“Court denies antitrust immunity case”: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

You can access today’s U.S. Supreme Court Order List at this link. The Court issued no grants of review today.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Court Denies Appeal of Rape Sentence.”

“Jayson Williams on Supreme Court docket”: The Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger’s news blog provides this post. Via this link, you can view live the oral argument, scheduled to get underway at 10 a.m. eastern time before the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

“Duke case could bring changes; Key question is how EPA should measure pollution”: The Charlotte Observer today contains an article that begins, “Duke Energy Corp. and environmental groups are scheduled to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday about how to interpret the federal Clean Air Act, a case that could force utilities to add modern pollution controls to older power plants.”

“Court revives voter-ID measure; Attorney for plaintiffs might take their case to U.S. Supreme Court”: This article appears today in The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch.

In the November 13, 2006 issue of The Nation: Jeremy Scahill and Garrett Ordower have an essay entitled “From Whitewater to Blackwater.”

Jennifer Baumgardner has an essay entitled “Driving Planned Parenthood.”

And Jonathan Schell has an essay entitled “The Torture Election.”

In the November 6, 2006 issue of The Weekly Standard: William Kristol has an essay entitled “Of Senators and Judges: There is still time to remind voters of what is at stake as they cast their Senate votes.”

And Law Professor David M. Wagner, author of the “Ninomania” blog, has an essay entitled “Gay Marriage Lite: New Jersey’s high court doesn’t quite go all the way.”

Available today from National Review Online: Matthew J. Franck has an essay entitled “Adam Cohen, Editorial Pretzel: Taking on nonexistent right-wing judicial activism on the Supreme Court.”

And Michael O’Brien has an essay entitled “Race-Colored Classes: The University of Michigan badly needs MCRI.”

“Making the Most of Appellate Oral Argument”: That’s the title of this week’s installment of my “On Appeal” column for law.com.

“Roberts, Alito Will Decide Punitive Damage Caps at High Court”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News provides this report.

“New gay rights leave Catholics with questions; Church struggles for answers”: This article appears today in The Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger.

The Washington Times today contains articles headlined “Gay ruling may boost N.J. values vote” and “Colorado faces gay split decision.”

And in The Boston Globe, Cathy Young has an op-ed entitled “Marriage and unions.”

“When $25,000 is the limit on a life: State funding cap restricts efforts to ensure justice, experts say.” The Austin American-Statesman contains this article today, part two of a two-part series titled “Writs gone wrong.”

Today’s newspaper also contains related articles headlined “Older cases can be frustrating for new attorneys; It’s an uphill battle for new lawyers who believe old writs were poorly done“; “Attorney rolls out new appeals, old arguments; He was rebuked for using issues ‘nearly verbatim’ from one filing to another“; and “Lawyer’s writs come up short; Peers say he violated key doctrine by omitting crucial information from filings.”

“American’s journey to extremism: How Adam Gadahn became tied to terror.” This article appears today in The Chicago Tribune.

“Stopping the government’s property grab: Proposition 90 would make the state think twice before seizing land or curbing property owners’ rights.” Roger Pilon has this op-ed today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Sex crime residency laws exile offenders; California voters weigh restrictions similar to those passed in Iowa”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

“A Case for Strengthening Marriage”: Leah Ward Sears, formerly Georgia’s Chief Justice, has this op-ed today in The Washington Post.

“Damage Limits at Stake in Tobacco Appeal”: The Associated Press provides this report.

“The Lawsuits Against Google: Why Outdated Concepts of Copyright Law Don’t Click With the Internet”: Julie Hilden has this essay today at FindLaw.

“Blawg Review #81”: Available here, at “Bag and Baggage.”

“Top court to review Microsoft patent case”: Patti Waldmeir of Financial Times provides this report.

“‘Partial-birth’ cases test abortion rights’ limits; Central question facing justices: Is procedure medically necessary?” Joan Biskupic will have this article Monday in USA Today.

