can access the letter of withdrawal that Harriet Miers sent to President Bush at this link.

And the text of the White House’s statement can be accessed here.

It’s too early for today’s installment of Slate’s Miers-o-Meter, but I’m courageously predicting a reading somewhere in the vicinity of 0%.

“Enough Already: It’s time to rein in special prosecutors.” Viet Dinh and Neal Katyal have this op-ed (free access) today in The Wall Street Journal.

“GOP Resurrects Plan to Split 9th Circuit Court in Two”: The Los Angeles Times contains this article today.

And The Associated Press reports that “Republicans try again to split appeals court in two.”

“2 GOP Senators Set to Join Call Against Miers”: This article appears today in The New York Sun.

The New York Times reports today that “Nominee Is Pressed on Her Abortion Views.”

The Los Angeles Times reports that “Critics and a Senator Raise Ante for Miers.”

The Boston Globe reports that “Miers will face detention questions; Specter looks to explore limits to Bush’s power.”

The Associated Press reports that “Miers Faces High Hurdle for Top ABA Rating.”

The Washington Times reports today that “Women’s group calls for Miers withdrawal.”

The Houston Chronicle reports that “Miers’ ‘do-over’ due today; Frustrated senators expect questionnaire to shed more light on nominee’s views.”

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that “Specter eyes Miers’ Bush link; Wants assurances against favoritism.”

And The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana reports that “Vitter noncommittal on Miers after visit.”

In commentary, Carl P. Leubsdorf of The Dallas Morning News has an essay entitled “Miers is no Roberts; But, come the hearings, could she be a Thomas?”

In The Washington Times, David Limbaugh has an essay entitled “Weight of originalism.”

Ann Coulter has an essay entitled “‘Scratch-off’ Miers.”

And syndicated columnist James J. Kilpatrick has an essay entitled “Remembering the Greatest Roman” in which he argues that Harriet Miers does not compare favorably to G. Harrold Carswell.