“Alito Has Diverse, Extensive Legal Resume”: The Associated Press provides this report.

“Bush’s latest Supreme Court nominee”: This segment (RealPlayer required) featuring Law Professors David Stras and Thomas C. Berg appeared on today’s broadcast of Minnesota Public Radio’s “Midmorning.”

I may be on tomorrow’s broadcast of WHYY Radio’s “Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane” talking about the nomination.

The Associated Press is reporting: Now available online are articles headlined “Court Nominee Alito Holdings Top $615,000” and “Alito Pushed Organized Crime, Drug Cases.”

“Blawg Review #30”: Online here, at “Bag and Baggage.”

On today’s broadcast of NPR‘s “Morning Edition“: The broadcast contained segments entitled:

• “White House to Name New Court Nominee“;
• “Samuel Alito Nominated to Supreme Court“;
• “Lawyer Describes Alito’s Background, Personality“;
• “Bush Introduces Alito in Press Conference“;
• “Political Repercussions of the Alito Nomination“;
• “Capitol Hill Reaction to the Alito Nomination“;
• “Looking Ahead to a Possible Senate Fight over Alito“;
• “A Conservative Perspective on the Alito Nomination“; and
• “A Liberal Perspective on the Alito Nomination.”

RealPlayer is required to launch these audio segments.

“Judging Richard”: This profile of Seventh Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner appears in the November/December 2005 issue of the Columbia Journalism Review.

“Bush names Alito as Supreme Court nominee”: Financial Times provides this news update.

Bloomberg News reports that “Judge Samuel Alito Chosen by Bush for Supreme Court.”

BBC News reports that “Court choice augurs battle-royal.”

The Scripps Howard News Service reports that “Bush taps conservative judge favored by right for high court.”

Voice of America News reports that “Bush Nominates Federal Judge Alito for US Supreme Court.”

Editor & Publisher reports that “Supreme Court Nominee Ruled in Favor of Alcohol Ads.”

The Denver Post provides a news update headlined “Salazar: Alito pick ‘troublesome.’”

And U.S. News & World Report provides this profile of the nominee.

Cheney v. Libby: A reader has drawn to my attention this interestingly-named case that the U.S. Supreme Court decided back in 1890.

Today’s two U.S. Supreme Court summary reversals: The Court today issued unanimous, summary, per curiam reversals in Eberhart v. United States, No. 04-9949, and Kane v. Garcia Espitia, No. 04-1538.

“Alito Got Boost From Bradley, Lautenberg in 1987”: Robert B. Bluey provides this report at Human Events Online.

“Alito’s conservatism gives Senate clear choice; Nominee differed with O’Connor on allowing states to restrict abortion”: Tom Curry, national affairs writer for MSNBC, provides this report.

Mark Silva and Jan Crawford Greenburg of The Chicago Tribune provide a news update headlined “Bush makes a choice to cheer conservatives.”

And Gannett News Service reports that “Partisan divide already forming over Alito nomination.”

Links to material concerning U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito, Jr.: Since December 2000, I have written a monthly appellate column for The Legal Intelligencer, Philadelphia’s daily newspaper for lawyers. In my coverage of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Judge Alito’s name has arisen frequently.

Of particular interest, each year I have written for The Legal a Term-end retrospective of how the Third Circuit fared in the U.S. Supreme Court. Those who are interested in how Judge Alito’s opinions fared before the Supreme Court in the October 2000, 2001 (contains no mention of Judge Alito), 2002, 2003, and 2004 Terms can find out by clicking on the specific year. I also provided Third Circuit en banc round-ups for 2001 and 2002.

Judge Alito, until his term expired very recently, headed the U.S. Courts Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules. In that capacity, he led the charge for a number of noteworthy and eminently sensible changes to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, including the rather controversial provision that will soon enable non-precedential federal appellate rulings to be cited in all federal appellate courts. Within the Third Circuit, Judge Alito also deserves much responsibility for that court’s own, earlier rule change allowing citation to that court’s own non-precedential rulings. Then-D.C. Circuit Judge John G. Roberts, Jr. until joining the U.S. Supreme Court also served on the Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules, and I suspect that the two men know each other, and get along, quite well.

