“S.D. Makes Abortion Rare Through Laws And Stigma; Out-of-State Doctors Come Weekly to 1 Clinic”: Tuesday’s edition of The Washington Post will contain this front page article.

“Hometown Snubs Schwarzenegger Over Death Penalty”: This article will appear Tuesday in The New York Times.

The Miami Herald is reporting: Today’s newspaper contains an article headlined “Padilla case weaves web of risks for government; The terrorism case of Jose Padilla, dubbed the ‘dirty bomber’ after his arrest in 2002, poses a complex legal challenge for the Justice Department.”

And yesterday’s newspaper contained a news analysis headlined “Congress may prevail on war power; Despite White House claims that war powers authorize domestic spying and the special detention of terror suspects, Congress may well settle the issue.”

“Carter Phillips on Sam Alito”: At “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Orin Kerr has a post that begins, “C-Span’s ‘America and the Courts’ series has a fascinating interview with Carter Phillips, one of the top members of the Supreme Court bar, about his friend and former co-worker Sam Alito. The interview begins at the 23-minute mark and lasts about 35 minutes.” You can view the program online by clicking here (RealPlayer required).

“The war on terror should not supersede the laws of the land”: Dante Chinni will have this essay in Tuesday’s issue of The Christian Science Monitor.

“Faith in Theory: Why ‘intelligent design’ simply isn’t science.” James Q. Wilson has this essay online today at OpinionJournal.

“Fallout From A Nuclear Summer: The conflict over judicial nominations threatened to sidetrack the Senate; But who really won?” T.R. Goldman has this article (free access) in this week’s issue of Legal Times.

As does the use of scare-quotes by The Washington Times: The Washington Times today reports that “Gay ‘marriage’ battles rage on into third year.”

“Effort to speed executions stalls in Senate; Provision unrelated to security had been added to Patriot Act”: Bob Egelko had this article in yesterday’s edition of The San Francisco Chronicle.

The Sacramento Bee is reporting: Today’s newspaper contains a front page article headlined “Higher execution rate is predicted” that begins, “California’s capital punishment debate – ignited by the execution of Stanley Tookie Williams – will likely intensify as the state prepares to carry out death sentences at a pace unseen in more than a generation.”

And yesterday’s newspaper contained an article headlined “Death case a mission for prosecutor; He has pursued Clarence Allen for 24 years and is now prepared to watch him die” profiling Ward Campbell, a long-time friend of “How Appealing.”

“Blawg Review Awards 2005”: This week’s brand new installment of “Blawg Review” can be accessed here.

“Montanans back Alito confirmation”: This article appears today in The Billings Gazette.

One for the birds: The Chicago Tribune reported yesterday that “Racing pigeons are kept grounded; Court denies appeal by club of city ban.”

And Saturday’s edition of The Chicago Sun-Times reported that “U.S. court upholds city’s ban on sport pigeons in residences.”

You can access Thursday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit at this link.

“The public starts SLAPPing back; States enact relief for sued dissenters”: This article appears today in The Chicago Tribune.

“Courts Criticize Judges’ Handling of Asylum Cases”: Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times. These charts accompany the article.

Yoo again: The Washington Post today contains an article headlined “Scholar Stands by Post-9/11 Writings On Torture, Domestic Eavesdropping; Former Justice Official Says He Was Interpreting Law, Not Making Policy” that begins, “John Yoo knows the epithets of the libertarians, the liberals and the lefties. Widely considered the intellectual architect of the most dramatic assertion of White House power since the Nixon era, he has seen constitutional scholars skewer his reasoning and students call for his ouster from the University of California at Berkeley.”

“White House Aids Playboy Playmate in Court”: Gina Holland of The Associated Press provides a report that begins, “Playboy playmate Anna Nicole Smith has an unusual bedfellow in the Supreme Court fight over her late husband’s fortune: the Bush administration. The administration’s top Supreme Court lawyer filed arguments on Smith’s behalf and wants to take part when the case is argued before the justices.”