“Supreme Court Rules on Whistle-Blowers”: The Associated Press provides this report.

“We emphasize that our holding is limited to the unique procedural circumstances presented here.” So writes Justice Clarence Thomas in holding that U.S. Supreme Court review was sought in a timely manner, rather than too late, in the case of Limtiaco v. Camacho, No. 06-116, decided today. Although the Justices divided on other issues, the Court’s ruling was unanimous on the timeliness issue.

The quoted text brought to mind this student comment published in the March 2007 issue of The Yale Law Journal.

One more reason to close GITMO — Copyright infringement? At CNNMoney.com’s “Legal Pad” blog, Roger Parloff has an interesting post titled “Tormenting Gitmo detainees with copyrighted music: Is torture a ‘fair use’?”

“Court clarifies False Claims Act”: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.” According to Lyle’s post, Justice Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court in Rockwell International Corp. v. United States, No. 05-1272. You can access the oral argument transcript at this link.

And in the only other ruling issued today in an argued case, Justice Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court in Limtiaco v. Camacho, No. 06-116. You can access the oral argument transcript at this link.

On today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition“: The broadcast contained audio segments entitled “Gonzales Aide to Take Fifth Before Senate Panel” (featuring Nina Totenberg) and “Hicks Pleads Guilty to Supporting Terrorism.”

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Bloomberg News is reporting: Now available online are articles headlined “Gonzales Aide to Take Fifth About Prosecutor Firings” and “Hicks Pleads Guilty at Guantanamo to Terrorism Charge.”

“Roberts’s Supreme Court Falls Behind in Pace of Issuing Rulings”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News provides a report that begins, “As U.S. Supreme Court cases go, Global Crossing v. Metrophones, an administrative-law tussle over pay-phone fees, hardly looms as a landmark. That’s why lawyers in the dispute are so puzzled that almost six months after hearing arguments, the court hasn’t ruled. The case has become a symbol of John Roberts’s second year as chief justice, one in which the court has fallen well behind its typical schedule.”

“Supreme Court to review child pornography law; The provision would make it a crime to send computer messages that offer illicit images, even when no pornography exists”: David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

“FBI Provided Inaccurate Data for Surveillance Warrants”: This article appears today in The Washington Post.

“Australian’s Guilty Plea Is First at Guantanamo”: The Washington Post contains this front page article today.

The New York Times today contains an article headlined “Plea of Guilty From Detainee in Guantanamo.”

The Los Angeles Times reports that “Australian pleads guilty at Guantanamo; David Hicks admits to material support of terrorism. He says he did not commit a violent act.”

In The Miami Herald, Carol Rosenberg reports that “Guantanamo captive to plead guilty.”

And in The Wall Street Journal, David B. Rivkin Jr. and Lee A. Casey have an op-ed entitled “The Gitmo Blues: Closing Guantanamo would hurt the war effort, and wouldn’t appease the critics anyway” (free access).

“Aide to Gonzales Won’t Testify About Dismissals”: This article appears today in The New York Times. An editorial is entitled “Time for Answers.” And Law Professor Neal Katyal has an op-ed entitled “Prosecution Complex.”

The Washington Post reports today that “Aide to Gonzales Won’t Testify; Counselor Cites Fifth Amendment Right in Refusal” and “GOP Groups Told to Keep Bush Officials’ E-Mails; Democrat Cites Investigation of Firings.”

The Los Angeles Times reports that “Gonzales clarifies role in firings; The attorney general says he had a part, but that he did not help decide which prosecutors to dismiss.”

USA Today contains articles headlined “Gonzales aide to take the 5th in hearing; Move abandons Justice pledges of cooperation” and “Poll backs subpoenas of Bush aides.”

The Chicago Tribune reports that “Fitzgerald questions await Gonzales.”

And The Washington Times reports that “Justice official to invoke 5th Amendment.”

“Retrial of Pain Doctor Begins in Va.” The Associated Press provides a report that begins, “A prominent pain-management doctor accused of prescribing high doses of drugs such as morphine and OxyContin to patients went on trial for a second time Monday. William E. Hurwitz, 61, was convicted in 2004 of drug trafficking, among other charges, and sentenced to 25 years in prison, but a federal appeals court last year tossed the conviction and ordered a new trial.”

“Justices Hear Arguments About Pacts on Pricing”: Linda Greenhouse has this article today in The New York Times.

Today in The Washington Post, Robert Barnes reports that “Justices Revisit Manufacturer’s Right to Set Retail Price of Goods.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “High court appears split on price fixing; Several justices say a repeal of a 1911 rule could mean consumers will pay more; Antonin Scalia and others say the law is outdated.”

And in USA Today, Joan Biskupic reports that “Court ponders cost of dropping price rule; Justices ask whether change would topple discount stores.”

“White House prods justices into retail arena”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times provides this news update.

“Justices Agree to Revisit Child Pornography Laws”: Linda Greenhouse will have this article Tuesday in The New York Times.

And Reuters reports that “High court to review securities fraud case.”

Available online from law.com: An article is headlined “9th Circuit: Suit-Happy Past Doesn’t Hobble Plaintiff’s ADA Case.”

And in other news, “Federal Courts See Slight Easing of New Caseloads; Judiciary to ask Congress for 67 more judgeships.”

“Section 102 of the Rehabilitation Act does not contain the necessary ‘clear-statement’ requiring a waiver of Eleventh Amendment immunity if the State of Texas accepts federal funds for this program.” So concludes a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in a decision issued today.

