“Robert Bork on Fallout from Miers Withdrawal”: You can access here the transcript of an online chat held earlier today at washingtonpost.com.

“Star-studded lineup hopes to improve lives; Shriver doesn’t reveal views on vote, is joined by O’Connor, Walters, Fonda, governor”: This article appears today in The Long Beach (Cal.) Press-Telegram. Among other things, the article reports Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s answer to the question, “What do you wear under those robes?”

“Senate Lawmakers Look for Edge; With Departure of Miers, Bush Walks on Eggshells; High Court in the Balance”: Jeanne Cummings and Jess Bravin have this article (free access) today in The Wall Street Journal.

Today in The Chicago Tribune, Jan Crawford Greenburg reports that “Bush pulls plug on Miers; New court choice imminent.” And in related coverage, “The more they met her, the less they liked.”

The Los Angeles Times contains articles headlined “Bush Withdraws Miers as Nominee; Growing Conservative Revolt Topples President’s High Court Choice“; “As Momentum Grew Against Her, a ‘Good Soldier’ Acted; Sources say two factors sealed Miers’ fate: lackluster meetings with senators and a reluctance to release White House records“; “Roberts Seen as a Template to Follow; Bush is urged to seek a conservative with strong credentials, but could go his own way again“; “Move Is a Reflection of a Weakened President; With his approval rating down, Bush did not have the clout to save his court pick, experts say. His priority now is to reassure conservatives“; and “Right Stares Down White House, and Wins; Activists may feel emboldened in this early battle for control of the party’s future.”

USA Today contains articles headlined “Miers out; Bush goes back to list; Next candidate could be named within days“; “Lessons emerge from pick’s failure; How an uphill battle for confirmation went downhill fast“; “Miers withdrawal affords Bush a rare do-over; President has second chance to please conservative base“; “Justice O’Connor remains seated in the swing seat; Decision to stay could extend into next year“; and “Miers’ new priority: Helping find someone else.”

Ron Hutcheson and James Kuhnhenn of Knight Ridder Newspapers report that “Miers withdraws nomination to Supreme Court.”

The Houston Chronicle contains an article headlined “Miers out: Who will replace replacement? John Roberts is seen as the model to follow for the next court nominee.”

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that “Miers’ colleagues surprised by her sudden withdrawal.”

The Austin American-Statesman contains articles headlined “What went wrong with Miers? Philosophy, style and looming examinations into Bush policies doomed her Supreme Court nomination” and “Bush, again, looks for O’Connor replacement; Miers’ withdrawal is blamed on Senate requests for White House documents and information Bush believes must remain confidential.”

The Sacramento Bee reports that “Bush starts over on court pick; Miers bows out as nominee; conservative may get nod.”

The San Francisco Chronicle contains articles headlined “Miers withdraws as court nominee; President promises quick replacement” and “Miers withdraws as court nominee; Conservative base, feeling betrayed by selection of Miers, lashed out at Bush.”

The New York Sun reports that “Miers Out, Right Awaits New Nominee.”

The New York Daily News reports that “Miers is gone; Swift end to a bumpy road for W’s ‘pit bull.’”

The Indianapolis Star contains articles headlined “Coats says Miers was denied due process” and “Hoosiers differed on Miers; But most conservatives agree the next nominee should have a proven track record.”

The Mobile Register reports that “Sessions says Miers might not have been best nominee.”

The Toronto Globe and Mail reports that “Bush left scrambling as Miers bows out” and “Right’s victory in Miers case backs Bush into a corner.”

Saturday’s edition of The Sydney Morning Herald reports that “Miers a victim of radical right, say Democrats.”

Indian Country Today reports today that “Tigua query masked by Miers exit.”

Finally, as for how it’s all playing in Peoria, The Peoria Journal Star reports that “Local reaction mixed; Prosecutors and judge say lack of experience, history may have hurt nominee.”

“Justice Alito?” Shannon P. Duffy of The Legal Intelligencer provides this news update.

