“Obama, Clinton Strangely Silent on Gun Debate”: Bloomberg News columnist Albert R. Hunt today has an essay that begins, “This Tuesday is a rare one in the U.S., without a presidential primary. The political fireworks instead will be at the Supreme Court, which will hear a case on whether the government can limit firearms.”

“With Order to Name Sources, Judge Is Casting a Wide Net”: The New York Times today contains an article that begins, “Every day, newspapers publish articles like the ones that have gotten Toni Locy in trouble: she quoted law enforcement officials, their names kept secret, about a person under investigation in an unsolved crime.”

And The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports today that “Ex-reporter put in tough spot in fight over sources.”

“Long Wecht trial heads to jury; Question comes down to honest mistakes or fraud”: Yesterday’s edition of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette contained this article.

And yesterday in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Jason Cato had an article headlined “Wecht trial’s no-witness defense described as bold tactic.”

“Gay Couples Say Civil Unions Aren’t Enough”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

“States of Justice By Election: Campaign contributions should not influence judicial nominees.” Rebecca A. Schuetz has this op-ed today in The Harvard Crimson.

“Gun Case Causes Bush Administration Rift”: Linda Greenhouse has this article today in The New York Times.

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “U.S. Court Takes Up Gun Rights After 217 Years of Saying Little.”

The Associated Press reports that “Lawyer in D.C. Gun Case Doesn’t Own One.”

And today’s edition of The Washington Post contains an editorial that begins, “The D.C. Gun Case: The Supreme Court approaches a momentous decision on the Second Amendment.”

“Skilling Pins His Appeal on FBI Notes; Former President Of Enron Claims Evidence Withheld”: This article appears today in The Wall Street Journal.

The Houston Chronicle has posted online at this link the supplemental appellate brief that is the subject of this article.

“N.Y. Gun Laws in Balance as High Court Weighs D.C. Case”: Joseph Goldstein has this article today in The New York Sun.

“Lining up for Guns”: Tonight at her “Legalities” blog, ABC News correspondent Jan Crawford Greenburg has a post that begins, “The landmark legal battle over the 2nd Amendment is still two days–and two cold nights–away. But people already are waiting in line to get a prized seat in the courtroom for the historic arguments. Jason McCrory, 23, and Dan Mott, 21, started the line at exactly 5:35 p.m. Sunday. I know, because I happened to be standing out front myself, getting ready to file a report about the case for World News.”

You can watch Jan’s wind-blown video segment from tonight’s broadcast of ABC World News Tonight by clicking here.

“Supreme Court to hear challenge to Washington, D.C., gun law; The justices’ decision on the individual right to keep and bear arms under the 2nd Amendment could reverberate throughout the U.S.” David G. Savage will have this article Monday in The Los Angeles Times.

“Search and seizure ruling against Springfield man could head to Supreme Court”: Today in The Kansas City Star, Tony Rizzo has an article that begins, “When does no mean no? Or more precisely, where does no mean no? Last week, a federal appeals court said it was OK for police to take a Missouri man’s home computer without a warrant even after he told them they couldn’t. That’s because his wife, unaware that he had said no, allowed the officers to seize the computer as part of a child pornography investigation.”

My earlier coverage of last Tuesday’s en banc Eighth Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“Vt. high court upholds ex-partner’s visitation rights”: The Associated Press provides a report that begins, “A woman involved in a high-profile custody dispute welcomed a Vermont Supreme Court ruling [Friday] upholding her visitation rights to a child her former lesbian partner had when they were together.”

“Feds question court employees; Probe focuses on relationship between judge, Massey CEO”: Friday’s edition of The Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette contained an article that begins, “Investigators from the FBI and the U.S. attorney’s office in Charleston have interviewed employees of the West Virginia Supreme Court about a controversial case involving Massey Energy, court employees confirmed Thursday. Federal investigators have also interviewed at least one of the court’s five justices, Larry Starcher, according to an employee of the court. The employees who spoke to the Gazette requested anonymity. The U.S. investigation focuses on the relationship between Chief Justice Elliott ‘Spike’ Maynard and Massey Energy CEO Donald L. Blankenship. The two men were photographed together during July 2006 vacations along the French Riviera and in Monaco.”

“Quince to be Florida’s first African-American female chief justice”: This article appeared Saturday in The Tallahassee Democrat.

And The Associated Press reports that “Quince tapped for chief justice; She succeeds R. Fred Lewis, and will be the 1st black woman to lead Florida’s Supreme Court.”

“Another One: Top Federal Judge Linked to Prostitution Ring; Officials: Edward Nottingham Was ‘Implicated as a Customer’ in an Investigation of the Denver Sugar/Denver Players.” ABCNews.com provides this report.

Denver’s NBC affiliate 9News.com reports that “Judge’s behavior targeted in new complaint.”

And yesterday in The Denver Post, columnist Al Lewis had an op-ed entitled “Not-so-honorable judge presides.”

“Gun-rights ruling could ricochet across nation; Chicago has stake in high court case”: James Oliphant has this article today in The Chicago Tribune.

The Washington Times reports today that “D.C., feds ready for epic gun battle.”

Monday’s edition of The Guardian (UK) reports that “Supreme court tests right to own guns; Lawyer funds challenge to Washington firearms ban; Ruling will test constitution and could rock elections.”

FOXNews.com reports that “Gun Control Advocates, Opponents Prepare for Supreme Court Argument.”

And Agence France-Presse reports that “US Supreme Court in historic hearing on gun laws.”

“Bush, Cheney Take Different Sides in Gun-Ban Case”: This audio segment (RealPlayer required) featuring Nina Totenberg appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday.”

