“’85 Alito memo outlines stealth strategy against Roe”: Stephen Henderson and Howard Mintz of Knight Ridder Newspapers provide this report.

And Thursday’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer will contain an article headlined “Alito to face questioning on affirmative action, voting rights.”

In Thursday’s edition of The Washington Post: Charles Lane will have an article headlined “Roberts Seeks Middle Ground; Court Hears Appeal on Parental Notification of Abortion.”

And a front page article will report that “Alito Helped Craft Reagan-Era Tack To Restrict ‘Roe’; Supreme Court Nominee Wrote Memo In 1985 as Justice Department Lawyer.”

In Thursday’s edition of The New York Times: Linda Greenhouse will have an article headlined “For New Court, Abortion Case Takes Old Path.”

And in other news, “Reagan-Era Files Show Alito Role on Abortion Law.”

“Justices weigh parental notification law”: Jan Crawford Greenburg of The Chicago Tribune provides this news update.

Additional coverage from Ms. Greenburg can be accessed here (transcript with link to audio) via the PBS program “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.”

Allen Pusey of The Dallas Morning News provides an update headlined “Little drama as high court gets abortion cases; Roberts appears to back letting N.H. broaden notification exception.”

Bill Adair of The St. Petersburg Times provides a news update headlined “Court skips big abortion questions; The New Hampshire parental notification dispute is not the ‘monumental’ case some had predicted.”

Thursday’s edition of The Guardian (UK) reports that “Appeal will test US supreme court’s line on abortion under new chief justice.”

Thursday’s edition of The Independent (UK) reports that “Supreme Court to hear pro-abortion challenge.”

The Associated Press reports that “Ayotte says she expected tough questions.”

And Thursday in The Washington Post, Dana Milbank’s “Washington Sketch” column will be entitled “A Chip Off the Old Bloc.”

“Hooked on the Web: Help Is on the Way.” This article will appear Thursday in The New York Times.

“Justices shy away from fight on abortion”: Patti Waldmeir will have this article in Thursday’s edition of Financial Times.

“Supreme Court hears abortion case”: The Knight Ridder Newspapers provide this report.

On this evening’s broadcast of NPR‘s “All Things Considered“: The broadcast contained segments entitled “High Court Hears Arguments on Abortion Consent” (featuring Nina Totenberg); “Alito Documents: ‘We Disagree With Roe v. Wade’“; and “RIM Shares Fall on Blackberry Patent Ruling.” RealPlayer is required to launch these audio segments.

“Nibbling Away at Roe v. Wade: For the Supreme Court, Ayotte is an hors d’oeuvre.” Dahlia Lithwick has this Supreme Court dispatch online at Slate.

“High Court Weights Notification for Teen Abortions”: This segment (RealPlayer required) appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR‘s “Talk of the Nation.”

“Government rebuffed on Padilla”: At “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post that begins, “The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, apparently nettled by the Justice Department’s shift in position on terrorism suspect Jose Padilla, refused on Wednesday to order his immediate release from military custody and threatened to cast aside its ruling in the government’s favor in the case.”

“Roberts signals support for abortion curbs; In high court argument, chief justice hints at upholding New Hampshire law”: Tom Curry, national affairs writer for MSNBC, provides this report.

“Supreme Court Weighs New Hampshire Parental Notification Law; Abortion-rights case is the first heard in five years and the first under new Chief Justice John Roberts”: law.com’s Tony Mauro provides this news update.

“Wisdom from Judge Carnes on post-Booker appellate review”: The blog “Sentencing Law and Policy” offers this post about an interesting concurring opinion that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued today.

“High Court Hears New Hampshire Abortion Case”: This segment (RealPlayer required) featuring Dahlia Lithwick appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR‘s “Day to Day.”

“Supreme Court Hears First Abortion Case in 5 Years; At Issue: N.H. Law Requiring Parental Notification for Underage Women Seeking Abortions.” Charles Lane of The Washington Post provides this news update.

In news from Hawaii: The Honolulu Star-Bulletin today contains articles headlined “‘Ice’ addict cleared of killing newborn; The state Supreme Court rules an unborn child is not a ‘person’” and “Ruling stirs debate but won’t change laws on unborn.”

And The Honolulu Advertiser today reports that “Meth mother’s conviction overturned.”

I provided links to the ruling in this post from yesterday evening.

“Justices Stay Evenhanded on Abortion Case”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times provides this news update.

“Supreme Court Oral Argument: Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England.” C-SPAN has posted the oral argument online here (RealPlayer required). From the length of the oral argument audiotape, it would appear that counsel for respondents only used twenty of her allotted thirty minutes for oral argument and that the Chief Justice allowed New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly A. Ayotte to reserve “the balance of her time for rebuttal” when that balance equaled zero.

Update: In addition, The Associated Press has posted the audio online here (RealPlayer required).

“A look at Judge Alito’s rulings on eligibility for Social Security disability benefits,” featuring Robert Schwaneberg, legal affairs correspondent for The Newark Star-Ledger: This segment (RealPlayer required) appeared on today’s broadcast of C-SPAN‘s “Washington Journal.”

“Judge deals RIM blow in BlackBerry case”: Reuters provides this report.

“Top court reviews abortion notice law”: James Vicini of Reuters provides this report.

“The adjudication of these cases at the administrative level has fallen below the minimum standards of legal justice.” Seventh Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner has more harsh words for those who adjudicate immigration cases at the administrative level in this opinion issued today on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel.

“Alito Urged U.S. to Seek to Limit Abortion Rights”: Bloomberg News provides this report.

Bloomberg News also reports that “U.S. Supreme Court Justices Seek Middle Ground in Abortion Case.”

In news updates available online from The Toronto Globe and Mail: The newspaper offers updates headlined “RIM suffers another blow” and “Judge lifts Homolka release restrictions.”

“Abortion: narrowing the focus.” Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

Do not pass go, do not collect $200: Today, a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision holding that a previously deported alien does not commit the federal criminal offense of attempted illegal reentry into the United States when he crosses the border separating the United States from Mexico with the intent only to be imprisoned in the United States.

“Documents Reveal More About Alito’s Views”: Jesse J. Holland of The Associated Press provides a report that begins, “As a Reagan administration lawyer in 1985, Samuel Alito made clear his hope that the Supreme Court would one day overturn a landmark ruling that established abortion rights.” I linked to the documents in question in this earlier post.

“Court Considers Limits to Abortion Protests”: The Associated Press provides this report.

C-SPAN has just begun its broadcast of the oral argument audio in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood: The broadcast began nine minutes earlier than expected. Links to C-SPAN’s broadcast are here (three posts below).

“US appeals court delays Padilla jail transfer”: Reuters provides this report.

“Justices Weigh Parental Notification Law”: Gina Holland of The Associated Press provides this updated report.

Listen online to the audiotape of this morning’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood: In approximately fifteen minutes from now, C-SPAN will broadcast the oral argument audio. You can listen using either RealPlayer or Windows Media Player.

“Demonstrators Out in Force for Abortion Case”: The AP provides this report.

The Associated Press is reporting: Jesse J. Holland reports that “Alito Favors Exercise of Judicial Restraint.”

Gina Holland reports that “Justices Step Into Abortion Rights Case.”

And in other news, “Appeals Court Holds Up Padilla Transfer.”