“Sports-recruiting case returns to high court”: Online today at the First Amendment Center, Tony Mauro has a news analysis that begins, “The authors of the First Amendment’s freedom-of-speech clause might be surprised to learn that in the 21st century, it is being invoked to protect a private school football coach from being punished for recruiting eighth-grade boys from other schools for his team.”

“Rehnquist’s Skeletons: How the Nixon and Reagan White Houses tried to silence his critics.” Bonnie Goldstein has this Hot Document online at Slate.

The Associated Press is reporting: Now available online are articles headlined “Navy Lawyer Faces Court-Martial“; “Wife Asks Jury to Spare Truck Driver“; and “Tribe Keeps Fighting for Treaty Rights.”

“Court To Hear Challenge To Costly Calls From Prison”: The New York Sun today contains an article that begins, “The state’s highest court tomorrow will hear a legal challenge to the high fees associated with placing collect calls from the state’s prison system.”

Briefs filed in support of DontDateHimGirl.com’s motion to dismiss Pittsburgh attorney’s lawsuit against that web site: You can access the web site’s amended brief in support of its motion to dismiss by clicking here. In addition, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the ACLU of Pennsylvania, and the Center for Democracy and Technology have filed an amicus brief in support of the web site’s motion to dismiss. The motion is scheduled to be argued on January 23, 2007.

You can access the trial court’s docket entries, providing access to electronic copies of other papers filed in the case, at this link.

“Web error reveals censure of U.S. judge; In a rare move only inadvertently made public, action is urged against Manuel L. Real of L.A. for misconduct”: On December 23, 2006, Henry Weinstein had this article in The Los Angeles Times. My initial coverage of that article appeared at this link.

On January 2, 2007, I posted online all but page nine of the Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit’s ruling in In re Complaint of Judicial Misconduct, No. 05-89097 (Nov. 16, 2006). You can access all but page nine of that ruling by clicking here.

As I explained in my January 2nd post, the copy of the ruling that I received did not include page nine. Over this past weekend, however, I obtained the missing page, and thus you can access missing page nine by clicking here.

Today’s U.S. Supreme Court Order List: You can access today’s Order List at this link.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Court Turns Down Iran Opposition Group” and “Supreme Court Won’t KO Airport ID Policy.”

You can access Lyle Denniston’s round-up at “SCOTUSblog” by clicking here.

“FBI Files Fan Debate Over Rehnquist Legacy: Drug abuse. Paranoiac delusions. Allegations of FBI witness intimidation. Is the former chief’s legacy at risk?” Tony Mauro has this article (free access) in today’s issue of Legal Times.

“U.S. views asked on tobacco delivery”: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

Justice Antonin Scalia to speak in Cleveland this Wednesday evening: More details and electronic registration (the deadline to register is today) can be accessed at this link.

“Blawg Review #90”: Available online at this link, from the blog “Minor Wisdom.”

“It’s Time to Abolish ‘Invisible’ State Appellate Court Rulings”: That’s the headline of today’s installment of my “On Appeal” column for law.com.

At “The Indiana Law Blog,” Marcia Oddi has a related post titled “Indiana appeals court now a leader in making all rulings accessible to public.”

“No abortion ban expected; But 2007 Legislature might consider bills to restrict procedure”: This article appears today in The Sioux Falls Argus Leader.

“Chief justice off mark on judges’ earnings; Judicial pay shouldn’t be tied to Congressional salaries”: The Miami Herald contains this editorial today.

“California court can bring reason to marriage debate”: This editorial appears today in The San Jose Mercury News.

What’s next — Howie Mandel hosting cert. or no cert.? Hollywood’s quest to glorify U.S. Supreme Court law clerks will soon reach new heights (or perhaps depths) as Fox Television has given the green light to a new series entitled “Supreme Courtships.”

According to Variety magazine, “‘Supreme Courtships’ revolves around the professional and personal world of six Supreme Court clerks. Tieche and Adelstein Productions (‘Prison Break’) principals Marty Adelstein and Michael Thorn will produce.”

And The Hollywood Reporter says that “‘Supreme Courtships,’ from 20th Century Fox TV and Adelstein Prods., is a comedic drama about the personal and professional lives of six Supreme Court clerks and their supervisors.”

In news from Guam: KUAM News provides a report that begins, “Expected to be the major news event Tuesday is Governor Felix Camacho’s bond-borrowing case, which will be heard before the highest court in the land.”

“Resnick bows out without a word; Outspoken justice was a voice for underdogs”: This article appears today in The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch.

“Amid state appeals stands ‘Dr. Death’; In hundreds of cases, point man out to preserve lethal injection”: Howard Mintz had this article Saturday in The San Jose Mercury News.

“New London Officials Have High Hopes For Reviving Development; Fort Trumbull plan at issue in talks set to start Wednesday”: This article appears today in The Day of New London, Connecticut.

“Evidence grows that America has begun to lose faith in death penalty”: Patti Waldmeir of Financial Times has this article today.

“Trash Haulers Aim for Lower Fees in U.S. Supreme Court Fight”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News provides this report.

“Sue parents for not securing car seat? A strange case before Minnesota’s top court may hand a new risk to drivers carting kids.” This article appeared last Friday in The St. Paul Pioneer Press.

And in other coverage, The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that “Minnesota boy, 8, sues parents over car seat; Teddy Harrison, now 8, was ejected from a seat in 2001; The Minnesota Supreme Court’s interpretation of a rule about evidence also will decide how much money he gets.”

“Trial for Human Smuggler Resumes Monday”: The Associated Press provides this report.

“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.

“U.S. Education Officials Question Diversity Standard; Critics Say the American Bar Association’s New Criterion Promotes Racial Quotas at Law Schools”: This article will appear Monday in The Washington Post.