“New Chief Justice Faces Abortion Issue; Ruling in Case Involving Parental Notification Could Be Far-Reaching”: Charles Lane will have this article Saturday in The Washington Post.

“Two guys are sitting on a desert island with their backs against a single palm tree. ‘I miss blogging.'” At McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Scott Underwood provides “In-Progress Ideas for New Yorker Cartoons.”

“Court Nominee Deals With Ethics Criticism”: Gina Holland of The Associated Press provides a report that begins, “Judge Samuel Alito has said he did not break a federal ethics law when he ruled in a case involving the company that handles his mutual fund investments.”

“Military Recruiters on Campus”: This segment (RealPlayer required) appeared on this evening’s broadcast of NPR‘s “All Things Considered.”

“It is well-known that Henry J. Friendly was one of the greatest judges in our nation’s history…. What is not known is that in 1970, three years before Roe v. Wade, Judge Friendly wrote an opinion in the first abortion-rights case ever filed in a federal court.” The text of D.C. Circuit Judge A. Raymond Randolph‘s Barbara K. Olson Memorial Lecture, delivered at the Federalst Society‘s recent annual meeting, can be accessed here (via “Crime & Federalism“).

“Alito, Then and Now”: This editorial will appear in the December 5, 2005 issue of The Weekly Standard.

“Quest for a vow of silence: Ex-Roslyn schools chief’s longtime partner says judge should treat them like spouses and bar Tassone from testifying against him.” Yesterday’s edition of Newsday contained this article.

“Unfinished Transcripts May Nullify Convictions; An ex-court reporter in Colorado is ordered to finish the task for eight cases on appeal; Her refusal may send her to jail and trigger retrials”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Students join debate on intelligent design; Campus clubs set up to defend concept”: The Chicago Tribune contains this article today.

“Limits on Eminent Domain May Go Too Far, Experts Warn”: This segment (RealPlayer required) appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR‘s “Morning Edition.”

“Political smears or free speech? Some in politics are suing others for defamation.” L. Stuart Ditzen has this article today in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

“Padilla in Court: When did he become the 21st century’s Alger Hiss?” This editorial appears today in The Wall Street Journal.

“Alito critics focus on 10 appellate opinions; Say he would shift top court to right”: Michael McGough has this article today in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports today that “Hearings for Alito likely to be tough.”

The Boston Globe reports that “Alito’s remark on strip search of girl, 10, prompts questions.”

And in commentary, Rich Noyes has an op-ed in The Washington Times entitled “Case of Supreme bias.”