Programming note: After speaking later this morning at the 2009 Kentucky Bar Association Convention on the subject of “U.S. Supreme Court: Review of the 2008-2009 Term,” I’ll be returning home. Additional posts will appear here later today.

“Palau deal may not resolve issue of Chinese Muslim detainees; The tiny Pacific island nation has tentatively agreed to take all 17 Uighur detainees at Guantanamo Bay; But they ultimately may wind up elsewhere”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined “Guantanamo’s untouchables: What to do with Uighurs; The US moves toward sending the Chinese Muslims to Palau, a remote Pacific island; But some experts say that would be a mistake.”

And The Wall Street Journal contains an article headlined “Palau to the Rescue: It’s only costing $11.7 million per detainee.”

“Videos Reveal Sotomayor’s Positions on Affirmative Action and Other Issues”: Charlie Savage has this article today in The New York Times. In addition, law professor Noah Feldman has an op-ed entitled “When Arrogance Takes the Bench.”

Today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times contains an editorial entitled “Supreme Court TV: How does Judge Sotomayor feel about cameras in the courtroom?”

And in The Boston Globe, Dan Payne has an op-ed entitled “Sotomayor’s life experience matters.”

“Investigators Reach Out To Yale’s Class Of 1999 For Help In Solving Slaying”: This article appears today in The Hartford Courant.

“Lawmakers urged to block prostitution bill”: The Providence (R.I.) Journal today contains an article that begins, “Civil libertarians, social workers and advocates for women’s rights are calling for state lawmakers to vote down a bill pending in the General Assembly to criminalize prostitution in Rhode Island.”

“The Fight Over Bringing Old Accusations to Court: Sex-Abuse Scandals Lead States to Revise Statute of Limitations; Opponents See Risk in Relying on Stale Evidence.” This article appears today in The Wall Street Journal.

“Kansas v. Ventris: The Supreme Court Misconstrues the Right to Counsel.” Sherry F. Colb has this essay online at FindLaw.

“Supreme Court steps aside on Chrysler-Fiat deal but questions remain; The legal issues raised in the case against the deal are likely to arise again with General Motors”: Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has this report.

“House Judiciary moves ahead with Kent impeachment”: This article appears today in The Galveston County Daily News.

And Texas Lawyer reports that “House Judiciary Committee Votes to Impeach Federal Judge.”

Available online from law.com: Marcia Coyle reports that “GM Bankruptcy May Come Calling at Supreme Court Next.”

And Mike McKee of The Recorder has an article headlined “All Parties Agree: This Ruling Stinks! Depublish!”