“Teacher Defends Religious Comments in Class”: Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an article that begins, “The teacher who is the subject of a potential lawsuit regarding proselytizing in a public high school history class denied on Tuesday night that he had preached in class and said that the student who taped him had never expressed discomfort to him about his comments.”

“Lower Voter Turnout Is Seen in States That Require ID”: The New York Times today contains an article that begins, “States that imposed identification requirements on voters reduced turnout at the polls in the 2004 presidential election by about 3 percent, and by two to three times as much for minorities, new research suggests.”

“Supreme Court Will Review the Way New York Selects Judicial Candidates”: Linda Greenhouse has this article today in The New York Times.

Today in The New York Sun, Joseph Goldstein has an article headlined “Supreme Court Showdown: Brooklyn Clubhouse Politics Land Before High Court.” The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled “Spitzer v. Lopez Torres.”

And The New York Daily News reports that “Supremes to eye how N.Y. picks judges.”

“High Court to Hear Microsoft Patent Case”: The Associated Press provides this report.

The San Jose Mercury News reports today that “Microsoft vs. AT&T patent case begins in U.S. high court; Software companies could lose billions, push more jobs abroad.”

The San Antonio Express-News reports that “AT&T patent case before high court.”

And The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that “Microsoft supported in AT&T patent fight.”

“Do Car Passengers Enjoy Fourth Amendment Rights? The Supreme Court Grants Review in Brendlin v. California.” Sherry F. Colb has this essay online today at FindLaw.