“White Shoe, Black Hat: Michael Clayton‘s devastating critique of the legal profession.” Patrick Radden Keefe has this essay online at Slate.

“House Democrats Let Spy Law Lapse”: This audio segment (RealPlayer required) appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

“Court to hear four cases”: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.” You can access today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

In early news coverage from The Associated Press, “Court Rejects ACLU Challenge to Wiretaps“; “Court to Consider Suppression Case“; “Court Allows Montana Suit Vs. Wyoming“; “Court Won’t Hear Ex-Ala. Coaches’ Appeal“; and “Justices Turn Aside Flood Insurance Plea.”

“Candidates debate judicial climate”: The Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette today contains an article that begins, “Candidates for the West Virginia Supreme Court debated the state’s previous label as a ‘judicial hellhole’ during a Monday forum at the Charleston Marriott.”

“Judge’s bathroom to cost $30,000”: This article appears in Wednesday’s issue of The Courier-Mail of Queensland, Australia.

“Supreme Court Dared to Uphold Handgun Ban by Man Who Has None”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has a report that begins, “Robert Levy, the man paying for a U.S. Supreme Court challenge to the District of Columbia’s handgun ban, has built his own financial-data business and enrolled in law school as a 50-year-old. The one thing he has never done is own a gun.”

“The Appellate Judge Has an Opinion, but He’s Not Sharing It”: You can access this week’s installment of my “On Appeal” column for law.com at this link. A quite recent manifestation of the phenomenon that is the subject of my column this week can be seen on page 17 of this ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued on Friday of last week.

“Pelosi’s Wiretap Offensive”: The Wall Street Journal contains this editorial today.

“State educators to decide evolution standards Tuesday”: This article appears today in The South Florida Sun-Sentinel. In addition, columnist Michael Mayo has an essay entitled “You say you want some evolution? Say your prayers.”

“Shame, Sen. McCain: His vote against a ban on ‘enhanced’ interrogation methods belies his opposition to torture.” The Los Angeles Times contains this editorial today.

“Extremes emerge in fetal rights arguments”: This article appears today in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

“Justice at Guantanamo: Once again the Bush administration is trying to curtail it.” The Washington Post contains this editorial today.

“1976 Law Is Just One in D.C.’s Maze Of Gun Rules”: This article appears today in The Washington Post.

“Impressions of Terrorism, Drawn From Court Files”: Today’s edition of The New York Times contains this installment of Adam Liptak’s weekly “Sidebar” column.

“Pentagon to challenge interview of 9/11 suspect”: Today in The Miami Herald, Carol Rosenberg has an article that begins, “Pentagon prosecutors are challenging a military court’s decision to let Osama bin Laden’s driver send written questions to alleged senior al Qaeda members held incommunicado at Guantanamo.”

“Yale Law Journal ties for top ranking”: This article appears today in The Yale Daily News.

“Neuborne Withdraws Request For Interest From Holocaust Survivors”: Today in The New York Sun, Joseph Goldstein has an article that begins, “An acrimonious and protracted dispute over legal fees that pitted a New York University law professor against a group of Holocaust survivors has ended. Less than a month after Burt Neuborne asked for $300,000 in interest above the $3.1 million he had already received for administering a settlement between Swiss banks and Holocaust survivors, the professor decided to withdraw the request for the interest.”

“Climate Change & the Constitution: A discussion on how the U.S. Constitution restrains states from enacting global warming legislation; Panelists include Paul Clement, U.S. Solicitor General, and others.” By clicking here (RealPlayer required), you can view this past Saturday’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “America and the Courts.”

And if you find that a nearly 58-minute broadcast on that subject is not enough, by clicking here (RealPlayer required) you can view the entire 110-minute panel discussion.

“Valdez: 19 Years Later.” This audio segment (RealPlayer required) appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Day to Day.”

“The Future of Reputation — Now Online for Free!” Daniel J. Solove has this post at the “Concurring Opinions” blog providing a link via which you can download his book for free.

