“Bush Lobbies for Surveillance Law”: The Associated Press provides this report.

Circuit split — Does the public safety exception to the requirement that Miranda warnings be given apply in the absence of any immediate danger to the police or public: Circuit Judge Raymond W. Gruender has issued an interesting concurring opinion that is part of a decision that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit released today.

The Associated Press is reporting: Now available online are articles headlined “Court Rules Against Tobacco Companies“; “Court Will Rule on Vehicle Searches“; and “Court Takes Indian Land Case.”

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

Today’s Order List contains the following order in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller, No. 07-290, the pending Second Amendment challenge to the District of Columbia’s gun laws: “The motion of Texas, et al. for leave to participate in oral argument as amici curiae and for divided argument, and, in the alternative, for enlargement of time for oral argument is denied. The motion of the Solicitor General for enlargement of time for oral argument and for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument is granted.”

Sixth Circuit holds that an Ohio county’s online publication of traffic ticket revealing a woman’s personal identifying information, including the woman’s Social Security number, did not violate the woman’s constitutional right to privacy: You can access today’s ruling at this link. As a result of the county’s online publication of this information, the woman claims that she became the victim of identity theft.

“Court adds three new cases”: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“S.C. bar exam: Men who benefited speak out; They comment on ordeal as new test starts today.” This article appears today in The State of Columbia, South Carolina.

“Confirmation Needed: The Senate should allow the Justice Department to fill its No. 2 post.” The Washington Post today contains an editorial that begins, “On its return this week, the Senate should act quickly to confirm Mark R. Filip as deputy attorney general.”

“Scare Tactics and Our Surveillance Bill”: Jay Rockefeller, Patrick Leahy, Silvestre Reyes, and John Conyers have this op-ed today in The Washington Post.

“Blogger, Sans Pajamas, Rakes Muck and a Prize”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

“Lawsuit Inc.” The Wall Street Journal today contains an editorial that begins, “Should state Attorneys General be able to outsource their legal work to for-profit tort lawyers, who then funnel a share of their winnings back to the AGs?”

“Why Big Law Is Bracing For a Leaner 2008; After Several Flush Years, Revenue Growth May Slow Amid Economic Turmoil”: This article appears today in The Wall Street Journal.

In the current issue of The Harvard Law Record: The publication contains articles headlined “Nader Criticizes Corporate Influence at Law Schools; Dean Kagan Responds to Consumer Advocate’s Criticisms” and “Law Review President Talks About Upcoming Volume.”

“Job discrimination cases run into new opposition; Justices signal they may be less willing to broadly interpret laws”: Joan Biskupic has this article today in USA Today.

“Thomas: 2 Years of Court Silence.” Mark Sherman of The Associated Press provides a report that begins, “Two years and 142 cases have passed since Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas last spoke up at oral arguments.”

“O’Connor to receive Byrd service award”: The Winchester (Va.) Star today contains an article that begins, “Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will receive the Virginia Military Institute’s Harry F. Byrd Jr. Class of 1935 Public Service Award on March 26.”

“Did Justice Stevens Pull a Fast One? The Hidden Logic of a Recent Retroactivity Case in the Supreme Court.” Michael C. Dorf has this essay online at FindLaw.

“Interpreting the Supreme Court’s Medical Device Decision”: The March 3, 2008 issue of U.S. News & World Report will contain this article.

“White House backtracks on claims of lost intelligence; Hours after chiding Congress for not finishing a wiretapping bill and leaving the nation ‘vulnerable to terrorist attack,’ officials acknowledge all requested information is being received”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Conservative Distrust of McCain Lingers Over ’05 Deal on Judges”: Monday’s edition of The New York Times will contain an article that begins, “Back in 2005, Senator John McCain of Arizona and fellow members of the so-called Gang of 14 were hailed as heroes in some quarters when they fashioned an unusual pact that averted a Senate vote on banning filibusters against judicial nominees.”