Greetings from beautiful Monterey, California: Now that I’m on the west coast, I have three extra hours in which to celebrate my birthday. Of course, it took a bit longer than that to get here.

Programming note: After waking up quite early tomorrow morning, I’ll be spending a good portion of my 41st birthday traveling from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Monterey, California for reasons earlier mentioned here. If a working internet connection awaits me at the hotel, additional posts could appear online here before Friday evening.

Available online from National Public Radio: This evening’s broadcast of “All Things Considered” contained segments entitled “Republican Opposition Made Miers Bid Untenable“; “Understanding the Miers Withdrawal“; “Tracking Miers’ Downward Trajectory“; “Senators on Miers’ Decision to Withdraw Nomination“; and “Conservative Columnist’s Miers Plan Played Out.”

And today’s broadcast of “Talk of the Nation” contained a segment entitled “Harriet Miers: What Went Wrong.”

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“Bush’s Court Choice Ends Bid; Conservatives Attacked Miers”: This article will appear Friday in The New York Times, along with articles headlined “Bush Is Not Expected to Feel Need to Pick Woman Again“; “For Now, and Possibly This Year, Talk of a Vacancy on the Court Appears to Be Mere Talk“; “Steady Erosion in Support Undercut Nomination“; and “Miers’s Supporters Wince at How She Was Treated; She Seems to Bear Up Well.”

And Friday’s edition of The Washington Post will contain front page articles headlined “Miers Withdrawn as Nominee For Court; Search Begins Anew; She Cites Senate Requests For White House Papers“; “Nomination Was Plagued By Missteps From the Start“; and “A Weakened Bush Faces New Risks,” along with articles headlined “The Rift’s Repercussions Could Last Rest of Term” and “A Victory for Pundits In the Miers Meltdown.”

“Far right relieved as Miers steps aside; Leaders say they want justice with clear conservative views”: CNN.com provides this report.

“Miers never got off to good start with senators”: This article will appear Friday in The Chicago Tribune, along with an article headlined “Withdrawal marks rare moment of weakness, surrender for Bush.”

The Dallas Morning News on Friday will report that “Bush’s allies doomed Miers nomination.”

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Friday will report that “Miers withdraws; Democrats brace for more conservative pick.”

The Los Angeles Times provides a news update headlined “Bush Suffers Waning Influence.”

Investor’s Business Daily reports that “Supreme Court Seat Back Up For Grabs As Miers Bows Out.”

The Guardian (UK) on Friday contains articles headlined “White House crisis grows as Miers quits” and “Humiliated Bush forced to retreat as moral right turns its guns on him.”

And The Independent (UK) on Friday contains an article headlined “Bush defeat as Court nominee withdraws.”

In commentary, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Friday will contain an editorial entitled “No ideologue for the court.”

The Minneapolis Star Tribune on Friday will contain an editorial entitled “Harriet Miers’ failure is president’s too; The court and public deserve a more serious nomination.”

And The Seattle Post-Intelligencer on Friday will contain an editorial entitled “Supreme Court: Weak, weak.”

“Next Week’s ‘Doonesbury’ Pulled Because of Miers Withdrawal”: Editor & Publisher provides this report.

“O’Connor talks about family, life lessons – not politics”: The Associated Press provides this report.

In Friday’s edition of Financial Times: Patti Waldmeir will have an article headlined “Bush must decide which audience to play to next.” And in other coverage, “Bush anger over Miers’ court bid withdrawal“; “Miers withdrawal shows up White House failings“; and “Executive privilege plays part in withdrawal of nominee.”

Knight Ridder Newspapers are reporting: Now available online are articles headlined “Harriet Miers, Supreme Court nominee, withdraws nomination” and “Withdrawal gives Bush chances to mend fences with his base.”

“Uhlmann Annual SCOTUS Review”: Via “ProfessorBainbridge.com,” I see that Michael M. Uhlmann has an article in the October 2005 issue of First Things entitled “The Supreme Court Rules: 2005.”

