“Roberts Court Takes Narrow Road to Right; Decisions suggest chief justice may be slow-playing the Supreme Court’s march to the right”: law.com’s Tony Mauro has this report.

“Appointees Who Really Govern America”: Tuesday in The New York Times, Michiko Kakutani will have this review of the new book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author James MacGregor Burns, “Packing the Court: The Rise of Judicial Power and the Coming Crisis of the Supreme Court.”

“Obama Waffles on Indefinite Detention”: CBS News legal analyst Andrew Cohen has this new installment of his “CourtWatch” column today.

“Little Information Given About Solo Law Practice Run by Sotomayor in ’80s”: This article will appear Tuesday in The New York Times.

“In Two States, a Lower Bar for Conviction”: Tuesday in The New York Times, Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column.

“New challenge on ‘state secrets'”: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Legal Times Panel on the 2008-2009 Supreme Court Term”: Via C-SPAN, you can access the video from this afternoon’s event, featuring law.com’s Tony Mauro, by clicking here.

Update: At “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” you can access a related post titled “It’s Still Kennedy’s Court, Say Supreme Court Practitioners.”

“Although the Supreme Court term that went into summer recess last week was fairly uneventful for the First Amendment, the respite may be brief, with significant First Amendment issues looming on the Court’s docket for the fall.” So begins this news analysis from Tony Mauro online at the First Amendment Center.

“Leahy finds solace from Senate on his Vermont farm”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Sen. Patrick Leahy calls his Vermont home Drawbridge Farm for the shelter and solace it can offer him from the rigors of life in Washington. But its 300 acres is not enough to keep out the politics of Sonia Sotomayor’s upcoming confirmation hearings.”

“Some Docs Resist Repeal Of Bush-Era Abortion Regs”: This audio segment (RealPlayer required) appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

“GOP senator: Will race infect Sotomayor rulings?” The Associated Press has this report.

The AP also reports that “Sotomayor’s relatives hope to attend hearings.”

“Profile of Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor”: You can click here to access online this past Saturday’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “America & the Courts.”

“Will It Be 1972 Forever? The high court’s misplaced modesty.” Columnist George F. Will has this essay in the July 13, 2009 issue of Newsweek.