“Guantanamo Closure Called Obama Priority”: This front page article will appear Wednesday in The Washington Post.

“City lawyer argues gun case before U.S. Supreme Court”: The Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette (the same publication that recently solved the mystery of who’s truly operating “SCOTUSblog“) contains this article today.

“Mormon town goes to US Supreme Court over free speech; A town in Mormon Utah has gone to the US Supreme Court to settle a constitutional battle over free speech against a tiny sect which mummifies pets”: This article appears Wednesday in The Telegraph (UK).

“U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Challenge to Secret Litigation”: Shannon P. Duffy of The Legal Intelligencer provides this report.

In Bashman news from here and there: The Daily Telegraph of Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia recently published an article headlined “Holy war as priest, nuns ‘bash man’” (more details available at this link).

The Geelong Advertiser reported late last month that “Turner bash man walks from court.”

And The West Virginia Record reported last month that “School board sued over contaminated air at middle school.”

All “no relation.”

“Court to weigh Utah sect’s monument; Justices must decide if the Summum group can put up a religious display in a city park”: Warren Richey will have this article Wednesday in The Christian Science Monitor.

The Salt Lake Tribune provides a news update headlined “Utah Ten Commandments case goes before high court.”

And The Deseret News provides an update headlined “U.S Supreme Court readies for Pleasant Grove religious case.”

“Anti-abortion groups jolted by election defeats”: The Associated Press provides this report.

“Argument preview: Pleasant Grove City v. Summum.” Lyle Denniston has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”

My first post at “How Appealing” about this litigation and the Summum religion appeared at this link on the night of July 19, 2002. Amazingly, over six years later, some of the links in that post continue to function today.

“The FCC: Undeleted expletives.” The Philadelphia Inquirer contains this editorial today.

“Must cities accept donated monuments? High court to rule.” Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers has an article that begins, “A monumental controversy may force Supreme Court conservatives to choose between veterans and public piety. In a closely watched case, justices will consider on Wednesday when cities and states can be compelled to display donated monuments that may contain religious messages. The resulting decision could shape what public parks look like nationwide.”

“Gitmo: An Early Test Of Obama’s Pragmatism.” CBS News legal analyst Andrew Cohen has this essay today.

“Fellow jurists defend judge charged with faking injury”: Today in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Paula Reed Ward has an article that begins, “A state Supreme Court justice. A retired major general who served as a commander at Guantanamo Bay and worked with the CIA. The president judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court. Those were three of the witnesses called by the defense yesterday to bolster claims by former state Superior Court Judge Michael T. Joyce that he was injured after an August 2001 slow-speed car accident.”

Today in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Jason Cato reports that “Judges testify in colleague’s fraud trial.”

The Erie (Pa.) Times-News contains this article about yesterday’s developments at the trial.

And The Associated Press reports that “Pa. judges defend one of their own; Several high-profile jurists testified during the fraud trial of a former colleague.”

ABC News correspondent Jan Crawford Greenburg on forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court vacancies (or not): Last Wednesday, Jan had an article headlined “Obama’s Impact on Supreme Court Nominations: As President, Obama Could Achieve Dramatic Change on Supreme Court.”

And today at her “Legalities” blog, Jan has a post titled “Rumors of Retirements.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times is reporting: In today’s newspaper, he has articles headlined “Domestic violence abusers could get gun rights; The Supreme Court will decide whether people convicted of misdemeanor assault against their spouses or partners should have their 2nd Amendment rights restored because of a flaw in federal law” and “Supreme Court upholds ‘victim impact evidence’; The high court denies appeals of two L.A. murderers on death row who maintain that videos of their victims’ lives unfairly play on jurors’ emotions; Three justices dissent.”

“ACLU urges Obama to quickly close Guantanamo camps, court; Seeking to forestall any plans to appease the center, the ACLU puts pressure on the coming Obama administration to order closure of the Guantanamo court and camps on day one”: Carol Rosenberg had this article yesterday in The Miami Herald.

“Anti-gay marriage group steps up for Prop. 8”: Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, “A group opposed to same-sex marriage wants to help defend Proposition 8 before the California Supreme Court, saying lawsuits seeking to overturn the Nov. 4 ballot measure threaten the initiative process.”

Today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times contains articles headlined “Proposition 8 supporters vent frustration over continued protests; Some backers in Orange County, where the measure was passed by a larger margin than statewide, feel that the people’s will was expressed at the polls and should be upheld” and “Democratic legislators ask state Supreme Court to void Prop. 8; Opponents contend that a ban on gay marriage can only be done by a revision of the state Constitution involving the Legislature; The Prop. 8 campaign leader calls the effort ‘a Hail Mary.’”

And The Washington Post reports that “Legality of Same-Sex Marriage Ban Challenged.”

“Landscape Evolves for Assisted Suicide”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

“Court Weighs How Juries Should Hear Lab Evidence”: Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times.

In USA Today, Joan Biskupic reports that “Court weighs nature of lab evidence.”

And The Boston Globe contains an article headlined “Coakley: Forensics testimony a burden.”

“Abortion Foes’ Dilemma: Confront or Cooperate?” Today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal contains an article that begins, “After making significant gains during the Bush administration, the anti-abortion movement was dealt sharp setbacks in last week’s election with the defeat of three state ballot measures restricting abortion. Now, strategists are debating whether the way forward should be based on confrontation or cooperation with the incoming Democratic administration.”

“Summum case not just about religion”: Tony Mauro has this news analysis online at the First Amendment Center.

“Do Convicts Have a Constitutional Right to Access Crime-Scene DNA? The U.S. Supreme Court Considers the Question.” Sherry F. Colb has this essay online at FindLaw.

“Despite Obama Victory, Will Supreme Court Justices Sit Tight? Who among the high court’s four liberal judges might step down? And how would it happen?” law.com’s Tony Mauro has this report.