“Ginsburg Shares Views on Influence of Foreign Law on Her Court, and Vice Versa”: Adam Liptak will have this article Sunday in The New York Times.

“Federal judges take their own case to court — for more pay; The Constitution bars Congress from reducing a judge’s pay; But Congress has excluded judges from receiving promised inflation adjustments in six of the past 16 years”: Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has this report.

Richard Posner — the one who “really understood small companies” — is dead: The Chicago Tribune published this obituary earlier this week.

“Women: Truly The Fairer Sex; Men, the theory goes, prefer law with rigid rules and clear lines; women tend to favor an ‘ethic of care’ over an ‘ethic of rights.'” Dahlia Lithwick will have this essay in the April 20, 2009 issue of Newsweek.

“Court OKs out-of-state birth certificate change”: Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, “A 67-year-old Los Angeles native, now living in Kansas, won a state appeals court ruling in San Francisco on Friday that makes it easier for California-born transgender people to change their birth certificate, a document that can be critical in a security-conscious age.”

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s ruling appears at this link.

“Court Revives Suit Over Iraq Work; Door Could Be Opened for Other Fraud Cases”: Today’s edition of The Washington Post contains an article that begins, “A federal appeals court yesterday ruled that a case involving fraud claims against an American contractor in Iraq could not be blocked merely because the contract was administered by the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority, a multinational governing body set up in the chaotic aftermath of the 2003 invasion.”

The New York Times reports today that “Contractor Must Pay in Iraq Fraud, Court Rules.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Court revives Iraq currency retread fraud claim.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at this link.

“Obama Follows Bush Policy on Detainee Access to Courts”: The Washington Post contains this article today.

“Ginsburg wants court to add second woman”: This article appears today in The Columbus Dispatch.

And The Associated Press reports that “Justice Ginsburg laments being court’s only woman.”

“Strip-Search Case Could Redefine Student Privacy”: Robert Barnes has this front page article today in The Washington Post.

“Hatch asks if he can serve end of sentence in Argentina”: Today’s edition of The Providence (R.I.) Journal contains an article that begins, “If Survivor star Richard Hatch can’t be a free man, he wants to be free to serve his time on supervised release in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and travel wherever he pleases to make guest appearances on the popular CBS reality show.”

“Faith Groups Increasingly Lose Gay Rights Fights”: This article appears today in The Washington Post.

California Court of Appeal strikes down requirement that “impermissibly denies California-born transgender individuals who reside outside of California the same right to issuance of a new California birth certificate as California-born transgender individuals residing in California”: You can access today’s ruling of the California Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District, Division One, at this link.

“Want to be on the 2nd Circuit? Maybe Don’t Ask.” At “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” David Ingram has a post that begins, “One of President Barack Obama’s appellate court nominees says he never asked to be chosen.”

“Justices to Hear White Firefighters’ Bias Claims”: Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times.

“Abrahamson solidly beats Koschnick; Chief justice, at 75, earns another 10 years”: This article appeared yesterday in The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

“C.I.A. to Close Secret Prisons, Scenes of Harsh Interrogations”: Friday’s edition of The New York Times will contain this article.

Friday’s edition of The Washington Post will contain an article headlined “CIA Has Quit Operating Secret Jails, Chief Says.”

The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “CIA bans contract interrogation workers; The use of contract employees at detention facilities had been criticized by human rights groups; Director Leon Panetta also outlines policies to protect detainees in other countries’ custody.”

And McClatchy Newspapers report that “CIA to close secret overseas prisons, end security contracts.”

“Trouble in O.C.’s mooning mecca? It cost up to $20,000 last year to police people who came to bare their bottoms at passing trains in Laguna Niguel; The city expects to spend thousands more this summer.” This article appears today in The Orange County Register.

Palmyra Atoll — perhaps the world’s most isolated piece of land — on appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: You can access today’s ruling at this link.

Additional information about Palmyra Atoll can be accessed here and here.

“Judges block state from cutting Medi-Cal rates”: Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.

You can access Monday’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“Court extends fraud law to online sales of vehicles”: This article appears today in The Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger.

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of New Jersey at this link.

“Court upholds Police Department’s uniform guidelines”: The Philadelphia Inquirer today contains an article that begins, “A federal appeals court has upheld the Philadelphia Police Department’s policy that forbids officers to wear Muslim head scarves on the job.”

And today’s edition of The Philadelphia Daily News contains an article that begins, “Court: Muslim cop can’t wear head scarf.”

You can access Tuesday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at this link.

“Libel over there — and over here: Some public figures are using England’s plaintiff-friendly laws to go after books they don’t like; New York and Illinois have come to the defense of U.S. writers; Congress and California should too.” This editorial appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Joe Nacchio appeal: Bail request heads to higher court; An appellate court is asked to stay an order to report to prison next week pending a ruling by the Supreme Court.” The Denver Post contains this article today.

