“Nacchio reported to prison in SUV”: The Denver Post has a news update that begins, “Former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio was driven in a dark SUV with tinted windows to a federal prison today in Pennsylvania for the start of a six-year term.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Ex-Qwest CEO Nacchio reports to prison in Pa.”

“Federal court halts deportation of Demjanjuk”: The Associated Press has this report. This afternoon’s stay order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit can be accessed here.

Earlier this afternoon, The Cleveland Plain Dealer had a news update headlined “John Demjanjuk out of his home, on way to airport.”

The Sixth Circuit has also posted online the following documents filed today in that court in the case captioned Demjanjuk v. Holder, No. 09-3416: Petition for Review; Motion for Stay; Video Clip; IFP Motion with attachments; and federal government’s Response in Opposition.

“SG Kagan Won’t Argue Before High Court Until Next Term”: Tony Mauro has this post this morning at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“Judges rule Franken winner; Coleman to appeal”: This article appears today in The Minneapolis Star Tribune, along with an article headlined “One justice gave to Coleman, another to Wellstone; The campaign donations by the two Supreme Court members predated their appointment to the bench.”

The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports today that “Judges say Franken won Senate race; Coleman planning to appeal.”

And Bloomberg News reports that “Franken Ruled Winner of U.S. Senate Race, Coleman Plans Appeal.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling at this link.

“Where will captured Somali pirate get justice? The high profile of the case suggests a trial in the United States, but the Justice Department might be wary of bringing the young suspect into the American court system.” Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has this report.

“Sutton stands by controversial prosecution”: Today’s edition of The San Antonio Express-News contains an article that begins, “Outgoing U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton said Monday he still believes he made the right call in prosecuting two former Border Patrol agents convicted of covering up having shot an unarmed drug smuggler in the back. Ultimately their sentences were commuted.”

“3rd Circuit to Mull When States Can Limit License Slogan Choice”: Today in The Legal Intelligencer, Shannon P. Duffy has an article that begins, “Combine the hot-button issue of abortion with a truly perplexing First Amendment question — whether auto license plates are a public forum — and it’s no wonder the federal courts are all over the map on whether states have the right to deny issuing specialty plates that carry the slogan ‘Choose Life.'”

“Thompson, McConnell selected for federal judgeships”: This article appears today in The Providence (R.I.) Journal.

According to the article, “Reed and Whitehouse announced Monday they had chosen state Superior Court Judge Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson to fill a 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals seat.” You can access profiles of the selectees here and here.

“No transfer sites selected; The Obama administration hasn’t picked — or ruled out — any lockups on U.S. soil where Guantanamo detainees may be sent”: Carol Rosenberg has this article today in The Miami Herald.

“Immigration legal system does not protect rights”: The Associated Press has this report. According to the article, “U.S. citizens arrested as illegal immigrants or deportable residents cannot count on the legal system as a safety net.”

“Court declares Franken winner; Coleman to appeal”: The Minneapolis Star Tribune has this news update.

And The St. Paul Pioneer Press has a news update headlined “Judges say Franken won Senate race; Coleman likely to fight.”

At his “Election Law” blog, Rick Hasen has a post titled “Initial Thoughts on the Decision in the Coleman-Franken Dispute: Coleman’s Chances on Appeal Appear Quite Small.”

You can access today’s ruling at this link.

“Rhode Island Senators Suggest Circuit Nominee”: Seth Stern has this post today at the “Legal Beat” blog of CQ Politics.

Federal government files brief in opposition to petition for writ of certiorari filed by media tycoon Conrad Black and his co-defendants: I have posted online at this link the federal government’s brief in opposition filed today.

Back on January 9, 2009, I had this post linking to Black’s cert. petition.

You can access the U.S. Supreme Court‘s docket entries in the case by clicking here.

“Appeals court denies Nacchio bail”: The Denver Post has this news update.

You can access today’s order of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit at this link.

And The Associated Press reports that “Ex-Qwest exec asks high court to delay prison term.”

Calculation of time under federal procedural rules of court to be simplified: Today’s edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Philadelphia’s daily newspaper for lawyers, contains this month’s installment of my “Upon Further Review” column, headlined “The Approaching Dawn of a New ‘Day’ Under the Federal Appellate Rules.”

