“Blawg Review #49”: Available here, at “Jim Calloway’s Law Practice Tips Blog.”

“Texas legislators take issue with O’Connor’s warnings”: Yesterday’s edition of The Dallas Morning News contained an article that begins, “Now that she’s left the Supreme Court, Sandra Day O’Connor has a few things to get off her chest. One of the first was to warn that the nation could slide into dictatorship if harsh critiques of the judiciary – from the likes of Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Tom DeLay – go unanswered.”

“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.

“U-M law professor, alumnus to give U.S. Supreme Court arguments”: The University of Michigan has issued a press release that begins, “University of Michigan law professor Richard D. Friedman and alumnus Jeffrey L. Fisher will appear before the United States Supreme Court on March 20 in two separate cases involving the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment.”

“Why Do So Few Women Reach the Top of Big Law Firms?” Sunday’s edition of The New York Times will contain this article. And a related graphic is here.

“Moussaoui Prosecutors Get a Break; Judge to Allow Testimony From Untainted Witnesses”: This front page article appears today in The Washington Post.

Today in The New York Times, Neil A. Lewis reports that “Judge Gives Prosecutors New Chance in Terror Case.”

The Los Angeles Times reports that “9/11 Case Prosecutors Granted a Reprieve.”

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that “Judge modifies ruling in Moussaoui trial; Compromise allows prosecutors to call an aviation witness.”

The Washington Times reports that “Moussaoui trial opened to ‘untainted’ witnesses.”

And The Sacramento Bee reports that “Ruling keeps Moussaoui trial alive.”

The Los Angeles Times is reporting: Today’s newspaper contains articles headlined “Court Rejects EPA’s Loosening of Air Rule” and “Man Given Life Term for Shooting Lawyer.”

“Bill would shield divorce details; The measure, touted as a defense against identity theft, helps billionaire, foes say”: The Sacramento Bee today contains an article that begins, “First Amendment advocates are gearing up to fight a new version of a bill that would limit access to divorce records, a move they say would erode the public’s ability to monitor judges and caters to one influential constituent: billionaire supermarket baron Ron Burkle.”

“In Enron Trial, Witnesses’ Quirks And Stamina Are on the Stand”: The Washington Post contains this article today.

“Court Reverses Death Sentence of L.A. Man”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

And The Sacramento Bee reports today that “Ruling overturns a death penalty.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“Appeals Court Orders Release of Sri Lankan Asylum Seeker”: The Washington Post today contains an article that begins, “A federal appeals court yesterday ordered the release of a Sri Lankan asylum seeker the government has detained in San Diego County since October 2001 on the suspicion that he once belonged to a terrorist organization.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

The Tennessean is reporting: Today’s newspaper contains articles headlined “‘Choose Life’ plate upheld as free speech; Court says Tennessee has 1st Amendment right, too“; “Brentwood Academy didn’t err, ruling states; Appeals court finds athletic recruiting rules weren’t violated“; and “Court takes gay-marriage issue; ACLU continues fight to remove proposed amendment from ballot.”

“Searching for Google: The Justice Department badly defends a bad law.” This editorial appears online today at OpinionJournal. Earlier today, I collected coverage of the court’s written ruling, issued yesterday, at this link.

“Caught in Post-Adoption Trap, Unwed Fathers Fight for Rights”: Sunday’s edition of The New York Times will contain this article.

Who are you calling a “nerd”? It’s so rare that the U.S. Supreme Court unintentionally makes a “funny” that you must take your errors as you find them.

Anyhow, the Court’s “Hearing List” for the oral argument session starting Monday states, for the case of eBay Inc., et al. v. MercExchange, L.L.C., No. 05–130, that Carter G. Phillips is counsel for “petitionerd.”

In Phillips’s defense, just because the case involves high technology and patent law doesn’t necessarily make him a “nerd.” More likely, this is the Court’s way of getting back at eBay for all the Supreme Court Justice bobblehead doll auctions occurring at that web site.