“Top Litigator Faces Potential Prison Term”: This audio segment (RealPlayer required) appeared on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

“Furor Ends in Deanship for Liberal Scholar”: Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times.

The Los Angeles Times today reports that “UC Irvine rehires Chemerinsky as dean; The school’s chancellor flies east to re-recruit the legal scholar, whom he had earlier fired.”

The Orange County Register reports that “UCI rehires law dean; Campus officials pledge academic freedom at new law school in wake of what some have called ‘Chemerinskygate.’”

The Daily Pilot of Costa Mesa, California contains an article headlined “Decision overturned on appeal: UCI Chancellor has been vague on why he changed his mind in re-hiring Chemerinsky as the first dean of UCI’s new law school.”

The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina reports that “Professor will be dean after all; UC-Irvine, Duke scholar reconcile.”

And The Duke Chronicle reports that “Law prof back in at UC-Irvine; Chemerinsky accepts once-rescinded offer.”

“CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin on the Conservative Court”: This interview with Jeffrey Toobin appears today at Time magazine’s web site.

“Did CIA kidnap vacationer? It’s a state secret; At issue is whether the White House has the power to keep an alleged victim from seeking redress in US courts.” Wednesday in The Christian Science Monitor, Warren Richey will have an article that begins, “In December 2003, German citizen Khaled el-Masri boarded a bus in Germany for a holiday in Skopje, Macedonia.”

“The Seven-Year Itch: Mukasey is the Right Attorney General–Seven Years Too Late.” Benjamin Wittes has this essay online today at The New Republic.

And National Review Online has an editorial entitled “Judging Mukasey.”

“Liberal Originalism: The Only Way Liberals Can Compete in Constitutional Interpretation.” Law Professors Robert Post and Reva Siegel have this essay online at The New Republic.

“ABC interviews Thomas”: At his “LawBeat” blog, Mark Obbie has this post noting that ABC News correspondent Jan Crawford Greenburg spent today interviewing Justice Clarence Thomas for an interview that will air on October 1, 2007, the same day that Justice Thomas’s new book — “My Grandfather’s Son: A Memoir” — goes on sale.

“Supreme Makeover: Inventing a New Model of Judicial Openness on the High Court?” This event is scheduled to get underway at 4 p.m. eastern time today at the Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics, and the Media at Syracuse University. The event will feature an address by Dahlia Lithwick and a panel discussion with Ben Wittes and Tony Mauro. Mark Obbie, author of the “LawBeat” blog, will serve as moderator. Once the event gets underway, you should be able to access a live webcast by clicking here (Windows Media Player required).

And tomorrow at 2 p.m. eastern time, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. will be at Syracuse University to deliver the keynote address at the dedication of Newhouse III.

“AG Nominee Begins Hill Visits”: The Associated Press provides this report.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upholds Delaware federal district court’s rejection of Tracinda Corp.’s “merger of equals” securities fraud claim against DaimlerChrysler: You can access today’s Third Circuit ruling at this link. Although that ruling against the plaintiff was unanimous, the panel divided 2-1 in affirming the district court’s imposition of a half-million-dollar sanction against defendants for discovery violations.

“Transcripts of Federal Court Proceedings Nationwide To Be Available Online”: The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts today issued a news release that begins, “The Judicial Conference of the United States today voted to make transcripts of federal district and bankruptcy court proceedings available online through the Judiciary’s Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system.”

“‘Ask the Author’ with Jeffrey Toobin: Part 1.” This post appears today at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Court upholds Md. gay marriage law; Md. high court rules state’s traditional marriage statute does not violate constitutional rights”: The Baltimore Sun provides this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “Court Upholds Md. Gay Marriage Ban.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Court of Appeals of Maryland — that State’s highest court — at this link. Additional background material in the case is available here.

“Justice for Detainees: Congress can right a wrong in the war on terrorism.” This editorial appears today in The Washington Post.

“Microsoft Loss In Europe Raises American Fears”: The Wall Street Journal today contains a front page article that begins, “Microsoft Corp.’s stinging defeat in a European courtroom rewrites the rules for competition in Europe, promising tighter scrutiny for dominant companies including several American giants.” The newspaper also contains an article headlined “Microsoft Ruling Lifts Stakes For Big Tech Firms” and an editorial entitled “Microsoft’s Waterloo.”

The New York Times reports today that “Microsoft Ruling May Bode Ill for Other Companies.”

The Washington Post reports that “E.U. Court Rejects Microsoft’s Appeal; Judges Uphold $690 Million Fine, Requirement to Share Software Information.”

The Los Angeles Times reports that “Other U.S. firms may feel Microsoft’s pain; Europe’s second-highest court rules Microsoft abused its dominance in computer operating systems.”

The Seattle Times reports that “Europe not done with Microsoft.”

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that “Microsoft must ‘change its illegal behavior’; EU antitrust ruling could affect other large companies.” And columnist Bill Virgin has an essay entitled “Microsoft antitrust case a fact of global trade.”

And USA Today reports that “Microsoft’s loss boosts antitrust enforcers.”

My initial coverage of yesterday’s ruling of the European Court of First Instance appears at this link.

“Securities Lawyer Lerach Is Set to Plead Guilty”: This article appears today in The Wall Street Journal.

The New York Times reports today that “Guilty Plea Is Expected in Kickbacks at Law Firm.”

The Washington Post reports that “Plaintiff Lawyer to Plead Guilty To Conspiracy.”

The Los Angeles Times reports that “Top class-action lawyer may plead guilty in kickbacks; William Lerach won billions of dollars in judgments in securities cases against major corporations.”

In The New York Sun, Josh Gerstein reports that “Prominent Lawyer Set To Offer Guilty Plea in Federal Investigation.”

And Bloomberg News reports that “Lerach to Be Second Milberg Lawyer to Plead Guilty, People Say.”

“Oregon Legal Battle Ignites Debate on Circumcision”: This article appears today in The New York Sun.

The Oregonian last week posted online a news update headlined “Jewish groups join circumcision fight.”

And the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America yesterday issued a press release entitled “OU Joins With Other National Jewish Organizations in Circumcision Court Case.” You can view the amicus brief by clicking here.

“Caterpillar Escapes Liability For Israeli Bulldozer Operations”: Josh Gerstein has this article today in The New York Sun.

Reuters reports that “Court dismisses suit over Israeli bulldozing.”

And The Associated Press reports that “9th Circuit refuses to reinstate lawsuit by Corrie family.”

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

“‘The Nine’ by Jeffrey Toobin: An opinion-based look at the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court.” Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David J. Garrow has this book review today in The Los Angeles Times.

Today in USA Today, Richard Willing has a book review headlined “‘The Nine’ does justice to Supreme Court history.”

In The San Francisco Chronicle, Michael O’Donnell has a book review headlined “‘The Nine’ offers riveting insider reading on Supreme Court.”

And The Concord (N.H.) Monitor contains an article headlined “New book details Souter’s sorrow; Author says justice took Bush v. Gore hard.”