“Justices: Suit Against Times Can Proceed.” Gina Holland of The Associated Press provides a report that begins, “The Supreme Court refused Monday to block a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times over columns that linked a former Army scientist to the 2001 anthrax killings.”

“Immigration Bill Spooks Patent Bar”: This post appears at CalLaw.com’s “Legal Pad” blog.

Today’s U.S. Supreme Court Order List: You can access it online at this link.
The Court today granted review in one case, Lawrence v. Florida, No. 05-8820.

In addition, Justice Antonin Scalia, joined by Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., issued an opinion concurring in the denial of certiorari in Fidelity Federal Bank & Trust v. Kehoe, No. 05-919.

The Court today also issued a decree in Arizona v. California, No. 8, Orig.

At “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Court to hear habeas case.”

This morning’s executive business meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee: The agenda is here, and C-SPAN intends to broadcast it live at 10 a.m. eastern time. You can access C-SPAN live, online in both RealPlayer and Windows Media Player formats.

C-SPAN’s preview of the meeting states, “Immigration Reform Markup: Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) chairs a full Judiciary Committee meeting to mark up pending legislation including a draft bill on comprehensive immigration overhaul. Also, the committee will vote on a bill to televise Supreme Court proceedings and judicial nominations to federal courts.” Among the judicial nominees who could receive votes in committee today are Ninth Circuit nominee N. Randy Smith, whose nomination is embroiled in a tug-of-war between California and Idaho, and District of Minnesota nominee Patrick J. Schiltz, who has provided exemplary service as the reporter for the U.S. Courts Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules.

The Associated Press is reporting: Now available online are articles headlined “Justices Review Prison Disciplinary Rules” and “Moussaoui Defense to Point Finger at FBI.”

“Decommission The Commissions”: In today’s edition of National Journal, Stuart Taylor Jr. has an essay that begins, “On March 28, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether the ‘military commissions’ created by President Bush in November 2001 to prosecute suspected Qaeda terrorists are a time-honored presidential prerogative or (as I have reluctantly come to believe) another unwise, unconstitutional Bush power-grab.”

“‘Choose Life’ Tags Appear Headed to Supreme Court”: You can access here the brand new installment of my weekly “On Appeal” column for law.com.

“Analysis: Hamdan and the prospects of tie votes.” Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Faces in the abortion battle; Generations new and old are taking up the cause during an era of change”: This article appears today in The Richmond Times-Dispatch.

“Vague U.S. Statute Underlies Google Case”: Today in The Los Angeles Times, Michael Hiltzik’s “Golden State” column begins, “Relieved at averting another confrontation with the government that no one needs, all of cyberspace seemed to exhale last week when a federal judge cut way back on the data he would require Google to turn over to the Justice Department in a big privacy case. But I’m not relieved, and you shouldn’t be either.”

“Justices to weigh war-crimes commission”: The Washington Times contains this article today.

“Uncertainty clouds last days of Moussaoui’s sentencing trial; Prosecution’s own witnesses may have aided defense’s case”: This article appears today in USA Today.

And The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports today that “Key events loom for Moussaoui trial; Jury could hear his testimony, statements from two 9/11 plotters.”

And at FindLaw, Joanne Mariner has an essay entitled “A September 11 Stand-in.”

The New York Times is reporting: Today’s newspaper contains an article headlined “Justices Will Hear Patent Case Against eBay.”

And an article headlined “For a 3rd Time, Two Apples Meet in Court” begins, “Apple Computer will meet the Beatles’ Apple Corps in court this week in London, where a judge will determine whether Apple Computer’s iTunes online music service violates a 1991 agreement between the two companies that, the Beatles’ Apple claims, blocked the computer maker from selling music.”

“America Seeking To Block Appeal Of Two Chinese at Guantanamo”: Josh Gerstein has this article today in The New York Sun.

“blawg review #50”: Available here, at “the dark goddess of replevin speaks.”

“Defense takes center stage in Moussaoui trial; Defendant could take stand”: CNN.com provides this report.