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.

“Reach of Clean Water Act Is at Issue in 2 Supreme Court Cases”: This article will appear Monday in The New York Times.

On this date in “How Appealing” history: Two years ago, on February 19, 2004, I had a post titled “The perils of an advocate’s trying to replicate an allegedly hostile work environment from the lectern at the start of an appellate oral argument.” The humorous oral argument exchange recounted in that post continues to amuse. Thanks to the passage of time, you can now access online not only the oral argument audio but also the opinion.

And one year ago today, I had a post titled “Gorilla + breast fetish = litigation.” Also, I linked here to an article published that day in The Providence (R.I.) Journal headlined “Chief justice pulls plug on his Web site.”

“The Stealth Revolution, Continued”: Law Professor Bruce Ackerman‘s recent follow-up to his essay from one year ago predicting how vacancies might enable the Bush Administration to alter the balance of the U.S. Supreme Court can be accessed here. (Via “PrawfsBlawg“).

“First Circuit Relocates to HLS”: The Harvard Law Record provides a report that begins, “Last Wednesday the First Circuit Court of Appeals sat far from their usual location at the John J. Moakley Courthouse in downtown Boston.” Meanwhile, the blog “Magic Cookie” offers a post titled “The First Circuit comes to us” providing one law student’s reaction to the oral arguments.

“Pickering: Judges shouldn’t legislate.” Yesterday’s issue of The Hattiesburg American contained an article that begins, “Retired federal Judge Charles Pickering said Friday he believes the U.S. Constitution should be amended so judges cannot ‘legislate from the bench.'”

“Senior Lawyer at Pentagon Broke Ranks on Detainees”: This article will appear Monday in The New York Times.

“Idaho lawmakers say they will challenge California senators over 9th Circuit seats”: The Associated Press provides this report.

“Man grabs thief who took Lefkow kin’s purse”: This article appeared yesterday in The Chicago Sun-Times.

“Ninth Circuit rejects efforts to block California execution”: The blog “Sentencing Law and Policy” describes the latest developments in the case of Michael Morales, who is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, reporting on a somewhat related development, the blog “Crime & Federalism” offers a post titled “Who’s Unethical Now?”

“Citing finances, Legal Affairs magazine stops publication”: Last Thursday’s edition of The Yale Daily News contained this article.

“Retired Justice O’Connor to dedicate law school”: This article appeared Friday in The News-Record of Greensboro, North Carolina.

“U.S. Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit Judges Frank Easterbrook and Diane Wood speak about how much deference is appropriate when reviewing cases involving government agencies”: Via C-SPAN‘s “America & the Courts” program, you can view the presentation described in the title of this post by clicking here (RealPlayer required).

That dam case reaches the U.S. Supreme Court: The Portland Press Herald today contains an article headlined “Maine dam case reaches top court” that begins, “The Presumpscot River, one of Maine’s first industrial waterways, will be at the center of high stakes U.S. Supreme Court arguments Tuesday that could alter the fate of dams and rivers nationwide.”

“Legalize it? Should the law make room for warrantless wiretapping? The debate has already begun.” Slate’s Emily Bazelon has this essay today in the Ideas section of The Boston Globe.

In today’s edition of The Chicago Tribune: An article reports that “Enron trial turns on truth, intent; Prosecutors have tough task of proving Lay, Skilling knew Enron’s situation and lied about it.”

And an article is headlined “Blurry on BlackBerry: The legal battle over the mobile messaging system could change the way millions of U.S. customers use the hand-held devices and result in a windfall for the company started by a Chicago-area inventor.”

“Industries Get Quiet Protection From Lawsuits; Federal agencies are using arcane regulations and legal opinions to shield automakers and others from challenges by consumers and states”: The Los Angeles Times contains this article today.

“Does Money Still Talk? The Supreme Court revisits the limits of campaign cash.” This article will appear in the February 27, 2006 issue of U.S. News & World Report.

“GI injured in Afghan war wins lawsuit; Unique case: Court awards default judgment to man blinded in one eye.” Saturday’s edition of The Salt Lake Tribune contained an article that begins, “A Utah soldier blinded in one eye during a firefight in Afghanistan that killed his comrade has won a default judgment against a father accused of training his young son to be a terrorist.”

And The Associated Press reports that “GI, Widow Win $102.6M Judgment for Attack.”

This past Thursday’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, written by District Judge Paul G. Cassell, can be accessed here. The opinion begins, “This may be the first Anti-Terrorism Act suit filed by members of the United States Armed Forces for injuries they suffered while serving as soldiers abroad.”

“New Clerk for Alito Has a Long Paper Trail”: Adam Liptak will have this article in the Week in Review section of Sunday’s edition of The New York Times.

“Justice Ginsburg Goes It Alone”: The Associated Press provides a report that begins, “It will be a different scene Tuesday when the black-robed justices of the Supreme Court emerge from behind a red, velvet curtain and take their seats at the mahogany bench. Instead of two female justices, there will only be one.”

“Google Argues Against Subpoena; Turning Over Data Would Hurt Firm, Not Help U.S., Lawyers Say”: The Washington Post contains this article today.

The San Jose Mercury News reports today that “Google dissects U.S. claim; Search engine calls demand for data ‘nonsensical.’”

And The Associated Press reports that “Google Criticizes Gov’t in Court Papers.”

Thanks to the “Official Google Blog,” you can access at this link the response that Google Inc. filed yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

“Morales Loses Clemency Bid as Doctors Fight Role in Execution; Schwarzenegger reviews details of 1981 murder, which the inmate has admitted; Groups say aiding his death violates the physicians’ oath”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports today that “Governor turns down killer’s bid for clemency; Morales running out of options as Tuesday’s execution nears.”

The Oakland Tribune contains articles headlined “Legal options running out for Morales; Mercy now lies in the hands of the courts” and “Eternal pain: Teen’s murderer may be executed, but for two families, the heartbreak will never end.”

And The Sacramento Bee contains a front page article headlined “Fewer are sent to death; Experts divided on reasons why capital sentences have declined since 2000.”

“Justices to Rehear Speech Case From October; High Court’s Announcement Could Indicate That O’Connor Cast the Decisive Vote”: Charles Lane has this article today in The Washington Post.

“Gay marriage debate centers on history vs. change”: Stephen Henderson of Knight Ridder Newspapers provides this report.

“Jury Pool Grows for Moussaoui Sentencing”: The Associated Press provides a report that begins, “A former member of the American Civil Liberties Union was added Friday, over government objections, to the pool of potential jurors who will decide whether confessed al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui is sentenced to death or life behind bars.”

Available online from law.com: Tony Mauro has an article headlined “Parsing Alito’s Clerk Picks.”

And the brand new installment of my “On Appeal” column is titled “Dead Judges Voting: When Does Life Tenure End?”