“Crimping eminent domain; Homeowners see a victory, but governments say the results may hamper revitalization”: The St. Petersburg Times contains this article today.

“Partial-Birth Replay: The Supreme Court has to decide whether it meant what it said about ‘partial-birth’ abortion.” This editorial appears today in The Washington Post.

“Michigan Prefers Equality: Ward Connerly triumphs again.” Abigail Thernstrom has this essay online at OpinionJournal.

“Why It Was A Mistake for a California Judge To Dismiss Britney Spears’s Defamation Lawsuit Against US Weekly”: Julie Hilden has this essay online at FindLaw.

“Blawg Review # 83”: Available online here, at Law Professor Rick Hasen’s “Election Law” blog.

“Supreme Court to rule on sentencing issue”: This article appeared yesterday in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Available online from law.com: T.R. Goldman reports that “Judicial Nominations May End Up Gridlocked” (see sidebar article).

And California Court of Appeal Justice William W. Bedsworth has an essay entitled “A Microwave Molested One Day at 7-Eleven.”

“Judge’s lawsuit heading for jury; Writer, chief justice fight for reputations”: The Chicago Tribune today contains an article that begins, “As jurors sit down this week to decide a defamation case brought by Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Bob Thomas, they can choose from a couple of theories.”

In earlier coverage, Friday’s issue of The Chicago Tribune reported that “Damage to judge by paper doubted; Ex-Justice official questions impact.” Thursday’s newspaper reported that “Judge’s earning power detailed; Economist testifies in defamation suit against ex-columnist.” Wednesday’s newspaper reported that “State’s chief justice testifies in lawsuit; He says that columns hurt reputation, career.” And on Tuesday, the newspaper reported that “Court’s aide says columnist didn’t call; Spokesman testifies in defamation suit.”

The Chicago Sun-Times yesterday published articles headlined “‘Making up facts’ alleged in libel case; State court spokesman says he warned editor“; “Kane jury could get libel case Monday“; and “Judge nominated by Thomas met with Gorecki ally.” On Friday, the newspaper reported that “Columnist defends writings in Justice Bob Thomas’ libel case.” On Thursday, the newspaper reported that “Newspaper opens libel suit defense.” On Wednesday, the newspaper reported that “On stand, chief justice unleashes his outrage; Exclaims shock at columns that spurred libel suit.” And on Tuesday, the newspaper reported that “Justice is expected to testify today; Judge Bob Thomas: Libel trial continues against columnist, area newspaper.”

The Daily Herald of Arlington Heights, Illinois reports today that “Libel trial verdict no easy task for jury; Civil lawsuits much different than criminal.” Yesterday, the newspaper reported that “Columnist says he exposed deals; Libel case finds Kane County judges, senators denying political back scratching.” On Friday, the newspaper reported that “Judge’s actions on trial; There was evidence of vote trading, columnist testifies.” On Thursday, the newspaper reported that “Justice argues his case for a multimillion-dollar damage award; Attorneys debate if he’d lose out on lucrative jobs.” And on Wednesday, the newspaper published an article headlined “Thomas: columns have long effects; Judge cites damage to his reputation, humiliation.”

“Why the FBI Is Coming After Me”: Ann Louise Bardach has this essay today in the Outlook section of The Washington Post.

And in related news coverage, The Miami Herald today contains articles headlined “Posada a target of new federal probes; Authorities are building a new criminal case against Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles, zeroing in on his alleged role as the mastermind of bombings in Cuba a decade ago” and “FBI destroyed evidence as ‘routine’ matter.”

“‘Gay Divorce?’ A Knottier Knot for Gay Couples.” This article appears today in the Week in Review section of The New York Times.

“Judge Gives Injunction Over UND Nickname”: The Associated Press provides a report that begins, “A district judge has granted a preliminary injunction to stop the NCAA from banning the University of North Dakota from hosting a postseason game because of its ‘Fighting Sioux’ nickname, state Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said.”

“Live Blogging: Nino Scalia.” Yale law student Vivek Krishnamurthy has this post at his blog “dominion wine and cheese society.” My earlier coverage appears at this link.

“New Democratic Majority Throws Bush’s Judicial Nominations Into Uncertainty”: Neil A. Lewis has this article today in The New York Times.

“Michigan Voters Ban Affirmative Action”: This audio segment (RealPlayer required) appeared on yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR‘s “All Things Considered.”

“Charges Sought Against Rumsfeld Over Prison Abuse; A lawsuit in Germany will seek a criminal prosecution of the outgoing Defense Secretary and other U.S. officials for their alleged role in abuses at Abu Ghraib and Gitmo”: Time.com provides this report.

“Analysis: Can U.S. courts reach overseas?” Today at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post that begins, “The case of Mohammad Munaf, a U.S. citizen who faces a death sentence imposed by a court in Iraq, has drawn the U.S. Supreme Court and the D.C. Circuit Court into a major new test of the global impact of the Great Writ — the habeas writ.”

The Toronto Globe and Mail is reporting: Today’s newspaper reports that “Universities move to hide work from U.S. eyes; Patriot Act prompts institutions to switch to Canadian server for online research.”