Available online from National Public Radio: Today’s broadcast of “Morning Edition” contained audio segments entitled “Gonzales Attracts More Critics Inside GOP” and “Guantanamo Hearing Tests New Rules.”

Today’s broadcast of “Day to Day” contained an audio segment entitled “White House Stands by Gonzales.”

And this evening’s broadcast of “All Things Considered” contained audio segments entitled “Australian Detainee Has Hearing at Guantanamo“; “How Did a Kangaroo Skinner Get to Guantanamo?“; and “Dems Allege Interference in Phone-Jamming Case.”

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“Terror Suspect Pleads Guilty at Gitmo”: The AP now provides an updated report that begins, “An Australian terror suspect pleaded guilty Monday to a war-crime charge of providing material support to terrorism. David Hicks was the first detainee to face prosecution under revised military tribunals set up after the Supreme Court found the Pentagon’s previous system for trying Guantanamo prisoners unconstitutional. He is accused of fighting alongside al-Qaida in Afghanistan.”

McClatchy Newspapers are reporting: Now available online are articles headlined “Gonzales aide to invoke the Fifth in testimony“; “Who is Monica Goodling?“; and “Respected U.S. prosecutor faces a conservative backlash.”

“Terror suspect sent to Guantanamo”: Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald provides a news update that begins, “For the first time since September, the Pentagon added a new detainee to the captive population here, announcing on Monday the arrival of an alleged al Qaeda operative named Abdul Malik.”

“Australian faces U.S. military judge in Guantanamo”: Reuters provides this report.

The Associated Press reports that “Detainee Arraigned During Gitmo Hearing.”

And this evening’s broadcast of the PBS program “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer” contained a segment entitled “Prisoner Faces New Tribunal Process at Guantanamo Bay” (transcript with links to audio) featuring Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald.

“Analysis: What’s best for consumers — price or service?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Court Weighs Price Setting Case.”

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument today in two cases. The case that is the subject of these news reports is captioned Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc., No. 06-480, and you can access the oral argument transcript by clicking here.

The other case in which the Court heard oral argument today is captioned Bowles v. Russell, No. 06-5306, and you can access the transcript by clicking here.

“U.S. top court to rule on child pornography law”: James Vicini of Reuters provides this report.

And The Associated Press provides reports headlined “Court Agrees to Review Child Porn Law” and “Court Nixes Appeal by American Indians.”

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

“DOJ Official Ignored White House Guidance; Testimony Contradicted Gonzales in U.S. Attorney Matter, Sparked Controversy”: ABC News correspondent Jan Crawford Greenburg provides this written report.

“Supreme Court Hears Arguments on U.S. Shareholder-Suit Limits”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News provides this report.

“Alito, Scalia to Teach Summer Courses at Starr-Deaned Law School”: law.com’s Tony Mauro provides this news update. My earlier coverage appeared at this link.

“Supreme Court lets stand grandparent-visitation decision; At issue: whether judges violated the constitutional right of Shane Fausey to raise his child free of undue government interference.” Warren Richey will have this article Tuesday in The Christian Science Monitor.

Asher Hawkins of The Legal Intelligencer provides a news update headlined “Challenge of Grandparent’s Right of Custody Denied High Court Review” (free access) in which I am quoted.

And The Associated Press reports that “Court Won’t Review Grandparents Case.”

Programming note: I have a reply brief due in an appeal today, and I’ll be working to complete it from the office of my co-counsel in the case. Additional posts will appear here later today. For timely coverage of today’s U.S. Supreme Court Order List, please consult “SCOTUSblog.”

“Gonzales feels heat from GOP senators”: David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times. And the newspaper also reports that “Three fired U.S. attorneys balked at seeking death penalty; Prosecutors in California, Michigan and Arizona share a reluctance to pursue the ultimate punishment.”

USA Today reports today that “Gonzales’ credibility under fire amid latest e-mail disclosures; Dem, GOP senators question his truthfulness.”

And The Washington Post contains an editorial entitled “The Cloud Over Mr. Gonzales: The attorney general has a few things to explain.”

“Guantanamo Bay tribunals to begin again; Australian terrorism suspect to be arraigned today; Critics say the revamped trial system is still flawed”: The Los Angeles Times contains this article today.

And today in The Miami Herald, Carol Rosenberg reports that “Australian first to appear before reopened Guantanamo war-crimes court.”

“Revise the Patriot Act: Why Congress needs to rein in the abuses of the USA Patriot Act, especially ‘national security letters.'” This editorial appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Justices Are of an Opinion, but Not Often”: Today in The Washington Post, Robert Barnes has an article in which he reports that “the court is off to a slower-than-usual pace in issuing opinions. The justices have issued 23 decisions so far, a bit behind last year’s pace. Of course, at this point, they’ve also heard fewer cases than last year.”

“A High Price for Freedom”: Today in The New York Times, George Lardner Jr. has an op-ed that begins, “All the talk about a potential presidential pardon for I. Lewis Libby Jr. has infuriated critics of the Bush administration; many feel that a Libby pardon would amount to a whitewashing of the White House’s actions relating to Valerie Plame’s identity.”

“A Disputed Fee”: The New York Times today contains an editorial that begins, “A dispute has been raging between elderly Holocaust victims and Burt Neuborne, a lawyer who helped win a $1.25 billion settlement from Swiss banks, over the size of the fees Mr. Neuborne has requested.”