My column focuses on several important changes to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that, as of December 2009, will affect lawyers who handle appeals.

“Phils announcer Harry Kalas dies”: The Philadelphia Inquirer provides this very sad news update.

And MLB.com reports that “Phils broadcaster Kalas passes away; Long-time announcer collapsed prior to Monday’s game.”

“A Reticent Justice Opens Up to a Group of Students”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column Tuesday in The New York Times.

“Ban on Drooping Drawers Faces Legal Challenge”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

“Differing views in GOP on voting rights case”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The GOP’s struggle over its future and the party’s fitful steps to attract minorities are on full display in the differing responses of Republican governors to a major Supreme Court case on voting rights.”

“When to Retire a Justice”: Law professor Paul D. Carrington has this op-ed today in The New York Times.

“The Next Guantanamo”: The New York Times today contains an editorial that begins, “The Obama administration is basking in praise for its welcome commitment to shut down the American detention center at Guantanamo Bay. But it is acting far less nobly when it comes to prisoners held at a larger, more secretive military detention facility at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.”

“The Supreme, er, Sponsors Court: Hold that case; Lady Justice is busy judging ‘The Biggest Loser.'” CBS News legal analyst Andrew Cohen has this op-ed today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Supremely bad trend continues”: Indian Country Today contains an editorial today that begins, “It’s only fitting that the latest bad U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding Indian law would begin with an awkward and offensive phrase, written by Justice Antonin Scalia to describe the plaintiff.”

“The Supreme Court and law left hanging: By dismissing an Oregon case involving the death of a cigarette smoker, the justices have left open questions about their instructions to lower courts and the limits of punitive damages.” The Los Angeles Times contains this editorial today.

“State’s high court may not be the last word in recount; Norm Coleman could take his case to federal court, possibly leaving the state’s second U.S. Senate seat empty for months more”: This article appears today in The Minneapolis Star Tribune.

“The Supreme Court’s Latest ‘Exclusionary Rule’ Decision: Why Justice Kennedy, the Swing Vote, Was on the Liberal Side Here, But the Conservative Side in a Prior Decision Regarding the Rule.” Vikram David Amar has this essay online at FindLaw.

“Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. to Judge Moot Court Competition”: North Carolina Central University School of Law has issued this news release.

See also this editorial published today in The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina.

“Racing Past the Constitution”: Today in The Washington Post, columnist George F. Will has this op-ed asking the U.S. Supreme Court to grant review of a case that I’ve previously mentioned at this link.

“Abu-Jamal supporters meet, to seek White House help”: Today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer contains an article that begins, “Stung by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week denying a new trial for Mumia Abu-Jamal, supporters of the internationally known death-row inmate met yesterday at a church in West Philadelphia and said they planned to seek some type of presidential intervention on his behalf.”

“Gay Marriage Issue Steering Clear of the Supreme Court”: Adam Liptak has this article today in the Week in Review section of The New York Times.

“Judges question diploma privilege argument; State’s defense of rule called ‘fiction'”: Next Monday’s issue of the Wisconsin Law Journal will contain an article that begins, “Wisconsin’s diploma privilege for graduates of the law schools at Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin may be in danger, at least if the Seventh Circuit reviews the merits of the privilege.” (Via “Althouse“).

You can access the audio of last Tuesday’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit via this link (4.48MB mp3 audio file).

“Killer who tore out own eyes fuels Texas debate on insanity defense”: This article appears today in The Dallas Morning News.

“Ginsburg Gives No Hint Of Giving Up the Bench”: Robert Barnes will have this front page article Sunday in The Washington Post.

On Friday, April 10, 2009, the Ohio State Law Journal hosted a symposium titled “The Jurisprudence of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Discussion of Fifteen Years on the U.S. Supreme Court.” You can access the archived webcast of the symposium in two parts: morning session and afternoon session.

“The Supreme Court shouldn’t be judging judges; A West Virginia case could put state jurists’ ethics under federal oversight”: David B. Rivkin Jr. had this op-ed Wednesday in The Los Angeles Times.

“Prosecutors oppose Nacchio’s latest bid for bail”: The Associated Press provides this report.

Yesterday, the prosecution filed this opposition to Nacchio’s bail request. Thereafter, Nacchio’s appellate team filed this reply in further support of the bail request.