“Line in the Sand: Have the Guantanamo judges soured on the president’s war tribunals?” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Jan Crawford Greenburg and Supreme Conflict“: Last Wednesday evening, ABC News correspondent Jan Crawford Greenburg spoke about her book and participated in a question-and-answer session at an Ethics and Public Policy Center event hosted by Ed Whelan. You can download audio of the event via this link (30.9MB mp3 file).

“Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference Brings Federal Bench, Bar to Honolulu”: The Public Information Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued this news release today. One of the scheduled presentations is titled — I kid you not — “Killer Asteroids and What We Can Do About Them.”

Ninth Circuit rejects convicted criminal defendant’s challenge to FBI agent’s infiltration and investigation of NAMBLA: You can access today’s ruling at this link.

May a federal district court impose a harsher, non-Guidelines sentence based on community-specific considerations, such as a belief that gun trafficking in New York City inflicts greater harm and requires stiffer penalties to achieve deterrence than the same offense committed in less densely populated parts of the country? A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit answers “no” today in a decision that you can access here.

“Katrina Lawsuit to Go to Appeal”: The Associated Press provides this report.

On today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition“: The broadcast contained audio segments entitled “Former White House Aide Lewis Libby Gets Jail, Fine” (featuring Nina Totenberg); “Civil Rights Attorney Testifes About Partisan Politics“; and “Voting Rights Group Absent Amid Charges of Fraud.”

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“Court Hears Appeal in Teen Oral Sex Case”: The Associated Press provides this report.

“No fines for fleeting expletives: The FCC is ignoring its own precedent against harshly punishing broadcasters for an unexpected, rare curse word.” This editorial appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Judge throws out efforts to keep Chief”: The News-Gazette of Champaign, Illinois yesterday posted online a news update that begins, “A Champaign County judge this morning threw out two lawsuits filed as efforts to get the University of Illinois to retain Chief Illiniwek as its honored symbol.”

“Death to child rapists? The Louisiana Supreme Court thinks child rapists should be executed; Might the U.S. Supreme Court agree?” This editorial appeared yesterday in The Los Angeles Times.

“Libby Given 30 Months for Lying in C.I.A. Leak Case”: Neil A. Lewis has this article today in The New York Times. The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled “Jail Time for Scooter Libby.”

The Washington Post today contains articles headlined “Libby Given 21/2-Year Prison Term; Former White House Aide ‘Got Off Course,’ Judge Says“; “In the West Wing, Pardon Is A Topic Too Sensitive to Mention“; and “Letters Cast Light on Cheney’s Inner Circle; Dozens of Prominent Figures and Insiders Praise Libby as Fundamentally Decent.” And Dana Milbank’s “Washington Sketch” column is headlined “Standing by Their Man.”

The Los Angeles Times reports that “Libby gets prison, Bush may face dilemma; Ex-Cheney aide gets 2 1/2-year sentence in probe of a former CIA operative’s outing; Pressure for a pardon may hit president soon.”

USA Today contains a front page article headlined “Libby seeking to delay sentence; 30-month prison term may start during appeals.”

The Boston Globe reports that “Libby gets 2 1/2 years; some seek pardon; Conservatives call for Bush to take action.”

In The New York Sun, Josh Gerstein reports that “Establishment Who’s Who Fails To Rescue Libby.”

The Washington Times reports that “Libby gets 30 months, $250,000 fine.”

And The St. Petersburg Times contains an editorial entitled “A correct sentence for Libby.”

“Helping attorneys hone appeals; At Schnader Harrison law firm’s subsidiary institute, outside lawyers face mock court to tailor briefs, shape oral arguments”: The Philadelphia Inquirer today contains an article that begins, “It’s all about getting an edge. Two years ago, when partners at the Schnader Harrison law firm first began talking about setting up a consulting business aimed at lawyers who need help sharpening appeals-court arguments, a threshold question was whether it would make money. The jury is still out on that, but the consulting business is up and running.”

