“Supreme Court to Review Two School-Integration Plans; Justices to Consider Whether Race Can Still Be a Factor in Public School Placement”: Sunday’s edition of The Washington Post will contain this article.

And Sunday’s edition of Newsday will report that “Supreme Court to rule on school diversity.”

“The War on Terror, Under New Scrutiny”: This article will appear in the Week in Review section of Sunday’s issue of The New York Times.

“Schools argument 12/4/06: Could this be ‘Brown III’?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Timetable Set For Sullivan To Appeal; Judicial Review Council Sends Written Ruling To Former Chief Justice”: Today in The Hartford Courant, Lynne Tuohy has an article that begins, “The Judicial Review Council has issued its written ruling in the case of former Chief Justice William J. Sullivan, setting in motion the timetable for any appeal of his 15-day suspension. Sullivan, now a senior justice, faced up to a one-year suspension for withholding release of a controversial ruling to help Associate Justice Peter T. Zarella’s chances of succeeding him as chief justice.”

“Five years after Enron’s fall, its former CEO will trade a life of power for a modest federal lockup; A dramatic shift for Skilling”: This article appears today in The Houston Chronicle.

“In Unusual Ruling, Law Firm Is Told to Pay Opponent’s Legal Fees in Enron Case”: The New York Times today contains an article that begins, “In a decision that she conceded flies in the face of previous rulings by other courts, a federal judge in Houston has ordered the law firm of William S. Lerach, a leading class-action lawyer, to pay the legal fees and costs of a company he sued.”

Update: WSJ.com’s “Law Blog” has posted online a copy of the ruling.

“State sees downside to Santa’s backside”: The Portland Press Herald yesterday published an article that begins, “Daniel Shelton is confident that Santa’s Butt Winter Porter, brewed in England, eventually will be available at Maine stores — though it may take a court order. On Thursday, the Maine Civil Liberties Union Foundation filed a lawsuit claiming government censorship after the Maine Bureau of Liquor Enforcement refused to allow Massachusetts-based Shelton Bros. to sell Santa’s Butt and two other beers with label illustrations that the agency deemed ‘undignified or improper.’ The MCLU claims the denial is a First Amendment violation restricting freedom of expression.”

And The Bangor Daily News reported yesterday that “State, beer distributors butt heads over label featuring Santa’s backside.”

A related news release from the Maine Civil Liberties Union Foundation can be accessed here.

You can learn more about the apparently offending brew at this link.

“High Court Probes K-12 School Diversity”: The Associated Press provides this report.

“Justices to weigh race ‘tiebreakers’; Seattle schools at center of issue”: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer contains this article today.

And Sunday in The Washington Post. columnist George F. Will will have an op-ed entitled “Clueless In Seattle.”

“Gay marriage issue resurfaces; Lawmaker says he’ll reintroduce a bill that was vetoed by the governor in 2005”: This article appears today in The Sacramento Bee.

And The Oakland Tribune reports today that “Bill rekindles debate on same-sex marriage; ‘Growing support’ cited by assemblyman as he prepares to introduce new legislation.”

“Eminent domain case near trial”: The San Luis Obispo Tribune today contains an article that begins, “A Templeton man is accusing the county of building a road across his property to benefit a private landowner in what he calls an abuse of the eminent domain process.”

“Supreme silence”: The Chicago Tribune today contains an editorial that begins, “The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to reinstate a $10.1 billion judgment against Philip Morris awarded in 2003 by a judge in Madison County.”

“Vermont court may decide pet’s legal value”: This article appears today in The Barre (Vt.) Times Argus.

“Judge returns her paycheck to state”: The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review today contains an article that begins, “Superior Court Judge Joan Orie Melvin, who filed a lawsuit because officials refuse to let her turn down a 15 percent salary boost, returned her entire paycheck this week to the state.”

“A duck hunt for global warming”: Today in The Boston Globe, columnist Derrick Z. Jackson has an op-ed that begins, “Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia needs to go duck hunting. It is the only way for him to understand global warming.”

“Justices to Decide if Citizens May Challenge White House’s Religion-Based Initiative”: Linda Greenhouse has this article today in The New York Times.

Today in The Los Angeles Times, David G. Savage reports that “Justices to Hear Case of ‘Bong Hits 4 Jesus’ Banner at School Event; Supreme Court agrees to decide whether student had a right to display his sign.”

And The Chicago Tribune reports that “Top court takes ‘Bong hits’ case on free speech.”

“Chronicle appeals order to imprison reporters; Court asked to adopt test to weigh effects of grand jury leaks”: Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, “The Chronicle, challenging a judge’s order to imprison two of its reporters for refusing to reveal who leaked grand jury testimony about athletes and steroids, told a federal appeals court Friday that the public interest and evolving legal doctrines require recognition of a journalist’s right to protect confidential sources.”

“Supreme court to confront school racial diversity”: James Vicini of Reuters provides this report.

“Fa-la-la-la-lawsuit: Get sued at the office holiday party!” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Times Asks End to Suit on Anthrax Inquiry”: Today in The New York Times, Neil A. Lewis and David Johnston have an article that begins, “The New York Times filed a motion with a federal judge on Friday asking him to dismiss a suit by a germ-warfare scientist who said a series of columns by Nicholas D. Kristof about the deadly anthrax mailings of 2001 defamed him.”

And recently on Slate, Jack Shafer had a Press Box essay entitled “Hatfill v. Hatfill: The bio-warfare scientist and his dueling lawsuits.”