“Extend Legal Rights to Guantanamo”: Alberto J. Mora and Thomas R. Pickering have this op-ed today in The Washington Post.

“Mascots in Court, Not on the Court”: The New York Times today contains an article that begins, “Chief Illiniwek performed his last dance as the University of Illinois’s mascot on Feb. 21 , but he has not gone quietly.”

My most recent earlier coverage appears here.

“In Wartime, Who Has the Power?” Law Professor Jeffrey Rosen has this essay today in the Week in Review section of The New York Times.

“A New Mystery to Prosecutors: Their Lost Jobs.” The New York Times on Sunday will contain an article that begins, “After Daniel G. Bogden got the call in December telling him that he was being dismissed as the United States attorney in Nevada, he pressed for an explanation.”

“One year in, Alito ‘his own man'”: This article appeared yesterday in The Daily Princetonian.

“Dangerous pursuits: The Supreme Court considers limits on high-speed chases, but police departments should be the ones changing policy.” The Los Angeles Times contains this editorial today.

“Doubts Rise as States Hold Sex Offenders After Prison Terms”: This article will appear Sunday in The New York Times.

“No More Denials, Please”: The New York Times today contains an editorial that begins, “It is time for the Justice Department to stop issuing rote denials that are becoming increasingly hard to believe about the suspicious firing of eight United States attorneys.”

And The Washington Post today contains an editorial entitled “Strange Justice: The mass firing of U.S. attorneys has been poorly managed — at best.”

“Growing Calls in Australia for Terror Suspect’s Return”: The New York Times contains this article today.

Sunday’s edition of The Age of Melbourne, Australia contains articles headlined “Plea deal rests with defence team” and “US has ‘no objection’ to Hicks parole in Australia.”

The Australian Associated Press reports that “Hicks ‘may succumb to plea bargain.’”

And BBC News provides a report headlined “Hicks charge ‘took too much time’; Australian PM John Howard has welcomed a US move to file charges against an Australian man held at Guantanamo Bay for five years without trial.”

“Libby Jury Seeks Clarity On ‘Reasonable Doubt'”: This article appears today in The Washington Post.

And today in The New York Times, Neil A. Lewis reports that “Libby Jury Leaves a Clue as It Heads Into Recess.”

“Justice Thomas scorns media, affirmative action in interview; ‘That’s a lie,’ he says of the notion that he was recruited for college”: David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

My earlier coverage appears at this link.

“White House Backed U.S. Attorney Firings, Officials Say”: This front page article appears today in The Washington Post.

“Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Abuse Suit”: Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports today that “Court rejects German’s appeal in torture case; State secrets prevent suit from advancing, 4th Circuit judges rule.”

James Vicini of Reuters reports that “Appeals court dismisses CIA torture lawsuit.”

The Associated Press reports that “Court Rejects Detained German’s Lawsuit.”

Today in The Los Angeles Times, Khaled El-Masri has an op-ed entitled “I am not a state secret; Having just lost in court, a CIA kidnap victim asks why the U.S. won’t admit its error.”

And the ACLU yesterday issued a press release titled “Federal Appeals Court Denies Day in Court for Victim of CIA Kidnapping, Citing ‘State Secrets’; ACLU Considers Supreme Court Appeal in Case of Khaled El-Masri; Urges Congress to End Human Rights Abuses.”

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Fourth Circuit ruling can be accessed here.

Available online from law.com: An article reports that “2nd Circuit Upholds Attorney’s Conviction for Forgery.”

In other news, “Dog-Mauling Case Hits the Calif. High Court.”

And the brand new installment of my weekly “On Appeal” column is headlined “‘Lawrence’ Fails to Open Floodgates to Unfettered Sexual Freedom.”

“Florida’s 3-Month Execution Ban Lapses; Now What?” This audio segment (RealPlayer required) appeared on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

“President Giuliani’s kind of justice”: ABC News correspondent Jan Crawford Greenburg has this post today at her “Legalities” blog.

“Royal Flush: The purge of U.S. attorneys (partially) explained.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“More on the Curious Decline in Paid Petitions”: Law Professor David Stras has this post online at “SCOTUSblog.”

“The Holy Cross Fraternity: In 1968 a group of black kids enrolled in a small Massachusetts college; Many went on to become stars in law, literature, and finance — thanks to a far-sighted mentor.” The March 12, 2007 issue of BusinessWeek will contain an article that begins, “They are two of the most important men in American law: Clarence Thomas, arguably the most controversial member of the U.S. Supreme Court; and Theodore V. Wells Jr., the star litigator who is currently representing I. Lewis ‘Scooter’ Libby, Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff, on charges of lying in the Valerie Plame CIA leak investigation.”

And a related online extra is headlined “Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Speaks: Justice Thomas talks about the lasting influence of the man who guided him through his years at Holy Cross and why he’s not a beneficiary of affirmative action.”

Thanks to Stuart Buck for the pointer.

Relying on the state secrets doctrine, Fourth Circuit affirms dismissal of lawsuit in which Khaled El-Masri alleged that the defendants were involved in a CIA operation in which he was detained and interrogated in violation of his rights under the Constitution and international law: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at this link.