“‘Whistleblower’ website shut by US court over bank documents”: Agence France Presse provides a report that begins, “A website designed to let whistleblowers publish sensitive documents has been ordered shut down by a US federal judge at the request of a Swiss bank and its Cayman Islands subsidiary, court documents showed Monday. US District Judge Jeffrey White in California, in an injunction order dated Friday, ordered the shutdown of the website known as Wikileaks.org.”

BBC News reports that “Whistle-blower site taken offline; A controversial website that allows whistle-blowers to anonymously post government and corporate documents has been taken offline in the US.”

Tuesday’s edition of The Guardian (UK) reports that “Whistleblowing website vows to defy court gag.”

The Sydney Morning Herald provides a news update headlined “Court puts kybosh on telltale site.”

And The Register (UK) reports that “US judge arranges summary execution of Wikileaks.org; Many-headed whistleblower site still standing.”

You can view Friday’s order of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California both here and here.

And via “TPM Muckraker,” you can access here the motion that sought to shut down the web site.

“Judge Maraman will join Guam Supreme Court”: Tuesday’s edition of The Pacific Daily News of Guam contains an article that begins, “Judge Katherine Maraman will be sworn in to the Supreme Court of Guam Thursday.”

“Warner, Scalia, Brundtland earn UVa’s top honors”: Saturday’s edition of The Daily Progress of Charlottesville, Virginia contained an article that begins, “Sen. John W. Warner, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and United Nations special envoy Gro Harlem Brundtland have been named the 2008 recipients of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medals, the highest external honors given by the University of Virginia.”

“Unique Lives & Experiences: Interview with Sarah Weddington.” This article appears today in The Vancouver Sun.

“Business waits on Supreme Court rulings”: Patti Waldmeir of Financial Times has a news update that begins, “US companies are facing high-stakes litigation at the Supreme Court starting on Tuesday, as the justices begin a two-week session in which they will hear several important business cases from employment discrimination to punitive damages.”

“Employer retaliation cases reach U.S. Supreme Court: When can workers sue against acts of retaliation by employers? Two cases slated for hearing this week may help clarify.” Warren Richey will have this article Tuesday in The Christian Science Monitor.

“Sniping Continues in Gun Case”: Tony Mauro has this post today at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“Did the Ninth Circuit’s ‘Plead the Fifth’ Case Get It Right?” Orin Kerr has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Roberts on shared Jewish-American legal heritage”: Yesterday’s edition of The Jerusalem Post contained an article that begins, “US Chief Justice John Roberts appeared before the Conservative movement’s Rabbinical Assembly at its convention here last week, the first time he has addressed a Jewish body since assuming his role at the Supreme Court in 2005, according to the assembly.”

“Tale of ring finally over? State Superior Court overturns decision, rules Porreco prenup valid.” Today’s edition of The Erie Times-News contains an article that begins, “The case of the phony diamond engagement ring has taken another turn. This one indisputably favors well-known Erie auto dealer Louis Porreco. Porreco has won what could be the decisive court victory in the decade-old dispute over the fake ring and the prenuptial agreement he signed with his now former wife.”

Because last week’s ruling of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania was a non-precedential decision, the ruling is not readily available online.

“Death penalty panel looks at reasons for reversals; In second meeting, state commission focuses on work by defense, prosecution”: Howard Mintz has this article today in The San Jose Mercury News.

“Can there be justice in Guantanamo Bay? The US military commissions could mean that America risks having its own system of justice being put on trial.” Clive Baldwin has this op-ed today in The Times of London.

“Lawyer’s penalty too light for some; Gemma Graham prosecuted serious crimes for 20 years while her license was on hold; the handling of her case is questioned”: This article appears today in The Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Just ten days ago, the newspaper contained an article headlined “Punishment for prosecutor who was unauthorized to practice for 20 years: Assistant Hennepin County Attorney Gemma Graham was reprimanded and placed on unsupervised probation by the state Supreme Court for the unauthorized practice of law for 20 years.”

“Mukasey’s skillful evasions on torture”: Nat Hentoff has this op-ed today in The Washington Times.

“Lawyers target GPS data in Jersey courts; Data used in drug case challenged by defense”: This article appears today in The Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger.