“Alito’s Stance on One Man, One Vote Is Debated”: This article will appear Friday in The Washington Post.

On this evening’s broadcast of NPR‘s “All Things Considered“: The broadcast contained segments entitled “Alito Media Battle Heats Up Ahead of Senate Hearings” and “Citing New Law, Gun Lobby Pushes to Dismiss Suits.” RealPlayer is required to launch these audio segments.

In news from Tampa: The St. Petersburg Times reports today that “Lafave’s life will never be the same; The former teacher avoided prison but can’t avoid the stigma of being a sex offender.”

And The Tampa Tribune today contains articles headlined “Al-Arian Could Face Deportation” and “Al-Arian Jury Still Undecided.”

“Santa Ana Recall Petitions Faulted; Lopez-ouster papers, in English only, were unfair to 3 Latino voters, an appeals panel rules”: The Los Angeles Times contains this article today.

“Shift on Suspect Is Linked to Role of Qaeda Figures”: This article appears today in The New York Times. And Neil A. Lewis reports that “Indictment Portrays Padilla as Minor Figure in a Plot.”

The Baltimore Sun reports today that “Padilla move is seen as showdown stopper.”

And The Washington Times reports that “Padilla case mum on ‘dirty bomb.’”

In commentary, Newsday contains an editorial entitled “Don’t drop Padilla case: Supreme Court must decide if U.S. can hold citizens for years without charge.”

And in The Boston Globe, columnist Thomas Oliphant has an op-ed entitled “Padilla case tests the Patriot Act.”

“Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Interview”: Via CNN.com, you can access here a transcript of yesterday evening’s “Larry King Live” interview.

“Abortion waiting period upheld; State high court ruling ends 10-year legal battle; clinics have followed law since 2003”: This article appears today in The Indianapolis Star.

The Louisville Courier-Journal reports today that “Indiana law on abortion upheld; Suit challenged wait, in-person counseling.”

And The Courier & Press of Evansville, Indiana reports that “Abortion wait gets court OK.”

Thanksgiving lame poetry:

Once upon a time there was a federal

prosecutor named David B. Lat;

He didn’t know that when it came to blogging

the USDOJ’s position was, “You can’t do that.”

In The New Yorker his identity as “Article

III Groupie” he would unveil;

He thought, “My plan for blogging fame and

fortune is too solid to ever fail.”

“UTR” was so popular that many could

not go without a daily dose;

Yet on learning its author was a man

many readers reacted “That’s gross!”

Now “UTR” is off-line and David’s future

with the USDOJ is shrouded in mystery;

What good are fame and fortune for writing

a blog that’s been consigned to history?

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

“Alito Dissent Draws Scrutiny; Liberal groups say the Supreme Court nominee supported the strip-search of a 10-year-old, but experts say that’s a distortion”: David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

The Associated Press reports that “Alito Ad Flap Centers Over Strip Search.”

And The Washington Times reports today that “Senate conservatives praise Alito.”

“Conviction With an Angle Is Upheld by Court of Appeals”: Yesterday’s edition of The New York Times contained an article that begins, “Pythagoras won his day in court on Tuesday.” You can access Tuesday’s ruling of the Court of Appeals of New York — that State’s highest court — at this link.