Access online Seventh Circuit nominee John D. Tinder‘s interview with “Article III Groupie”: This past Tuesday, President Bush made four nominations to the U.S. Courts of Appeals, including the nomination of U.S. District Judge John D. Tinder for the Seventh Circuit.

In March 2005, the blog “Underneath Their Robes” posted a two-part interview with Judge Tinder. You can access the interview at the following links: part one; part two.

“Unlikely Adversary Arises to Criticize Detainee Hearings”: This article will appear Monday in The New York Times.

“Democrats’ abortion quandary; As ’08 election nears, party weighs a more nuanced line on issue that divides U.S.”: The Chicago Tribune contains this article today.

“Another U.S. attorney in a tight spot; As lawmakers move to hold administration figures in contempt, Jeffrey Taylor would be the prosecutor — pitted against his bosses”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

And The San Francisco Chronicle reports today that “Pelosi promises congressional contempt charge for Harriet Miers; Speaker reiterates impeachment is not on her agenda.”

“Subpoena Standoff: The battle over congressional testimony by White House aides drags on.” The Washington Post contains this editorial today.

“Cockfighting on Web Enters Legal Arena; Broadcaster’s Suit Challenges Anti-Cruelty Law”: This article appears today in The Washington Post.

My earlier coverage appears at this link.

“Md. Judge Dismisses Sex-Abuse Charges; Clerk Is Unable To Find Suitable Translator In Time”: The Washington Post contains this article today.

“Power Without Limits”: The New York Times today contains an editorial that begins, “The Bush administration, which has been pushing presidential power to new extremes, is reportedly developing an even more dangerous new theory of executive privilege. It says that if Congress holds White House officials in contempt for withholding important evidence in the United States attorney scandal, the Justice Department simply will not pursue the charges. This stance tears at the fabric of the Constitution and upends the rule of law.”

And a related article headlined “A White House Warning on Contempt Charges” appeared in yesterday’s newspaper.

In Monday’s issue of The Christian Science Monitor: Tomorrow’s newspaper will contain articles headlined “Is democracy ‘reborn’ in Pakistan? The decision on Friday to reinstate Pakistan’s Supreme Court Chief Justice is a victory for democracy, but the euphoria around the decision may be premature” and “In bayou, whose water is it? A legal battle brews over whether fishermen are trespassing when they fish in the flooded bottomlands.”

“Baggy Pants Target of Ban in Louisiana Parish”: This audio segment (RealPlayer required) appeared on yesterday’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

On this date in 1937: Seventy years ago today, according to the popular “Today in History” feature from The Associated Press, “the Senate rejected President Franklin Roosevelt’s proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court.” And Wikipedia has an entry titled “Judiciary Reorganization Bill of 1937.”

“Court sides with Narragansetts in key ruling on land”: The Providence Journal on Saturday contained an article that begins, “An appeals court ruled yesterday that the federal government could take 31 acres into trust for the Narragansett Indian Tribe in a case at the crux of a struggle between the state and the tribe over control of tribal lands.”

And The Associated Press provides reports headlined “R.I. loses lawsuit casting doubt on Indian land trusts” and “R.I. to appeal suit over tribe’s land; Says lot should be subject to state law.”

You can access Friday’s 4-2 ruling by an en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit at this link.

“Alimony provides a same-sex union test; An Orange County man appeals an order to pay spousal support to his ex-wife, who is in a domestic partnership”: Maura Dolan has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.