On today’s broadcast of NPR‘s “Morning Edition“: The broadcast contained segments entitled “High Court Hears Lethal Injection Case” (featuring Nina Totenberg) and “Is Web Surfing a Job Hazard?” RealPlayer is required to launch these audio segments.

“Sunny Judicial Hearings May Mask Clouds”: Roll Call today contains an article (subscription required) which reports that yesterday, “Specter emerged from a meeting in Majority Leader Bill Frist’s (R-Tenn.) office and declared that there would be a committee vote Thursday on a quintessentially controversial nominee, White House Secretary Bret Kavanaugh.”

“Alito key in death penalty case; As the U.S. Supreme Court rehears arguments over Kansas’ law, its newest member could tip the scales toward execution”: This article appears today in The Wichita Eagle.

The Kansas City Star reports today that “High court rivals duel on Kansas death law; Scalia, Souter seek to win over Alito.”

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that “Justices pose pointed death penalty queries; Kline, Kansas public defender offer interpretations of law.”

The Lawrence Journal-World reports that “Court balances death penalty; High court hears Kansas case again with Alito on bench.”

And in The Houston Chronicle, Patty Reinert reports that “Alito ready to break tie in death penalty case; Ruling on Kansas law is being closely watched to gauge court on execution.”

In today’s edition of The Hartford Courant: Lynne Tuohy has articles headlined “Judicial Backfire; Case That Triggered Widespread Outrage Had Modest Beginning” and “Expert Urges Examination Of Action.”

The second of those two articles begins, “A prominent legal ethics expert said former Chief Justice William Sullivan’s suppression of a controversial ruling, designed to enhance Justice Peter T. Zarella’s chances of succeeding him as chief justice, appears to be a ‘bull’s-eye violation’ of the Code of Judicial Conduct.”

“Lay says he never saw collapse coming; He testifies he still believes that ‘the balance sheet was strong'”: Mary Flood has this article today in The Houston Chronicle.

The New York Times reports today that “Lay Blames Financial Officer and Newspaper Articles for Enron’s Fall.”

The Washington Post reports that “Enron Founder Blames Ex-CFO; Lay Says He Was Shocked by Deals.”

The Los Angeles Times reports that “Lay Says Articles Hurt Faith in Enron.”

And USA Today reports that “Lay’s day on stand doesn’t go smoothly; Defense hits snags laying groundwork, sets off judge.”

“Jurors in Moussaoui Case Pause to Ask for Dictionary”: This article appears today in The Washington Post.

And The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports today that “Moussaoui jury still deliberating.”

“Companies face RICO lawsuits on illegals”: Today’s issue of USA Today contains an article that begins, “In legal cases with potential repercussions for businesses and employees, current and former workers are accusing U.S. companies of violating immigration law and driving down wages. The federal lawsuits — against carpet maker Mohawk Industries, Tyson Foods, retailer Wal-Mart, and others — are winding their way through appeals courts. The Mohawk case will be argued today before the U.S. Supreme Court.”

“As Challenges to Lethal Injection Mount, Justices Set to Hear Case”: Charles Lane has this article today in The Washington Post.

And The St. Petersburg Times reports today that “Top court looks at Fla. death row; A condemned Florida inmate renews the death penalty debate, as his argument against lethal injection will be heard today by the U.S. Supreme Court.”

The Washington Post is reporting: Today’s newspaper contains articles headlined “Va. Terror Case Sent Back to Lower Court; Appeals Panel Cites Eavesdropping Program” and “Anacostia Pollution Limits Tightened; EPA Ordered to Make Caps for River Daily, Not Annual.”

In today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times: The newspaper contains an article headlined “For the Justice Department, a Welcome Conviction; The government has experienced a series of missteps and false starts in some terrorism cases.”

And an editorial entitled “Free-speech fashion” begins, “If students at a public school have a 1st Amendment right to wear black armbands as an antiwar protest — and they do, according to the U.S. Supreme Court — does a Christian student have a similar right to wear a T-shirt proclaiming ‘Homosexuality Is Shameful’? He should, despite a recent federal appeals court ruling so sweeping and loosely reasoned that it virtually begs the Supreme Court to overrule it.”

The Associated Press is reporting: Gina Holland reports that “Supreme Court to Debate Lethal Injection.”

And in other news, “Court to Hear Appeal Over Illegal Workers.”

In today’s edition of The New York Times: Linda Greenhouse reports that “Justices Reject Immunity Below State Level.”

In other news, “Microsoft in European Court Says 2004 Ruling Is a Failure.”

An editorial entitled “Lethal Cruelty” begins, “Lethal injection is considered by some to be a more humane alternative to the electric chair. But the Supreme Court hears arguments today in a case that shines a light on the reality: if lethal injection is poorly administered, it can in fact be particularly barbaric.”

And TimesSelect subscribers can access Adam Cohen’s Talking Points essay entitled “Reining In Justice Scalia.”

“Can the Government Limit Speech to Protect a Captive Audience? A Court Rejects a High School Student’s Claimed Right to Anti-Gay Speech While Legislatures React to Offensive Protests at G.I. Funerals.” Michael C. Dorf has this essay today online at FindLaw.