“Justices Reach Out to Consider Patent Case”: The New York Times on Monday will contain this article.

“State to offer ‘Choose Life’ anti-abortion license plates”: This article appeared yesterday in The Louisville Courier-Journal.

“Abortion lands S.D. in nation’s psyche; Blogs, comedians, pundits weigh in”: The Argus Leader of Sioux Falls, South Dakota contains this article today.

“A Legal Loose Cannon: How does a government lawyer on the Moussaoui case commit a blunder so basic in a trial so big?” This article will appear in the March 27, 2006 issue of Time magazine.

“Court deals blow to EPA’s relaxed rule on air emissions; A court ruling Friday may force the agency to insist that industrial sites upgrade their facilities”: Monday’s edition of The Christian Science Monitor will contain this article.

Majority leader ’embellished’ conversation with justice; Sen. Dean Johnson ‘overstated’ a judge’s remark about the high court’s willingness to hear a same-sex marriage challenge, he says”: This article appeared Friday in The Minneapolis Star Tribune. And yesterday the newspaper reported that “Johnson contrite as fallout continues; Republicans launch an ad campaign against the Senate majority leader; the minister who taped his remarks says he has ‘no regrets.’”

Meanwhile, yesterday’s edition of The St. Paul Pioneer Press contained an article headlined “DFL Senate leader: ‘I need a 2nd chance’; He says he distorted justice’s comments on gay-marriage ban.”

My earlier coverage of this matter can be accessed here.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-07 Edition, Judges, Magistrates, and Other Judicial Workers: The U.S. Department of Labor makes this information available online.

“Mother to judge: Let Lafave have plea deal; Charges could be dropped if teen is asked to testify.” This article appears today in The Ocala Star-Banner.

“Droit du Sénateur: Senatorial privilege vs. quality judges.” Ed Whelan will have this essay in the March 27, 2006 issue of The Weekly Standard.

“Minor player, major stage; Prosecutors see ex-Enron analyst’s testimony helping them, but it could assist the defense”: The Chicago Tribune contains this article today.

And The Houston Chronicle today contains an article headlined “For defense attorneys, it’s all about the ‘cross.’”

“Yates case revisits rigid insanity test; Defense lawyers decry the standard still used in Texas”: This article appears today in The Houston Chronicle.

“On dodging coverage”: Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, readers’ representative Dick Rogers has an essay that begins, “If you didn’t hear it on National Public Radio and you didn’t see The Chronicle editorial last Wednesday, you might have missed Sandra Day O’Connor’s warning about the dangers of partisan political attacks on the judiciary.”

“Playing games with the law: Politicians are targeting the sex and violence in video games, even though popular movies and television shows have similar content.” The St. Petersburg Times contains this article today.

“Georgia Wrestles with Death-Penalty Issues”: This segment (RealPlayer required) appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR‘s “Weekend Edition Sunday.”

“Human Rights Groups Protest Law School Speech; Judge enounters student opposition after speaking to the Federalist Society”: Last Monday’s issue of The Harvard Crimson contained an article that begins, “U.S. Appeals Court Judge Jay S. Bybee received a less-than-cordial welcome at Harvard Law School Thursday when about 35 human rights activists protested his role in formulating policies that some claim justified the torture of detainees.”

In today’s edition of The Boston Globe: An article reports that “Military retaining more gays; Lawyers see growing acceptance in ranks.”

Columnist Jeff Jacoby has an op-ed entitled “Scalia loosens up.”

And the newspaper’s Ideas section contains an article headlined “Over the legal limit: Get-tough laws in Massachusetts and nationwide are cracking down on drunk drivers; Are they also eroding our constitutional rights?”

“Judge in Moussaoui Trial Faces a Delicate Task; Deciding when attorney who ‘tainted’ witnesses will testify while keeping jury intact are her foremost concerns”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

In today’s edition of The New York Times: In addition to the articles noted two posts below, the newspaper contains an article headlined “Sex, Lawsuits and Celebrities Caught on Tape.”

An article about National Public Radio is headlined “Money Changes Everything.”

An editorial is entitled “A Breath of Fresh Air.”

And Michael Crichton has an op-ed entitled “This Essay Breaks the Law.”

In the March 27, 2006 issue of U.S. News & World Report: The magazine will contain articles headlined “Rules For An Unruly New War: The high court takes up Bush’s military tribunals” and “The Letter of the Law: The White House says spying on terror suspects without court approval is ok; What about physical searches?”

The New York Times is reporting: In today’s newspaper, Adam Liptak reports that “Public Comments by Justices Veer Toward the Political.”

And in other news, “Year After Shootings, Calls to Increase Judges’ Security.”

“Administration Blocks Ex-Hostages’ Bid for Damages From Iran”: This front page article appears today in The Washington Post.