The Austin Powers footnote: Footnote one of a concurring opinion that Sixth Circuit Judge Boyce F. Martin, Jr. issued today is worth a look.

“Bush vs. Constitution”: Paul Starr will have this essay in the March 10, 2006 issue of The American Prospect.

“Supreme Clean Water Day: The big environmental cases on Justice Alito’s first day of argument.” Law Professor Jonathan H. Adler has this essay today at National Review Online.

“Intelligent design becomes intelligent recruiting”: This article appears today in The Harrisburg Patriot-News.

“Jury Selection to Resume in Moussaoui Case”: The Associated Press provides this report.

On today’s broadcast of NPR‘s “Morning Edition“: This morning’s broadcast contained segments entitled “Supreme Court Hears Clean Water Act Cases” (featuring Nina Totenberg) and “Execution Delayed by Doctors’ Refusal to Participate.” RealPlayer is required to launch these audio segments.

“Michigan cases key to wetlands; Newly configured U.S. Supreme Court to decide issues of landowners’ rights and jurisdiction”: The Detroit News contains this article today.

In today’s edition of Financial Times, Patti Waldmeir reports that “Landowners go head to head with Washington over water ecosystem.”

The St. Petersburg Times reports that “Two high court cases may shape Florida wetlands; The Michigan cases challenge federal power under the Clean Water Act; States speak up – for regulation.”

And The Philadelphia Inquirer contains an editorial entitled “Michigan Wetlands Cases: High court must navigate skillfully.”

“MPs to vet selection of judge to top court; Harper’s choice to be named Thursday; Critics fear drift to `political judiciary'”: This article appears today in The Toronto Star.

The Toronto Globe and Mail is reporting: Today’s newspaper contains articles headlined “Top-court nominee faces fire Monday; Candidate won’t object to grilling, PM says” and “BlackBerry users press away as date nears.”

“Drives to ban gay adoption heat up; In 16 states, laws or ballot votes proposed”: This front page article appears today in USA Today, along with an article headlined “Both sides say their concern is the children; Opponents of gay adoption seeking to build on success in marriage fight.”

“Infamous Email Writers Aren’t Always Killing Their Careers After All”: Jared Sandberg has this Cubical Culture essay today in The Wall Street Journal.

In today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times: David G. Savage reports that “Justices to Study Scope of ’72 Clean Water Act.”

Maura Dolan has a front page article headlined “A High Bar for Lawyers: Today, 5,260 people begin taking the state licensing exam; More than half will fail; And keep failing; Just ask the mayor of Los Angeles.”

And in other news, “A School, and Maybe a Street, for Cochran.”

“Execution of Killer-Rapist Is Postponed After Doctors Walk Out; Court-ordered anesthesiologists refuse to participate in the process, citing ethical concerns”: The Los Angeles Times provides this news update.

The Sacramento Bee provides a news update headlined “Morales’ execution postponed until Tuesday night.”

The San Francisco Chronicle reports today that “Killer’s midnight appeals denied; Execution delayed for several hours amid confusion over anesthesiologists.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Anesthesiologists Delay Calif. Execution.”

In today’s edition of The New York Times: An article is headlined “Battles of the Patents, Like David v. Goliath.”

In other news, “Enron Trial Stirs Memory of Andersen.”

And an editorial is entitled “A Test for the New Justices.”

The Washington Post is reporting: In today’s newspaper, Charles Lane has a front page article headlined “With Longevity on Court, Stevens’s Center-Left Influence Has Grown.”

And in other news, “The Formation Of Enron Jurors’ Opinions Is Under Scrutiny.”