And in the November 2005 issue of First Things, Justice Antonin Scalia reviews Steven D. Smith’s book, “Law’s Quandary.”

“Debate over Missouri abortion law appears to hinge on free-speech rights”: The AP provides this report.

“Bush Scrambles for New High Court Nominee”: The Associated Press provides this report.

And Reuters reports that “Bush to look to Roberts model in new court pick.”

Lest I be accused …: … of only linking to the statement of a Ninth Circuit split supporter, you can access here the prepared texts of the statements of all the witnesses who testified yesterday before a Senate Judiciary Committee subcommittee on the topic of breaking up the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. One thing listening to the audio of yesterday’s hearing taught me is that the odds of a Senator from Alabama sharing the same sense of humor as Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski are quite small indeed.

Congratulations to newly-confirmed Sixth Circuit Judge Susan Bieke Neilson: This afternoon, the U.S. Senate confirmed her to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit by a vote of 97-0.

“Withdrawal Means O’Connor Still Unretired”: Gina Holland of The Associated Press provides this report.

Which reminds me, while I’m jetting across the United States tomorrow for Saturday’s conference in Monterey, I’ll be reading Joan Biskupic‘s new book, “Sandra Day O’Connor: How the First Woman on the Supreme Court Became Its Most Influential Justice.” I began reading the book over lunch the other day, and it’s quite an interesting read.

“Miers Drops Bid For High Court”: T.R. Goldman of Legal Times provides this news update (free access).

They said signing up for TimesSelect would have its benefits: Finally, top billing from The New York Times. See it while it lasts.

“With Miers Out, Focus Shifts to Next Nominee; Experts Say Field is Wide Open”: The Washington Post provides this news update.

“Local Lawyers: Right Wing Pushed Miers Out.” The Legal Intelligencer provides this news update.

“U.S. court backs order suspending voter ID in Ga.”: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution provides a news update that begins, “The federal appeals court in Atlanta today denied a request to set aside an injunction barring enforcement of the state’s new voter ID requirement in the upcoming municipal elections held statewide.”

“Documents, backlash doomed nomination”: CNN.com provides this report.

On today’s broadcast of NPR‘s “Day to Day“: The broadcast contained segments entitled “Slate’s Jurisprudence: Miers Drops Out” (featuring Dahlia Lithwick); “Political Damage to White House from Miers Pullout“; “U.S. Senators React to Miers’ High Court Pullout“; and “Slate’s Politics: The White House Miers Debacle.”

“Is ‘miered’ the new ‘borked’?” That question begins a report from The Associated Press headlined “Miers Withdrawal Spawns a New Word.”

“Law profs ask High Court to review tribunals”: The Yale Daily News today contains an article that begins, “A group of Yale Law School professors sent a letter to Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday demanding judicial review of a recent case which upheld the legality of military tribunals.”

And online at Slate, Emily Bazelon has a jurisprudence essay entitled “Hear Me, Hear Me: The case of the year that the Supreme Court may duck.”

“Harriet Miers withdraws”: The Chicago Tribune provides this news update.

“With Miers out, what’s Plan B? Now President Bush must find a Supreme Court nominee who can satisfy his base yet clear the Senate.” This article will appear Friday in The Christian Science Monitor.

Available online from Slate: Dahlia Lithwick has a jurisprudence essay entitled “Code Blue: What the Miers withdrawal means for abortion code-speak.”

John Dickerson has an essay entitled “Answered Prayers: How Bush lost the Miers fight.”

And a few days back, I managed to overlook a jurisprudence essay by Mark Obbie entitled “Vote for Harriet!!!! The dubious professional distinctions of Harriet Miers.”

“O’Connor in the Middle of Some Big Cases”: Gina Holland of The Associated Press provides this report.

“Harriet Miers Withdraws Nomination”: Today’s broadcast of the public radio program “On Point,” which featured a star-studded cast of characters, can be heard by clicking here (Windows Media) and here (RealPlayer).

“After Miers”: National Review Online has posted this editorial.