“Innocents at Gitmo”: Nat Hentoff has this op-ed today in The Washington Times.

On the editorial page of today’s issue of The Los Angeles Times: Today’s newspaper contains editorials entitled “First wiretapping, now letter-opening? Can the feds read your mail without a warrant? You wouldn’t think so, but that’s not how the president sees it” and “Military injustice: Army prosecutors are going too far in trying to conscript reporters to boost their case in a soldier’s court-martial.”

“A capital trial at the crime scene; Many will be watching as a courthouse slaying case unfolds in Atlanta; One issue is fairness”: The Los Angeles Times contains this article today.

“Restraining order at issue: High court to rule if fire chief can now return.” This article appears today in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

“Israeli experience may sway Army policy on gays; In U.S., ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ is losing ground”: The St. Petersburg Times contains this article today.

“Battling Deportation Often a Solitary Journey; Without Legal Assistance, Thousands Are Expelled Unfairly, Critics of System Say”: This lengthy front page article appears today in The Washington Post.

That newspaper today also contains a related article headlined “Conservatives Decry Terror Laws’ Impact on Refugees; Administration’s Interpretation Means Many Asylum-Seekers Are Wrongly Considered Security Threats, Critics Say.”

“Free-Market Justice: Why do private lawyers do better than public defenders?” Morris B. Hoffman, a state court trial judge from Colorado, has this op-ed today in The New York Times.

The blog “Public Defender Stuff” offers a guide to every public defender blog.

“Mass Repeal: The liberal case for Massachusetts’s anti-gay-marriage amendment.” Benjamin Wittes has this essay online today at The New Republic’s web site.

Ben is currently on leave from his job at The Washington Post while he works on a book about the federal courts of appeals. During his leave, he’ll be writing a column on legal affairs scheduled to appear every other Monday for TNR Online.

“Unions’ Policy Test: Justices Will Hear Case Challenging Spending of Dues.” Jess Bravin has this article (free access) today in The Wall Street Journal.

“States turn to Texas for execution guidance; Advice sought amid debate over injections”: USA Today contains this article today.