Back on November 29, 2006, The Washington Post published a lengthy article about the case headlined “The Wronged Man: Unjustly Imprisoned and Mistreated, Khaled al-Masri Wants Answers the U.S. Government Doesn’t Want to Give.”

And following the Fourth Circuit’s oral argument, the ACLU issued a press release titled “Khaled El-Masri, Victim of CIA Kidnapping and Abuse, Seeks Acknowledgement, Explanation and Apology.”

“Logic for Law Students: How to Think Like a Lawyer.” Senior Third Circuit Judge Ruggero J. Aldisert, along with his 2006-2007 law clerks Stephen Clowney and Jeremy D. Peterson, have posted this manuscript (abstract with link for download) online today at SSRN (via “Legal Theory Blog“).

Sixth Circuit decides when a death row inmate’s federal civil rights claim challenging Ohio’s method of implementing the lethal injection accrued: Today’s ruling, by a divided three-judge panel, finds the inmate’s claim to be time-barred. The dissenting opinion, by contrast, would have held that “the statute of limitations should not begin to run until an execution becomes imminent.”

“[T]he plain import of Booker is that a 1-day, below-the-Guidelines sentence, no less than a 7,300-day, above-the-Guidelines sentence, is now a viable sentence for a district court to impose so long as it is authorized by statute and reasonable within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. sec. 3553(a).” So holds a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit today, in a decision affirming a one-day prison sentence where the advisory Guidelines range produced a sentence of imprisonment of between 37 and 46 months. You can access today’s ruling at this link.

“Lawsuit wants last word on misspelled tattoo”: This article appears today in The Chicago Tribune.

And Crain’s Chicago Business provides a report headlined “Tattoo typo? Man sues over alleged misspelling; Error has caused him ’emotional distress from public ridicule,’ complaint says.”

“Child porn e-mails ruled sufficient grounds for search; Court says officers don’t have to prove photos were solicited”: Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Ninth Circuit ruling by a divided three-judge panel appears at this link.

And at “The Volokh Conspiracy,” Orin Kerr has an interesting post titled “United States v. Kelley and Probable Cause for Search Warrants” in which he argues that all three judges on the panel applied the incorrect Fourth Amendment standard.

“Study draft decries execution appeals process”: In today’s issue of USA Today, Richard Willing has an article that begins, “Death-sentence appeals take too long, traumatize victims’ families and burden states with millions in extra costs for housing convicted killers, a draft of a new study commissioned by the Justice Department shows.”

“Florida Panel Urges Steps for Painless Executions”: Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times.

The St. Petersburg Times reports today that “Review of executions on Crist’s desk; Errors were made in the Dec. 13 lethal injection of Angel Diaz, a state commission finds.”

The Gainesville Sun reports that “Governor receives execution proposals.”

And The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that “Commission urges changes in executions.”

Update: The blog “Ohio Death Penalty Information” has posted the Florida report online at this link.

“House Panel Subpoenas 4 Prosecutors of 8 Ousted”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

The Washington Post reports today that “House Panel Subpoenas Fired U.S. Attorneys.”

The Los Angeles Times reports that “House panel subpoenas ousted U.S. attorneys; Four of the prosecutors who say the White House forced them out for political motives are to appear Tuesday.”

And McClatchy Newspapers provide a report headlined “Sources: GOP lawmakers tried to influence federal investigation.”

“Australian Detainee Is Charged Under ’06 Law”: The Washington Post today contains an article that begins, “Pentagon officials announced yesterday that David M. Hicks, an Australian detainee in U.S. custody for more than five years, will face two counts of providing material support for terrorism, the first time anyone has been charged under the U.S. law passed last year governing military trials for some foreign terrorism suspects.”

The Los Angeles Times reports today that “Australian Hicks charged with war crime; The Guantanamo detainee, accused of supporting terrorism, is the first indicted under the new military commissions.”

The Sydney Morning Herald contains an article headlined “Hicks: my life of terror and torture; The Australian has described in detail the brutality of his US captors.”

The Washington Times reports that “Australian granted terror trial.”

And the Australian Associated Press provides a report headlined “Charges ‘made up’: Hicks’ lawyer.”

“Jurors in Libby Case Allowed to Leave Deliberations Early”: This article appears today in The Washington Post.

“Justice Department takes aim at image-sharing sites”: Declan McCullagh of c|net News.com provides this report.

“U.S. Marshals official accused of misspending security funds; Justice Dept.: $4.3M used inappropriately.” This front page article appears today in USA Today, along with an article headlined “Office specified where Marshals money was to go; Budget official warned that funds were for courthouse security.”

“The Supreme Court’s Recent Philip Morris Punitive Damages Decision: What It Reveals About How Constitutional Law Gets Made, and How the Court Functions.” Vikram David Amar has this essay online today at FindLaw.

“U.S. Attorney Says Firing Had Political Origins”: This audio segment (RealPlayer required) appeared on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

In news updates available online from The Washington Post: An update headlined “Subcommittee Votes to Compel Testimony on Firings” begins, “A House subcommittee voted today to compel testimony from four U.S. attorneys who were part of a wave of firings by the Justice Department, marking the first high-profile subpoenas from the Democratic-controlled Congress.”

And in other news, “Jurors Don’t Expect Libby Verdict by End of Week.”