“Ex-Justice O’Connor: Electing judges puts courts at risk.” This article appears today in The Seattle Times.

And The Seattle Post-Intelligencer has a report headlined “O’Connor: Flawed education leaving Americans ignorant of government.”

“Finance Case Renews Focus on Precedent: Roberts, Alito Pledged Deference; Activists After All?” Lawrence Hurley had this article yesterday in The Daily Journal of California.

“Are Ex-Bush Officials Liable For Post-Sept. 11 Acts?”: This audio segment (RealPlayer required) appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

In the news, and in Huntington, West Virginia one week from today: Today’s edition of The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington, West Virginia contains an article headlined “Marshall marking Constitution Week” in which I am mentioned.

As noted in the article, on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 22, 2009 I’ll be participating in a panel on the topic of “Blogging and the potential limits of the First Amendment,” moderated by Chief Justice Brent D. Benjamin of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.

“US appeals court upholds ban on Roche’s anemia drug”: Reuters has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued today.

“D.C. Circuit Orders Guantanamo Hearing Closed to Public”: Mike Scarcella has this post today at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

Cockle Law Brief Printing Company launches “Cockle Blog”: You can access this new blog from one of the major printers of U.S. Supreme Court briefs by clicking here.

“Coming Soon: Supreme Court Postage Stamps.” Tony Mauro has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“Judiciary Approves Free Access to Judges’ Workload Reports; Courtroom Sharing for Magistrate Judges”: The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts issued this news release today.

“Va. Judge Nominated For Appeals Court; Alexandria Woman Is a Trailblazer”: Today in The Washington Post, Tom Jackman has an article that begins, “Virginia Supreme Court Justice Barbara Milano Keenan, a longtime Northern Virginian who has served at every level of the Virginia judiciary, was nominated by President Obama on Monday to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.”

The Virginian-Pilot reports today that “Va. Supreme Court justice nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals.”

The Associated Press reports that “Obama nominates Va. justice for appeals court.”

And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” David Ingram has a post titled “Obama Picks Va. Supreme Court Justice for 4th Circuit.”

Yesterday, the White House issued a news release headlined “President Obama Nominates Justice Barbara Milano Keenan for United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.”

And earlier this year, the University of Virginia School of Law posted online a news release headlined “Justices Describe Virginia’s Highest Court.”

Finally, in related commentary, law professor Carl Tobias has an op-ed entitled “Five Fourth Circuit Court openings need to be filled” published by McClatchy Newspapers and an essay entitled “Judge Andre Davis Should Be Elevated Now, and All the Fourth Circuit’s Seats Filled Soon” published by FindLaw.

Tony Mauro is reporting: At “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” he has posts titled “Challenge to Redskins Name Reaches Supreme Court” and “Maine Judge Receives Devitt Award.”

And in related coverage, The Bangor Daily News reports that “Hornby gets top honor in federal judiciary.”