“Hint to Mt. Soledad cross’s fate lies in desert; Friends, foes of memorial await result of Mojave case”: This article appeared Thursday in The San Diego Union-Tribune.

“Roberts and Alito Misled Us”: U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) will have this op-ed Sunday in The Washington Post.

“Shut Up, They Explained: The ABA’s latest anti-Bush strike.” Edward Whelan has this essay in the August 7, 2006 issue of The Weekly Standard.

“School funding suit dismissed; Supreme Court says the Legislature complied with previous orders; The decision could eliminate a campaign issue in the primary, only a few days away”: This article appears today in The Kansas City Star.

The Topeka Capital-Journal today contains articles headlined “Relief, concern follow dismissal of school finance case“; “For school districts, ruling enables them to resume work; Educators offer opinions on court ruling and what may lie ahead“; and “Day gives glimpse of court’s work; Curious Kansans who turned out for ruling ‘thrilled’ and ‘disappointed.’”

The Wichita Eagle reports that “Court dismisses school funding lawsuit.”

The Lawrence Journal-World reports that “After 7 years, litigation is dismissed.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Kansas at this link, while a related statement from Chief Justice Kay McFarland can be accessed here.

“Kent school Bible club dispute becomes a federal case; Court fight centers on ‘Christians only’ membership limit”: Yesterday’s edition of The Seattle Post-Intelligencer contained an article that begins, “It seemed a simple idea: two high school girls who wanted to start a Bible club at Kentridge High School. But the once-quiet grumbling over their Christians-only membership plan has now erupted into a full-scale federal case. On Thursday, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, meeting in Seattle, sat rapt as lawyers argued on the one hand for religious freedom and, on the other, against allowing discrimination in a public school district.”

The Ninth Circuit has posted online the oral argument audio at this link (Windows Media format).

“Upholding gay-marriage ban may put new spin on court races”: This article appeared yesterday in The Seattle Times.

“Court urged to reconsider ruling on Nebraska gay marriage ban”: The Associated Press provides a report that begins, “Two advocacy groups asked a federal appeals court Friday to reverse a ruling that reinstated Nebraska’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.”

And the ACLU yesterday issued a press release entitled “ACLU and Lambda Legal Urge Federal Appeals Court to Reconsider Ruling Upholding Nebraska’s Extreme Anti-Gay Family Law.”

You can access here the petition for rehearing en banc filed Thursday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, the three-judge panel’s ruling in the case is here, and my earlier coverage of that ruling is here.

“Court denies electric chair appeal”: This article appears today in The Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star.

And The Omaha World-Herald reports today that “High court rejects challenge to electric chair.”

My earlier coverage appears at this link.

“Our motto risks becoming ‘Over God we fight'”: Charles C. Haynes has this essay online at the First Amendment Center.

“Abortion-consent stall riles GOP, pro-lifers”: This article appeared yesterday in The Washington Times.

On yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR‘s “All Things Considered“: The broadcast contained audio segments entitled “IBM Office Accused of Hacking Law Firm” and “Making It on the Outside, After Decades in Solitary” (RealPlayer required).

“Families Challenging Religious Influence in Delaware Schools”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

“Judge to Bucs: No more fan patdowns; The team’s security policy of patdown searches for fans at home games is unconstitutional, a federal judge rules”: The St. Petersburg Times today contains an article that begins, “A federal judge has upheld a ban on security patdowns outside Raymond James Stadium before Tampa Bay Buccaneers games, ruling Friday the practice violates the constitutional rights of fans.”

And The Tampa Tribune today contains an article headlined “No Pat-Downs At Bucs Games.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida at this link.

“When the Parents Can’t Know”: Today in The New York Times, Judith Warner has this op-ed (TimesSelect subscription required) on the subject of parental notification laws for girls seeking abortions.

“Jefferson May Review Papers Seized in Raid; The lawmaker can object over documents the FBI took from his Capitol Hill office in a bribery probe, an appeals court ruled”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

The New York Times reports today that “Lawmaker Wins Delay on Review of Evidence.”

The Washington Post reports that “Jefferson Wins A Round in Court; Lawmaker May Review Seized Papers.”

And The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that “Jefferson to get copies of data FBI took; Until judge rules, prosecutors can’t peek.”

“Local scout leaders caught in a dilemma; The group’s policy on gays is at root of Phila. dispute”: The Philadelphia Inquirer contains this article today.

“Embattled Md. Judge To Retire For Health; Departure Precedes Misconduct Hearing”: This front page article appears today in The Washington Post.

“Private I’s?: Should the law protect us from kiss-and-tell bloggers?” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“The Court Under Siege”: This editorial appears today in The New York Times.