“Judges asked to order the return of O.C. men’s pot; The medical marijuana users ask the state appellate court to order the return of the drug that doctors recommend they use for pain”: The Los Angeles Times contains this article today.

“Role of Telecom Firms in Wiretaps Is Confirmed”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

And The Los Angeles Times reports today that “Spy chief’s disclosures stun Congress; McConnell is criticized for offering once-classified details about the wiretapping program in an interview.”

You can access the interview transcript at this link.

“Prosecutors Push to Resume War Crimes Trials”: The New York Times provides this news update.

Bob Egelko is reporting: In today’s edition of The San Francisco Chronicle, he has an article headlined “Lawyer: Spy boss undercuts security case by confirming AT&T role.”

And this afternoon, he has a news update headlined “Federal judge looking to move onto state appeals bench” that begins, “U.S. District Judge Martin Jenkins, whose current docket includes major cases on sex discrimination and global warming, said Friday that he has applied to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for a vacant position on the state appeals court in San Francisco. Jenkins, a former state trial judge in Oakland and a federal judge in San Francisco since 1997, verified a report by the National Law Journal that he has submitted an application for appointment to the First District Court of Appeal. He declined further comment.”

“N.J. Top Court to Decide Scope of Protection for Sports Spectators”: law.com provides this report.

On this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered“: The broadcast contained audio segments entitled “New Appeals Court Mulls ‘Enemy Combatant’ Labels” and “Ex-Dictator Noriega In Limbo as Release Looms.”

“Judge won’t block Noriega’s extradition”: Jay Weaver of The Miami Herald provides a news update that begins, “A federal judge Friday denied former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega’s request to halt his extradition to France on money-laundering charges related to his drug conviction in Miami. U.S. District Judge William Hoeveler rejected the former general’s argument that because the judge had designated him as a prisoner of war after his sentencing in 1992, he was entitled to be returned to Panama under the Geneva Convention.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Judge Won’t Halt Noriega Extradition.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida at this link.

“Phone call fateful in Padilla conviction; Jurors in Jose Padilla’s terrorism trial saw him as a bit player in a South Florida conspiracy to support jihad abroad, but convicted him based on a single phone call”: This article appears today in The Miami Herald.

“Fieger, law partner indicted in campaign case; Former Fieger attorney says: ‘It’s going to be the battle of the titans.'” The Detroit News provides an update that begins, “A federal grand jury has indicted Southfield attorney Geoffrey Fieger and his law partner Vernon (Ven) Johnson of conspiring to make illegal campaign contributions to presidential candidate John Edwards’ 2004 campaign. The indictment was unsealed today in U.S. District Court in Detroit. A grand jury, which works in secret, had returned it under seal on Tuesday, officials said. The 30-page, 10-count indictment charges Fieger with conspiracy, obstruction of justice, making illegal campaign contributions and causing false statements.”

The Detroit Free Press provides a news update headlined “Fieger, partner indicted on campaign finance charges.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Ex-Kevorkian Atty Charged Over Donations.”

You can access the indictment, unsealed today, at this link.

“White House Defends US Terror Tribunals”: The Associated Press provides a report that begins, “The Bush administration argued Friday that discrepancies between the nation’s new terror law and the way it is being carried out should not stall one of the Pentagon’s first terrorism trials. Arguing before the newly formed U.S. Court of Military Commission Review, government attorneys urged judges to look beyond the letter of the law when deciding whether the military undermined its terrorism tribunals at Guantanamo Bay.”

“Judge to rule Monday on Missouri abortion law”: The Kansas City Star today contains an article that begins, “A federal judge announced Thursday that he will decide by 5 p.m. Monday whether to delay enforcement of a new Missouri law regulating abortion clinics.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Planned Parenthood Seeks to Halt Mo. Law.”

“Schlozman Leaves Justice Dept. Amid Questions”: This audio segment (RealPlayer required) featuring Nina Totenberg appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”