“Sex landed him in prison; will petition bail him out? Consensual act between youths got teen 10 years; Today, he asks a judge to throw out the conviction.” Today’s edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution contains an article that begins, “Genarlow Wilson says he regrets some of the things he did at a raunchy New Year’s Eve party in 2003 that put him in the national spotlight. But he argues that his 10-year prison sentence was too harsh for receiving consensual oral sex from a 15-year-old girl when he was 17.”

The newspaper also contains an op-ed by columnist Cynthia Tucker entitled “Genarlow Wilson should be free.”

“Errors mar law prof’s paper; Some students question how the legal writing director at FAMU’s law school got her job”: This article appears today in The St. Petersburg Times.

“Eminent Domain Fix At Risk; Billboard Clause Could Lead To Cuts In State’s Share Of Federal Highway Funds”: The Hartford Courant contains this article today.

“Ex-Prosecutor Says He Didn’t Think Charges Would Affect Election”: The Washington Post contains this article today.

The New York Times reports today that “Panel Asks Official About Politics in Hiring.”

The Los Angeles Times reports that “Indictments may have bent Justice’s rules; A Senate panel hears how four liberal activists were charged right before the midterm election despite federal guidelines.”

The Washington Times reports that “Democrats hit Justice official for timing of voter-fraud case.”

And USA Today reports that “Ex-prosecutor says firing cleared way for another; Replacement got indictments of 4 in liberal group.”

“Guantanamo Ruling Renews The Debate Over Detainees; Bush Policy Faces New Hill Challenge”: This article appears today in The Washington Post.

And The New York Times today contains an article headlined “Democrats Hope to Expand Rights at Guantanamo,” along with an editorial entitled “Gitmo: A National Disgrace.”

“New trial ordered for condemned man; Top court says juror who spoke of hanging should have been removed”: The Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger contains this article today.

And The New York Times reports today that “New Jersey Court Voids Death Penalty Conviction.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of New Jersey at this link.

“Expletive Policy Deleted”: This editorial appears today in The New York Times.

“In June, getting five justices to agree isn’t so easy; Dissenters always try to pick off one to get a majority”: Joan Biskupic has this article today in USA Today.

“A Mootness Dismissal Illustrates the Supreme Court’s Split Personality: Is it a Constitutional Court or a Court of Error?” Michael C. Dorf has this essay online today at FindLaw.

The Associated Press is reporting: An article headlined “Judge Now Wants Just $54M From Cleaner” begins, “A judge who was seeking $67 million from a dry cleaners that lost his pants has loosened the belt on his lawsuit. Now, he’s asking for only $54 million, according to a May 30 court filing in D.C. Superior Court.”

And an article headlined “Feds Appeal Posada’s Dismissal” begins, “Federal prosecutors have appealed a judge’s decision to dismiss an immigration fraud case against an anti-Castro militant who is wanted in Cuba and Venezuela on charges that he plotted a jetliner bombing.”

“Squabble erupts among opponents of abortion law”: The Los Angeles Times provides this news update.

“Senator charges improper political interference in Justice Department”: McClatchy Newspapers provide this report.

“Despite Docket Drop, Justices Face Packed Homestretch; After ‘B-movie’ term, will Supreme Court make blockbuster rulings in final weeks?” Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal provides this report.

“Federal Appeals Court Rejects Michigan’s Ban on a Controversial Method of Abortion”: The New York Times contains this article today.

The Detroit News reports today that “Late-term abortion ban illegal; Appeals court decides on Mich. law despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s upholding of federal ban.”

And The Detroit Free Press reports that “State’s ban on some abortions is struck down.”

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Sixth Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“Padilla Jury Begins to Hear Wiretapped Conversations”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

“Court restores Missouri executions; Ruling stems from Michael Anthony Taylor’s sentence in KC teenager’s murder”: The Kansas City Star contains this article today.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports today that “Missouri kills moratorium on executions.”

And Henry Weinstein of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Lethal injections upheld in Missouri; A panel of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals finds ‘no wanton infliction of cruel and unusual punishment,’ clearing the way for executions to resume.”

