“Abortion, Race and Business Law on Supreme Court’s New Term Docket”: This segment (transcript with link to audio) appeared on this evening’s broadcast of the PBS program “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.”

One year ago tomorrow: We awoke to news that President Bush was nominating White House Counsel Harriet Miers to the U.S. Supreme Court. I provided extensive coverage one year ago tomorrow and on the following day.

“Warning: Gravity at Work! A sleepy college student cashed in, until justice woke up.” William W. Bedsworth, an Associate Justice on California’s 4th District Court of Appeal, has this essay online at law.com.

“Texas case is one of two being used to define how far punishments of immigrants can go; Court to decide: Does deportation fit the crime?” Patty Reinert has this article today in The Houston Chronicle.

“A Newly Conservative Supreme Court?” Nina Totenberg had this audio segment (RealPlayer required) on today’s broadcast of NPR‘s “Morning Edition.”

“Roberts Court May Be Defined in Second Term”: Linda Greenhouse has this article today in The New York Times. The newspaper also contains an article headlined “Archbishop’s Call for Court Blessing Steers Clear of Issues” and an editorial entitled “Whose Court Is It Anyway?”

Today in The Los Angeles Times, David G. Savage reports that “Reconfigured Supreme Court Takes Up Cases; In their term starting today, justices will rule on issues that have split past sessions sharply.” And Law Professor Kermit Roosevelt has an op-ed entitled “The Myth of Judicial Activism: Just because Americans have complained for centuries about legislation from the bench doesn’t mean it actually happens.”

Patti Waldmeir of Financial Times reports that “Court back in session with full docket.”

Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “Pivotal term for high court; Issues on docket include abortion, racial preferences.”

Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined “For Supreme Court’s new term: rise of a new centrist; Key abortion and racial cases could signal whether Justice Kennedy shifts court to the right or maintains precedents.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Stevens, Bush Nemesis on Court, Scoring Points at 86.”

The Washington Post reports that “Archbishop Stresses Ties Between Morality, Faith At Mass With Justices.”

The Washington Times reports that “Government needs faith, Wuerl says.”

Manny Medrano of ABC News provides a news analysis headlined “New Members of Supreme Court to Face Controversial Issues; Moderate Conservative Justice Anthony Kennedy Will Play Pivotal Role.”

And this week’s issue of Time magazine contains an item headlined “Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!”

Available online from law.com: Marcia Coyle reports that “High Court Patent Case May Have Profound Business Impact; Amici filings in case to be argued Wednesday suggest implications beyond patent field.”

And in news from New York State, “Proposed Limits on Attorney Advertising Attract More Criticism; Proposal raises First Amendment issue — and considerable disagreement on proper response to over-the-top solicitations.”

“Given a green light, same-sex R.I. couples plan Mass. weddings”: This article appears today in The Boston Globe.

“High Court Refuses to Limit Gag Orders in U.S. Criminal Cases”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News provides this report.

“Court dismisses election case”: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

The Associated Press is reporting: Now available online are articles headlined “Supreme Court Begins New Term“; “Yom Kippur Shortens High Court’s 1st Day“; “Court Declines Challenge to Election Law“; “Supreme Court Denies Northwest Appeal“; “Supreme Court Rejects Nazi Guard Appeal“; “High Court Won’t Hear Gloria Allred Case“; “High Court Sides With Detroit Strikers“; “High Court Turns Down Kiss Member Appeal“; and “Court Won’t Hear Tupac Critic Libel Case.”

“President Bush ignoring recommendations, past of judicial candidate”: Yesterday in The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Mississippi, columnist Eric Stringfellow had an op-ed that begins, “Michael Wallace went to Washington last week and did precisely what was expected.”

“Defending His Record: The Senate Judiciary Cmte. considers the nomination of Mississippi attorney Michael Wallace to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.” That was the subject of this past Saturday’s broadcast of C-SPAN‘s “America & the Courts.” You can view the broadcast online by clicking here (RealPlayer required).

Of course, Wallace is no longer technically a Fifth Circuit nominee, as last Friday the U.S. Senate returned his nomination and the pending nominations of five other federal appellate court nominees to the White House.

“Court Ruling Fuels Dispute in West Over Eminent Domain; Initiatives Challenge Land-Use Regulations”: This article appears today in The Washington Post.

“Laws Involving Contact With Minors Allow Prosecutors a Broad Range of Discretion”: Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times.

Two dildos in the Questions Presented fail to garner U.S. Supreme Court review: James Vicini of Reuters reports that “Supreme court opens term, rejects appeal on sex toy.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Sexual-Device Sale Ban in Texas Left Intact by Top U.S. Court.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court Rejects Texas Sex-Toy Case.”

My earlier coverage appears here.

“Pre-Emptive Lawsuit Challenges Bush Plan”: The Associated Press provides a report that begins, “Attorneys for 25 men being held in Afghanistan launched a pre-emptive strike Monday against President Bush’s plan to prosecute and interrogate terror suspects.”

“Court flacks: Don’t quote me on that; Policy keeps talk ‘on background.'” This article appears today in The Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal.

“The Chaos Behind California Executions; Trial testimony paints lethal injection methods as haphazard, with little medical oversight”: Maura Dolan and Henry Weinstein have this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Pa. justice Newman might quit”: The Philadelphia Inquirer today contains an article that begins, “Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Sandra Schultz Newman, who narrowly won another 10-year term on the state’s highest court in November, is leaning toward stepping down, according to sources in the legal system.”

“Madame Justice: Mike Wallace Interviews Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.” You can access online both the text and the video of a segment that aired yesterday on the CBS News program Sunday Morning.

And in related coverage, UPI provides a report headlined “Justices not best lawyers, Ginsburg says.”

“New circuit with no Hispanics draws fire; A 9th Circuit judge protests current proposal for a new 12th Circuit”: Pamela A. MacLean has this article (free access) in this week’s issue of The National Law Journal.

“Alito Says Level of Attacks On Judges Hit Historic High”: This article (free access) appears today in the New York Law Journal.

“Once Is Enough: By limiting judicial clerkships to just one per lawyer, we could cut down on ideological activism, elitism, and judicial sloth.” Dahlia Lithwick has this essay in the October 2006 issue of The American Lawyer.