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Tenth Circuit filing appears at this link.

“Obama should define rights of suspected terrorists held by U.S. abroad; To avoid the mistakes of the Bush administration, the president must institute new detention procedures or risk having the courts tie his hands”: This editorial appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Bill targets loophole in prostitution law”: Today’s edition of The Providence (R.I.) Journal contained an article that begins, “It is a dubious distinction and one Rhode Island can’t seem to shake. Despite years of effort and dozens of bills, this state is the only place in the nation — apart from certain counties in Nevada — where prostitution is legal, as long as it’s indoors.”

“Does John Yoo belong in front of a class?” That’s the subject of competing op-eds published today in The Los Angeles Times.

John C. Eastman’s op-ed is entitled “Yes: His views spark important debate; People can disagree about his controversial positions, but that’s no reason to keep the former Bush aide from teaching law.”

And Lawrence Rosenthal’s op-ed is entitled “No: His work for the Bush administration suggests he’s incompetent; The controversial ‘torture’ memo and others reflect tunnel vision that would not be acceptable in a student, never mind a teacher of law.”

“Fed judges are fed up”: At Politico.com, Josh Gerstein has an article that begins, “The Bush Justice Department always had its share of critics, particularly on the left. But now a powerful new group of critics is making its voice heard — federal judges, who have taken a series of extraordinary steps to correct what they see as prosecutorial misconduct in a variety of cases.”

And The Washington Post today contains a front page article headlined “Holder Begins Justice Revamp; Personnel Moves Opt for Experience Over Political Ties.”

“Texas firm with no-bid deal gave to Rendell”: The Philadelphia Inquirer today contains a front page article that begins, “Around the time that his law firm was negotiating a potentially lucrative contract with the Rendell administration, a prominent Texas lawyer contributed heavily to the governor’s 2006 reelection bid. F. Kenneth Bailey’s firm, Bailey, Perrin, Bailey of Houston, eventually landed a no-bid contract to represent the administration in a continuing case against a pharmaceutical company. That contract is now at the center of a legal fight involving allegations of pay-to-play politics.”

“Tofu license plate too foul for Colo. DMV; A tofu lesson to learn: Mind your P’s, Q’s, F’s and U’s”: Yesterday’s edition of The Denver Post contained an article that begins, “Kelley Coffman-Lee’s plan to advertise her love of tofu on a license plate ran afoul of censors at the Division of Motor Vehicles. The 38-year-old mother of three asked the DMV to approve a special plate emblazoned with ‘ILVTOFU’ for her Suzuki SL-7. It was not 2 B.”

The Associated Press reports that “Woman’s tofu license plate curdles in Colo.”

And Denver’s Westword has reports headlined “Should a tofu lover’s license plate be rated NC-17?” and “After vegan requests LVTOFU license plate, the DMV reveals its dirty mind.”

“He’s not buying bygones for Bush; Senator from R.I. pursuing failings with a vengeance”: This article appears today in The Boston Globe.

“Nacchio asks appeals court for bail”: The Denver Post has a news update that begins, “Former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio has renewed his request for bail, filing an application today with the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals to remain free while the Supreme Court decides whether to review his illegal insider trading conviction. The filing slams a federal judge’s ruling Tuesday that Nacchio’s Supreme Court petition doesn’t raise a substantial question and he failed to show that the petition is not for the purpose of delaying his prison term.”

Reuters reports that “Nacchio files emergency petition to remain free.”

The Associated Press reports that “Ex-Qwest CEO tries again to delay surrender.”

And the Denver Business Journal reports that “Nacchio files yet another bid to stay out of prison.”

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has posted at this link the emergency petition for release that Nacchio’s counsel filed today in that court.

“Appeals court rules Noriega can be taken to France”: The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued today.

“The State Lawsuit Racket: A case study in the politician-trial lawyer partnership.” This editorial appears today in The Wall Street Journal.

“Leahy Rebuffs GOP On Do-Over Confirmation Hearing”: At the “Legal Beat” blog of CQ Politics, Keith Perine has a post that begins, “Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick J. Leahy has rejected the idea of having another confirmation hearing on 7th Circuit Court nominee David F. Hamilton. Leahy made his position clear in an exchange of letters with ranking Republican Arlen Specter that has laid bare the mounting tension between the two lawmakers over the confirmation process.”

“Lawyer argues for live coverage in music downloading case”: Jonathan Saltzman of The Boston Globe has a news update that begins, “A Harvard Law School professor who is defending a Boston University graduate student accused of downloading music illegally urged a federal appeals court today to allow live Internet coverage of a hearing in the lawsuit, something that has never happened in a federal trial court in Massachusetts.”

Update: You can download the audio of today’s First Circuit oral argument via this link (21.5MB mp3 audio file).