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Eighth Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“Military Judges Dismiss Charges for 2 Detainees”: This article appears today in The New York Times. And Adam Liptak has an article headlined “Tribunal System, Newly Righted, Stumbles Again.”

The Washington Post today contains an article headlined “Charges Against Guantanamo Detainee Set for Trial Dropped Over Limit in Law.” The newspaper’s web site also provides a news update headlined “White House Criticizes Guantanamo Trial Ruling.”

Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald reports that “Judges toss 2 war crimes cases; Guantanamo military judges dismissed war crimes charges against two detainees, citing the Pentagon’s failure to comply with an act of Congress.”

The Los Angeles Times reports that “Tribunals are dealt another legal setback; Dismissal rulings in two Guantanamo cases raise questions about the military’s jurisdiction over detainees.”

Wednesday in The Christian Science Monitor, Warren Richey will have an article headlined “Why detainee trials got snagged over a word: No one has designated those held at Guantanamo Bay ‘unlawful’ combatants; Does it matter?”

And from National Public Radio, this evening’s broadcast of “All Things Considered” contained an audio segment entitled “Guantanamo Trials Likely to Resume After Change.” Today’s broadcast of “Day to Day” contained an audio segment entitled “Dismissed Guantanamo Charges: Legal Implications” featuring Dahlia Lithwick. And today’s broadcast of “Morning Edition” contained an audio segment entitled “Guantanamo War Crimes Charges Dismissed.” RealPlayer is required to launch these audio segments.

You can access the dismissal orders here and here.

“Insurers must warn consumers about rates; Notification is required if a credit report boosts the price, justices rule”: David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Broadcasters Win Appeal Of FCC’s Profanity Ruling”: This front page article appears today in The Washington Post.

Jim Puzzanghera of The Los Angeles Times reports today that “FCC efforts on indecency dealt setback; TV networks can’t be penalized for unscripted expletives, a court rules.”

The Washington Times reports that “Court deals serious blow to FCC expletive policy.”

law.com reports that “2nd Circuit Finds FCC’s Policy on ‘Fleeting Expletives’ Arbitrary; Fox Network wins challenge after facing sanction for entertainers’ language on awards show.”

Finally, from National Public Radio, this evening’s broadcast of “All Things Considered” contained an audio segment entitled “Federal Appeals Court Overrules FCC on Indecency.” And today’s broadcast of “Day to Day” contained an audio segment entitled “Court Backs Broadcasters on ‘Fleeting Expletives.’” RealPlayer is required to launch these audio segments.

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Second Circuit ruling appears here and here.

“Judge orders jail time for Libby in CIA leak case; The former White House aide was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in jail, plus a fine of $250,000”: This article will appear Wednesday in The Christian Science Monitor.

At Time magazine’s web site, Reynolds Holding has an article headlined “Why Libby’s Sentence Was So Tough.”

And from National Public Radio, on this evening’s broadcast of “All Things Considered,” Nina Totenberg had an audio report entitled “Lewis Libby Sentenced to 30 Months in Jail.” Today’s broadcast of “Day to Day” contained an audio segment entitled “Libby Sentenced in CIA Leak Case.” And today’s broadcast of “Morning Edition” contained an audio segment entitled “Ex-White House Aide Libby Faces Sentencing” also featuring Nina Totenberg. RealPlayer is required to launch these audio segments.

“Best Buy attorney falsified e-mails; A Robins Kaplan attorney representing the retailer in a class-action suit admitted tampering with documents”: The Minneapolis Star Tribune today contains an article that begins, “Timothy Block, an attorney representing Best Buy Co. Inc., has admitted falsifying e-mails and e-mail attachments submitted in a multimillion-dollar class-action lawsuit in Seattle.”

law.com reports that “Firm’s Mea Culpa Adds Twist to Class Action Against Best Buy.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Lawyer Altered Docs in Best Buy Case.”

“Terrorism, the Military, and the Courts”: Benjamin Wittes has this article in the current issue of Policy Review, a publication of the Hoover Institution.