In Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times: Tomorrow’s newspaper will contain articles headlined “States Curbing Right to Seize Private Homes” and “U.S. Reclassifies Many Documents in Secret Review.”

“County appeals church’s right to pray in library”: The Associated Press provides this report on a case that was argued this past Friday before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The oral argument audio can be accessed via this link (Windows Media format).

“A test of US authority over waterways; A high court case Tuesday probes which bodies of water fall under the Clean Water Act – and federal oversight”: Warren Richey will have this article Tuesday in The Christian Science Monitor.

“E-mail misleads law applicants; False acceptance letters claim to be from Berkeley”: The Yale Daily News today contains an article that begins, “Hundreds of applicants to University of California, Berkeley’s Boalt Hall School of Law received an e-mail on Friday afternoon congratulating them on their admission to the school, only to receive at least one of two e-mails retracting the offer, claiming to be from Director of Admissions Edward Tom.”

“The Trials of Michael Chertoff”: Newhouse News Service has posted online an essay by J. Scott Orr that begins, “Who could blame Michael Chertoff if, deep down, what he really wants is to get back in black?”

“Committee to judge next Supreme Court appointee”: The Toronto Globe and Mail provides this news update.

The Associated Press provides a report headlined “Canadian Judges Face Questioning” that begins, “Nominees to the Supreme Court of Canada will face questions from members of Parliament for the first time in history, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Monday.”

And Bloomberg News reports that “Canada’s Supreme Court Nominee to Face First Review.”

“Cities build on eminent domain; Legislature likely to toughen laws”: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution contains this article today.

“Future dim for abortion clinic bill; Governor unlikely to OK legislation on clinics only”: This article appears today in The Topeka Capital-Journal.

“Senators scurried to rescue new judge”: The Beaver County Times today contains an article that begins, “The sap ran thick and bitter at last week’s Senate confirmation hearings for a new Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice as senators sought to rescue the judge from a presumed attack on her character and the judiciary itself.”

“Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts and Second Circuit Court of Appeals Judges Guido Calabresi and Sonia Sotomayor preside over the George Washington University School of Law Jacob Burns Van Vleck Moot Court competition”: Via C-SPAN, you can access here (RealPlayer required) GW Law’s Van Vleck Moot Court Finals from earlier this month.

“New Orleans courts face Mardi Gras amid crisis”: Reuters provides this report.

The Miami Herald is reporting: Today’s newspaper contains an article headlined “Trial may shed light on CIA’s detainee tactics; In a case that could shed light on CIA interrogation practices, a veteran Miami lawyer will prosecute the government’s case against an ex-CIA worker accused in the beating death of an Afghan detainee.”

And in other news, “Club sues town over adult-business ban; Davie faces a federal lawsuit from a University Drive nightclub whose owners say the town’s temporary ban on new adult businesses violates First Amendment rights.”

“A ‘fight to the death’: Midland man takes battle to high court.” Yesterday’s edition of The Saginaw News contained an article that begins, “A Midland millionaire has gone from facing $120 billion in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency fines to possibly neutering the federal agencies’ regulatory power over wetlands. Tuesday, real estate baron John A. Rapanos takes his landmark civil case against the U.S. Department of Justice to the U.S. Supreme Court, which could decide to curtail the 34-year-old Clean Water Act.”

“Bills would alter how justices are picked; Two proposals call for Senate confirmation of Kansas Supreme Court justices; A third would let the governor fill the bench”: This article appears today in The Wichita Eagle.

“The fine art of revenge: A legal scholar says that ‘eye for an eye’ justice is a lot more humane than you think.” Today at Salon.com, Laura Miller has this interview of Law Professor William Ian Miller in connection with his new book, “Eye for an Eye.”

“Lawyers plan U.S. Supreme Court appeal for murderer; 9th Circuit Court denies claims of man on Death Row”: This article appears today in The San Francisco Chronicle, along with a related article headlined “Love triangle gone vicious; Terri Lynn Winchell had no inkling her beau’s jealous boyfriend would exact a horrible revenge.”

The Sacramento Bee today contains a front page article headlined “9th Circuit refuses stay of Morales execution.”

The Stockton Record contains an article headlined “Zero hour: Execution of Michael Morales scheduled for 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.”

And David Kravets of The Associated Press provides a report headlined “One last hope for condemned killer; High court reprieve could halt execution.”

“Go With the Flow: When it dips into the Clean Water Act, the Roberts Court should step lightly.” Timothy J. Dowling, chief counsel of Community Rights Counsel, has this essay (free access) in today’s issue of Legal Times.

Available online from law.com: An article reports that “EEOC Suit Proceeds Against Sidley Austin.” My earlier coverage is here.

And “Dead Judges Voting: When Does Life Tenure End?” is the title of the latest installment of my weekly “On Appeal” column.

Available online from the ABA Journal eReport: An article is headlined “A Crossroads on Abortion Rights: Recent Appellate Rulings on Late-Term Law May Force High Court to Take the Issue.”

And in other news, “Judges’ Religion Not an Issue, Pryor Says; Jurist Takes on Questions About Catholics on the Bench.”

“Water wars await Alito in debut on high court; Future of nation’s rivers, wetlands hinges on 2 key cases”: Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.

And The Las Vegas Review-Journal today contains an editorial entitled “Don’t fill in that puddle! ‘Wetlands’ cases advance to the U.S. Supreme Court.”

“Tories plan hearing for top court judge”: Canadian Press provides a report that begins, “The Conservative government has decided the next judge to sit on the Supreme Court of Canada will be the first in Canadian history to face a parliamentary hearing before ascending to the bench.”

“Judge Weighs Injunction in BlackBerry Case”: The Associated Press provides this report.

And The Toronto Globe and Mail today contains an article headlined “Can he win the patent game? Balsillie’s competitive streak has kept RIM in business, from boardroom to courtroom.”

“States eye land seizure limits; Bills would rein in eminent domain”: This front page article appears today in USA Today.

Also in that newspaper, a related article is headlined “Ohio town tests eminent domain; Nationwide debate moves to states after controversial U.S. Supreme Court decision.”

In today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times: An article reports that “Privacy Guardian Is Still a Paper Tiger; A year after its creation, the White House civil liberties board has yet to do a single day of work.”

And an editorial is entitled “Navigating the new court.”

In today’s edition of The New York Times: The newspaper contains articles headlined “Facing Pressure, White House Seeks Approval for Spying“; “Rights Groups Criticize Speedy Deportations“; and “Ruling Has Canada Planting Seeds of Private Health Care.”

And columnist Bob Herbert has an op-ed entitled “The Torturers Win” (TimesSelect subscription required).

“The Memo: How an internal effort to ban the abuse and torture of detainees was thwarted.” Jane Mayer has this article in the February 27, 2006 issue of The New Yorker. The memo itself can be accessed here.