“A look at boy’s life behind Gitmo’s bars”: This excerpt from the book “Guantanamo’s Child: The Untold Story of Omar Khadr,” by Michelle Shephard, appears today in The Miami Herald.

Today’s newspaper also contains related items headlined “Pentagon spurns offer to explain” and “Lawyers call detention of boy unjust.”

And in yesterday’s newspaper, Carol Rosenberg had an article headlined “Judge rebukes Pentagon, grants Khadr motions.”

“When Reason Meets Rifles: The last time the court issued a major decision on the right to bear arms was in 1939, when criminals wore fedoras.” Dahlia Lithwick will have this essay in the March 24, 2008 issue of Newsweek.

“Attacking Climate Change in Court: A spate of legal cases try to hold corporations and governments liable global warming.” Emma Schwartz has this article online at the web site of U.S. Newe & World Report.

“Craigslist Isn’t Liable for Biased Postings”: The Wall Street Journal contained this article on Saturday.

The Associated Press reports that “Court Upholds Tossing Craigslist Lawsuit.”

And Reuters reports that “Craigslist not liable for illegal ads, court says.”

My earlier coverage of Friday’s Seventh Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“Controversial sentence in TV series scam is overturned; The ruling by an appellate panel is another rebuke of Judge Manuel Real and means admitted con man Joseph Medawar could face more time”: This article appeared Saturday in The Los Angeles Times.

You can access Wednesday’s non-precedential ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

The LATimes article notes that “Last year, the judicial council of the 9th Circuit reprimanded Real, a federal judge in L.A. since 1966, on the grounds that he had exhibited a ‘pattern and practice of not providing reasons for his decisions when required to do so.'” I discussed the Judicial Conference Committee on Judicial Conduct and Disability’s review of that proposed reprimand in last week’s installment of my “On Appeal” column for law.com.

“D.C.’s Gun Ban Gets Day in Court; Justices’ Decision May Set Precedent In Interpreting the 2nd Amendment”: Robert Barnes has this front page article today in The Washington Post. A related sidebar looks at what, if anything, the Justices have said about the Second Amendment.

ABCNews.com is reporting: Available online are articles headlined “AG Opinion: No Execution for 9/11 Plotters; Mukasey Expresses Personal Opinion About the Fate of Alleged 9/11 Conspirators” and “Online Speech Pits Students vs. Teachers; Pranks Bring Punishment — and Free Speech Lawsuits.”

“C.I.A. Secretly Held Qaeda Suspect, Officials Say”: Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an article that begins, “The Central Intelligence Agency secretly detained a suspected member of Al Qaeda for at least six months beginning last summer as part of a program in which C.I.A. officers have been authorized by President Bush to use harsh interrogation techniques, American officials said Friday.”

And The Los Angeles Times reports today that “High Al Qaeda figure captured, Pentagon says; Muhammad Rahim arrives at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp; He allegedly helped Osama bin Laden flee Afghanistan in 2001.”

The Associated Press is reporting: Hope Yen has an article headlined “Media Shield Law Remains in Doubt.”

And an article headlined “Court Overturns Sentence in TV Show Scam” reports on a non-precedential ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued on Wednesday.

“Supreme Court Inc.: How the nation’s highest court became increasingly receptive to the arguments of American business.” Law Professor Jeffrey Rosen will have this cover story in tomorrow’s edition of The New York Times Magazine.

“Justice and the Press: Why should reporters have a ‘privilege’ to avoid telling the truth in court?” Mark A. Grannis, attorney for Steven Hatfill, has this op-ed today in The Wall Street Journal.

“Moving Targets: The solicitor general is the latest target in the showdown over guns.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

And on Thursday, Dahlia served as moderator of a program titled “The Second Amendment in the Supreme Court” (video available via that link) hosted by the American Constitution Society.

Available online from law.com: Marcia Coyle reports that “Supreme Court to Hear Arguments Over Reimbursement of Paralegal Costs; Issue is crucial to small firms litigating against U.S. government.”

And in other news, “Eminent Domain Proceedings Run Up Against Religious Freedom Arguments in Fla. Case; Lawyers on both sides of the issue say using the state’s religious rights law to fight eminent domain is a novel strategy.”

“History’s lessons and gun rights”: Lyle Denniston has this lengthy post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Jailed former Enron chief says prosecutors hid key evidence”: The Houston Chronicle provides a news update that begins, “Former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling says federal prosecutors should lose their biggest catch in the scandal that felled the company because they hid crucial evidence that would have helped him during his trial two years ago. In an appeals court filing made public today, Skilling’s lead lawyer, Daniel Petrocelli, alleged that the government shored up its case by hiding statements from former finance chief Andrew Fastow that would have bolstered Skilling’s defense.”

Update: The newspaper has posted the supplemental appellate brief at this link.

“Llano man has date with U.S. Supreme Court; Case could expand rights to court-appointed lawyers”: Today in The Austin American-Statesman, Chuck Lindell has an article that begins, “Walt Rothgery, a modest man with a hard-luck life, is about to be immortalized by the U.S. Supreme Court. His case, resulting from a mistaken arrest six years ago, will be argued before the nation’s highest court Monday. The ensuing opinion will be known as the Rothgery decision — discussed by journalists, dissected by legal scholars and cited by lawyers in future legal briefs.”

And today in The Houston Chronicle, Rick Casey has a related op-ed entitled “Supremes may slap Texas again.”

On this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered“: The broadcast contained audio segments entitled “High Court to Hear Challenge to D.C. Gun Ban“; “D.C. Gun Ban Critic: Court Must Clarify Constitution“; and “House Adds Concession for Telecoms in Spying Bill.”

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“Supreme Court to hear landmark gun-control case”: Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers provides this report.