“Supreme Court broadcasts: Do it on a trial basis.” David Drachsler will have this essay in tomorrow’s issue of The National Law Journal.

“Supreme Court Wades Into Fracas Over Punitives; Tobacco Penalty Case Tests Constitutional Limits for Awards”: law.com’s Tony Mauro provides this report.

In addition, Roy T. Englert Jr. and Daniel R. Walfish have an essay about the case entitled “Too Much? Yes,” while Deborah Zuckerman and Elizabeth J. Cabraser argue the opposing proposition in an essay entitled “Too Much? No.”

Earlier today, I read the merits briefs available online here from the American Bar Association. The brief arguing for affirmance of the large punitive damages award struck me as surprisingly persuasive.

“This Land Is My Land: How an eye-popping Supreme Court decision set off one of this year’s most passionate election fights.” This article will appear in the November 6, 2006 issue of Time magazine.

On this evening’s broadcast of NPR‘s “All Things Considered“: The broadcast contained segments entitled “Muslim Woman’s Court Case Tossed over Veil” and “Understanding the Veil in Islam, Western Societies.”

In the November 6, 2006 issue of U.S. News & World Report: The magazine will contain articles headlined “A Bitter War’s Latest Front: South Dakota voters will pass judgment on the nation’s toughest abortion law” and “A Host of Questions: Voters will take on eminent domain and a lot more.”

“Army reserve doctor fights call-up; Waterford anesthesiologist claims conscientious objector status, takes case to Army and federal court”: This article appeared Friday in The Detroit News (via “Religion Clause“).

“Sharing a colorful past with old Hall of Justice; As renovation begins, a judge whose career coincided with much of the building’s history takes a stroll down a storied memory lane”: The Los Angeles Times today contains an article that begins, “Judge Arthur L. Alarcon identifies with Los Angeles’ old downtown Hall of Justice: It was built in 1925, the same year the federal appeals court judge was born, and is where he started his legal career more than 50 years ago.”

“Ready to be dads, but they’re going to need help; For a baby of their own, David and Chad will have to draw on science, the law, their families — and most of all, each other”: This lengthy article appears today in The Los Angeles Times, along with a related article headlined “Parents-to-be face legal maze.”

“Sloppy lawyers failing clients on death row; For 11 years, top Texas court largely ignored shoddy work as 273 people were executed”: The Austin American-Statesman contains this article today, the first in a series titled “Writs gone wrong.”

The newspaper today also contains related articles headlined “Supreme Court may be headed toward raising standards“; “Complaint attempts to force State Bar to levy punishment; Group that disciplines lawyers has been slow to respond to lackadaisical legal work, critics charge“; and “Attorney cuts, pastes convicted client’s letter.”

“Death penalty debate hits home; As referendum approaches, families of victims divided as much as any other group”: This article appears today in The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

“Firm lead for ‘No’; Rape or incest exception would switch many votes”: The Argus Leader of Sioux Falls, South Dakota today contains an article that begins, “A new poll finds most South Dakotans would vote against the state’s ban on almost all abortions. But, as a previous poll found, the ban would have broader support if it allowed women to receive abortions for cases of rape and incest.”

“Affirmative action: A lot at stake if ban is passed; Critics see proposition as threat to progress.” This article appears today in The Detroit Free Press.

“Gay Marriage Through a Black-White Prism”: Adam Liptak has this article today in the Week in Review section of The New York Times.

And The Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger today contains an article headlined “The cradle of civil unions: What Vermont can teach New Jersey on same-sex ceremonies.”

“Canada seeks to expel U.S. sex offender”: This article appeared yesterday in The Toronto Globe and Mail. Today’s newspaper, meanwhile, reports that “PM unhappy after U.S. sex offender freed.”

And The Buffalo News reported yesterday that “Ex-teacher in sex abuse held in Ontario.”

“Treason: Who Decides? The Military Commissions Act of 2006 subverts who we are as Americans. Beware.” Nat Hentoff has this essay in the current issue of The Village Voice.