And a news analysis headlined “A flagging relationship suffers another blow; Judges sent reeling by Toews’s plans to plow ahead despite objections” begins, “Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin has never been one to play her cards carelessly or blurt out an indiscretion. When she chose to lead the country’s top judges into a very public battle with Justice Minister Vic Toews over his plan to transform the judicial appointment process, it meant only one thing: that she believed the very independence of the judiciary was at stake.”

“An American Indian accuses federal agents of using wildlife laws to thwart his religious practices; Holy man fights for seized feathers”: This article appears today in The Houston Chronicle.

“Cooler heads prevail in test of self-defense law”: The St. Petersburg Times today contains an editorial that begins, “A jury reached the correct conclusion when it rejected Hillsborough County’s first case of the ‘stand your ground’ defense.”

“Appeal heard in ’95 murder of prosecutor; Evidence, testimony faulty, SJC is told”: This article appears today in The Boston Globe.

“Judge Lets Guilty Plea Stand in Terrorism Case; Defendant Cited Warrantless Surveillance”: The Washington Post today contains an article that begins, “A federal judge has refused to throw out the guilty plea of a convicted al-Qaeda supporter who argued that he was illegally spied on through President Bush’s controversial warrantless eavesdropping program.”

“Keeping the Voting Clean”: Law Professor Richard L. Hasen, author of the “Election Law” blog, has this op-ed today in The New York Times.

“Sports Artist Sued for Mixing Crimson and Tide”: Adam Liptak will have this article Sunday in The New York Times.

The Associated Press is reporting: Now available online are articles headlined “Judicial Independence Remains Under Fire“; “Warrantless Wiretaps Unlikely to Be OK’d“; and “Gov’t Appeals Eagle Shooting Dismissal.”

“The Court and Abortion”: The New York Times today contains an editorial that begins, “The Supreme Court unnecessarily returned to the politically charged area of abortion this week, hearing arguments in a case testing some of the core principles of Roe v. Wade and the court’s own credibility as an institution removed from politics.”

And The Washington Times today contains an editorial entitled “Partial-birth deceit.”

“Bush Revives Espionage Act; Bush’s war on the disloyal press climaxes in a trial on classified information”: Nat Hentoff has this essay in the new issue of The Village Voice.

“Ten Tips for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy”: The new installment of my “On Appeal” column for law.com can be accessed at this link.

“House Arrest: Will Nancy Pelosi put Alberto Gonzales behind bars?” Law Professor Jeffrey Rosen will have this essay in the November 20, 2006 issue of The New Republic.

“Kaye to Seek Reappointment To Aid Transition, Push Reform”: The New York Law Journal on Monday will contain an article (free access) that begins, “Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye, whose term expires in March, will reapply for the position she has held since 1993, court insiders confirmed last week.”

The Toronto Globe and Mail is reporting: Today’s newspaper contains articles headlined “Top judges rebuke Tories; Federal plan would allow police to help appoint judiciary” and “Tobacco firms to drop ‘mild,’ ‘light’ labels on cigarettes; Federal anti-trust watchdog reaches deal on removal with three biggest companies.”

“Democrats Will Revisit Military Habeas Debate; Likely Chair Leahy Objects to Limits on Detainees’ Rights”: Lawrence Hurley has this article (pass-through link) today in The Daily Journal of California.

“Students at odds over Pledge of Allegiance; Orange Coast College student board approved a motion this week calling the pledge ‘irrelevant’ but later faced critics of the move”: This article appeared yesterday in The Orange County Register.

The Daily Pilot of Costa Mesa, California reports today that “OCC student leaders won’t take pledge; Trustees say ‘under God’ phrase and uneasiness led them to halt saying the Pledge of Allegiance.”

The Associated Press reports that “Calif. College Ends Pledge of Allegiance.”

And Reuters reports that “Students at Calif. College ban Pledge of Allegiance.”

“Frat boys are first Borat victims to sue”: The London Times Online provides this report.

E! online reports that “Borat Gets a New Suit.”

The Associated Press reports that “Humiliated Frat Boys Sue ‘Borat.’”

And TMZ.com offers a post titled “Borat Lawsuit — High Five!!!” and has uploaded a PDF copy of the complaint initiating suit.

Via this link at Slate, you can access the release that participants in the Borat movie were required to sign.

And today at Salon.com, you can access a report headlined “What’s real in ‘Borat’? Everything you wanted to know about the Kazakh road trip — what was staged, who was an actor, and who was just hapless comedy roadkill.”

Update: At “Overlawyered,” Ted Frank has a post titled “Obnoxious Chi Psi frat boys sue Borat.”

“Scalia urges literalism; Constitution is ‘dead’ text, justice claims”: The Yale Daily News contains this article today.

“False rape report leads to 1-year sentence; A Dana Point woman accused six men of abducting her, but a video shows her orchestrating some of the sex”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

And The Orange County Register reports that “Woman gets jail time for false rape allegation; Videotape contradicted her claim that she was the victim.”