Programming note: After Circuit Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. delivers his remarks late this morning concluding this week’s Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference, my wife and I will be traveling home to the Philadelphia region from Brainerd, Minnesota. Additional posts will appear online this evening.

For those who are curious, the subject of next Monday’s installment of my “On Appeal” column for law.com will be “Viewing Law Blogs as a Vast Amicus Brief on the Internet.” The column is based on a portion of the remarks that I delivered yesterday at the Judicial Conference. The essay should become available online late tonight.

“Beirut Violence Strands Defense Lawyers in Padilla Case”: law.com provides this report.

“U.S. Loses Bid to Dismiss AT&T Surveillance Suit”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko reports that “Spying suit against AT&T moves forward.”

The New York Times reports that “Judge Declines to Dismiss Privacy Suit Against AT&T.”

The Washington Post reports that “Judge Declines to Dismiss Lawsuit Against AT&T.”

And The San Jose Mercury News reports that “Phone records lawsuit to proceed; S.F. ruling a setback for White House on warrantless wiretaps.”

My earlier coverage appears at this link.

“Federal court sticks by decision on pot guru; New trial for Rosenthal warranted under panel’s ruling”: Josh Richman has this article today in The Oakland Tribune.

“Gorsuch confirmed for 10th Circuit”: The Denver Post contains this article today.

And The Rocky Mountain News reports today that “Denver native OK’d for appeals court.”

“Senate confirms Arkansan to federal appellate bench; Shepherd zips through process without opposition”: This article, in which I am quoted, appears today in The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

And The Associated Press reports that “El Dorado magistrate confirmed to federal appeals post.”