“High court criticism mobilizes Dems in court primaries”: From Texas, The Associated Press provides a report that begins, “The court of public opinion has not been kind recently to the state’s two highest courts. Usually not in the spotlight, the Court of Criminal Appeals and the Texas Supreme Court grabbed unwanted headlines in the last year. Primary challengers for seats on those benches say the headlines signal it’s time for a change.”

“Canadian same-sex marriage faces U.S. challenge”: Canwest News Service provides this report.

“2 La. insurance lawsuits may rock legal world”: The Times-Picayune of New Orleans provides a news update that begins, “For thousands of Louisiana hurricane victims still battling their insurers over policy interpretations, Tuesday is the biggest of judgment days, with millions of dollars and, possibly, the future of the state’s insurance landscape at stake. The state’s high court will hear its first Hurricane Katrina insurance payment case Tuesday, and later in the day, will hear its first Hurricane Rita insurance case. And if the Supreme Court rules in favor of policyholders in either case, it would trump federal court rulings in similar cases that have gone in favor of insurance companies.”

“Chief justice prods governor to fill vacancies in state judiciary”: This article will appear Monday in The Providence (R.I.) Journal.

“Hicks case ‘pushed to suit Howard'”: Monday’s edition of The Australian contains an article that begins, “It was January 9 last year when Morris Davis, the chief prosecutor for the Bush administration’s military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay, took what he regards as a disturbing telephone call about David Hicks.”

“The World Is Watching”: In the current issue of CQ Weekly, Kenneth Jost has an essay that begins, “War is hell, and President Bush’s ‘war on terror’ has been no exception.”

“Weller files suit against Darren Mack in 2006 shooting”: Saturday’s edition of The Reno Gazette-Journal contained an article that begins, “Family Court Judge Chuck Weller, who was hit in the chest with shrapnel when a bullet blasted through his window while he stood in his third-floor chambers in 2006, has sued the man who fired the sniper-style shot: Darren Mack.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Nevada Judge Shot at Work Sues Gunman.”

“Photo Tech Complicates Child-Porn Cases”: The Associated Press provides this report.

“Baldwin, Fla., wants its kids to hitch their britches; Old-timers in a North Florida town really aren’t interested in seeing the generation gap”: This article appears today in The St. Petersburg Times.

“English cost going to high court”: The Arizona Daily Star today contains an article that begins, “The amount of money Arizona taxpayers have to spend to teach English will be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.”

Late Friday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a 91-page ruling in typescript format examining whether Arizona’s funding for English language instruction for non-native speakers complies with a federal law known as the Equal Educational Opportunity Act of 1974.

“Secret files against terror suspects revealed”: This article appeared yesterday in The Toronto Globe and Mail.

“Chief justice drops bid to speed up death penalty appeals; State budget woes derail Ronald M. George’s proposed constitutional amendment that would have let other appellate courts handle the initial review of capital cases”: Henry Weinstein has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

Robert Barnes is reporting: Today in The Washington Post, he has a front page article headlined “Exxon Oil Spill Case May Get Closure; Almost 20 Years After Valdez Wreck, Justices to Weigh In.”

Also in today’s newspaper, he has a news analysis headlined “Justices Further Resist Finding Right to Sue.”

On this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered“: The broadcast contained audio segments entitled “Ruling to Shut Down Leak Site Called Censorship” and “Calif. Law Puts Sex Offenders on the Streets.”

“More Sharp Words Traded Over Lapsed Wiretap Law”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

The Washington Post reports today that “Spy Law Lapse Blamed for Lost Information; Some Telecom Firms Not Cooperating for Fear of Liability, U.S. Says.”

And The Los Angeles Times reports that “White House intensifies spying standoff; Bush administration officials tell congressional Democrats their failure to act has made the U.S. ‘more vulnerable to terrorist attack.’” The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled “Focus on FISA: The debate over immunity for telecoms is distracting attention from more urgent work.”

“Justice Probes Authors Of Waterboarding Memos”: Dan Eggen has this article today in The Washington Post.

And The New York Times reports today that “Waterboarding Focus of Inquiry by Justice Dept.”