“Court backs inspection of welfare-applicant homes”: Today’s edition of The San Diego Union-Tribune contains an article that begins, “A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that San Diego County’s program of using peace officers to inspect homes of welfare applicants without a warrant is constitutional.”

My earlier coverage appears at this link.

“Charges dropped in O’Hare penis pump scare”: This article appeared last Thursday in The Chicago Sun-Times.

The Associated Press reported that “Police Go Soft On Penis Pump Traveler.”

And columnist Eric Zorn of The Chicago Tribune last Thursday had an op-ed entitled “Truth, justice, sex aids and the American way.”

“New Rules Mean Shift Toward Accountability for Judiciary; Chief justice holds rare press conference to applaud both of Tuesday’s actions”: law.com’s Tony Mauro provides this report.

“Alexander leads hotly contested Supreme Court race over Groen”: This article appears today in The Seattle Times.

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports today that “Alexander holding ground against Groen; Chambers re-elected; Owens runoff likely.”

And The Olympian of Olympia, Washington provides this report.

“O’Connor’s wisdom, wit dedicate new law school”: The News-Record of Greensboro, North Carolina contains this article today. My earlier coverage appears here.

“Michigan vote to end preferential treatment could sway other states”: Steven Thomma of McClatchy Newspapers provides commentary that begins, “Jennifer Gratz insists it’s not about her. But her life serves as one inspiration for the campaign she’s mounting this fall to ban race, gender and other preferences in state hiring, contracts and school admissions in Michigan.”