Finally for now, Judge Alito recently wrote the Foreword to the inaugural issue of the Seton Hall Circuit Review, explaining that “It
will come as no surprise that a court of appeals judge welcomes the arrival of a new journal devoted to the study of the courts of appeals, but there are sound reasons to applaud this new publication.”

“Alito Has Endorsed Abortion Restrictions”: Gina Holland of The Associated Press provides this report.

Today’s U.S. Supreme Court Order List: Today’s Order List can be viewed at this link.

In early coverage, Lyle Denniston has a post titled “No action on Hamdan, four grants” online at “SCOTUSblog.”

Gina Holland of The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court Nixes Appeal on Cell Phones” and “Supreme Court Rejects Telecommuting Case.” The AP also reports that “Supreme Court to Consider Immigrant Rights“; “Court to Hear Medical Patent Case“; and “Supreme Court Rejects Microsoft Appeal.”

“Bush Puts Demands of Far-Right Above Interests of Americans with High Court Nomination of Right-Wing Activist Alito; PFAW will wage massive national effort to defeat nominee who would dramatically shift balance of Court”: People For the American Way has issued this news release. That organization’s preliminary report on Third Circuit Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr. can be accessed here.

A first for the Third: Not only is Circuit Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr. President Bush’s third nominee to replace Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, but Judge Alito is also the first judge serving on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ever to have been nominated to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Philadelphia-based Third Circuit is, of course, the federal appellate court before which I practice most frequently, and I know Judge Alito well. At some point over the days to come, I will explain why I enthusiastically support this nomination. For now, my wife (who thinks Judge Alito is a great person, too) and I just want to take a moment to wish Judge Alito well in the days ahead, for he is a truly kind, intelligent, and compassionate person who undoubtedly will serve the Nation with great distinction on the Supreme Court just as he has served to this point with great distinction as a U.S. Court of Appeals judge.

“The Mild-Mannered Scalia; Samuel Alito Jr., 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals”: Shannon P. Duffy of The Legal Intelligencer had this profile back in March 2003.

“Bush Nominates Judge Alito to Fill Court Vacancy”: The Los Angeles Times provides this news update.

“President names Alito”: Lyle Denniston of “SCOTUSblog” provides this report.

“Pres. Bush Announcement of Samuel Alito as Supreme Court Nominee”: Via C-SPAN, you can view the announcement online by clicking here (RealPlayer required). And a transcript of this morning’s nomination can be accessed here.

“Nomination Likely to Please G.O.P., but Not Some Democrats”: The New York Times provides this news update.

“Bush Picks Alito for Supreme Court”: The AP provides this report.

“Conservative Alito Serves on Liberal Court”: The Associated Press provides this report.

In somewhat earlier coverage: Today’s edition of Newsday reports that “Judge from NJ tops list; Appeals court jurist, often compared to Scalia, leads nominees, according to conservative activists.”

The Los Angeles Times reports today that “Senators Get Ready for Next Court Choice; Considering recent White House problems, Republican Trent Lott sees a role for ‘new blood’ to advise the administration.”

The New York Sun reports that “Judges Alito and Luttig Emerge at the Center Of Court Speculation.”

The Washington Times reports that “Bush expected to pick justice from the right.”

And The New York Daily News contains an article headlined “Pol: W benched O’Connor.”

BREAKING NEWS — “President Bush to nominate 3rd Circuit Appeals Court Judge Samuel Alito to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, sources tell CNN”: CNN.com provides this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “Bush to Nominate Alito to Supreme Court.”

The official announcement is expected to occur at 8 a.m. today.

Congratulations to my friend Third Circuit Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr. on this excellent news!

“Parties Set Stage for Showdown on Court Choice”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

And The Washington Post today contains a front page article headlined “President To Name Nominee For Court; Allies on Right Are Consulted on Conservative Judges.”