Nina Totenberg of National Public Radio is reporting: She has a written report headlined “High Court Weighs Legality Of Memorial Cross.” The audio will appear on tomorrow’s broadcast of “Morning Edition.”

And on this evening’s broadcast of “All Things Considered,” she had an audio segment entitled “High Court Hears Animal Cruelty Video Case” (RealPlayer required).

“Supreme Court Hears First Amendment Case Involving Dogfight Videos”: Adam Liptak will have this article Wednesday in The New York Times.

“New justice adept at getting a few words in edgewise”: Joan Biskupic has this article today in USA Today.

“Supreme Court takes up case of cross on federal land; A white cross has stood in the Mojave National Preserve since 1934; On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will look at issues related to the First Amendment’s separation of church of state”: Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has this report.

At “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston previews tomorrow’s oral argument in a post titled “Salazar v. Buono: The cross in the desert.”

And in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Ted Cruz and Kelly Shackelford will have an op-ed entitled “War Memorials and the Constitution: Does the First Amendment really prohibit a cross on public land?”

“This Case Is a Dog: The Supreme Court mauls the law banning animal-cruelty videos.” Dahlia Lithwick has this Supreme Court dispatch online at Slate.

“High court debates dog fighting videos”: Bill Mears of CNN.com has this report.

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Animal Cruelty Law Questioned at U.S. Supreme Court.”

James Vicini of Reuters reports that “U.S. justices question animal cruelty video law.”

Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor reports that “Supreme Court questions animal cruelty law; Are dog-fighting videos free speech? Supreme Court justices Tuesday heard a case challenging a federal law covering depictions of animal cruelty.”

The Scripps Howard News Service reports that “Supreme Court weighs animal cruelty vs. free speech.”

And Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has a news update headlined “Justices Express Concern Over Animal-Cruelty Law.”

“High Court Won’t Block Release Of Priest Sex Abuse Documents”: This article appears today in The Hartford Courant.

“Former R.I. chief justice Williams cited in divorce case involving his ex-driver”: The Providence (R.I.) Journal has this news update, along with a related blog post titled “Johnston dad felt ‘intimidated’ by ex-RI chief justice.”

The newspaper has posted online two related court filings here and here.

“Obama nominates 2 for appeals court openings”: The Associated Press has this report.

And The Providence (R.I.) Journal has a news update headlined “Obama nominates Thompson to First Circuit court.”

The White House today issued a news release headlined “President Obama Nominates Judge Denny Chin for United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson for United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.”

“Sex toy case doesn’t pique high court interest”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

My earlier coverage of the Federal Circuit’s ruling appears at this link.

“U.S. Supreme Court won’t review Florida Pledge of Allegiance law; The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a Florida law requiring students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance without a parent’s note; But some Florida school districts don’t enforce the law strictly”: This article appears today in The Miami Herald.

“Court asks for Obama’s stance on Healthy S.F.” Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.

“FBI Investigated Coder for Liberating Paywalled Court Records”: At Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog, Ryan Singel has a post that begins, “When 22-year-old programmer Aaron Swartz decided last fall to help an open-government activist amass a public and free copy of millions of federal court records, he did not expect he’d end up with an FBI agent trying to stake out his house.”

“Merritt on the Merits That No One Else Will Argue”: Tony Mauro has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“Bill would counter Supreme Court age bias ruling”: The Associated Press has this report.

By a vote of 4-3, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has ruled that the Commonwealth’s Trademark Counterfeiting Statute is unconstitutional because it criminalizes speech protected by the First Amendment: Yesterday’s ruling consists of a majority opinion, a concurring opinion, and two dissenting opinions (here and here).

In news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Pa. high court overturns trademark protection law.”

“Supreme Court Skeptical of Law Criminalizing Animal Cruelty Depictions”: Tony Mauro has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“Obama’s Gitmo blame game”: At Politico.com, Josh Gerstein has a report that begins, “Greg Craig, the top in-house lawyer for President Barack Obama, is getting the blame for botching the strategy to shut down Guantanamo Bay prison by January — so much so that he’s expected to leave the White House in short order.”

“Demjanjuk trial in Germany to start Nov. 30”: The Associated Press has this report.

“First-Day Recusals From the Supreme Court”: Tony Mauro has this post today at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“Court takes up free-speech case of pit bull videos”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Justices Indicate Support for Free Speech in Graphic Video Case.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “Justices talk dog-fighting videos, ‘Human Sacrifice Channel’; A Supreme Court argument about 1st Amendment rights and animal cruelty conjures the specter of programs about people being killed.”

Paula Reed Ward of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a news update headlined “Law too broad, attorney tells Supreme Court justices.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Animal cruelty law in trouble.”

You can access the transcript of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in United States v. Stevens, No. 08-769, at this link.

“Sotomayor takes vocal role on her first day; The newest Supreme Court justice doesn’t play the shy rookie, but peppers lawyers with questions, more even than Scalia and Ginsburg; The court takes a close look at the Miranda rule”: David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

And law.com’s Tony Mauro reports that “High Court Debates Value of Attorney-Client Privilege.”

“The divisive Mojave cross: Even as a war memorial, the Mojave cross only serves to undermine the sacrifices of soldiers of other faiths.” Israel Drazin had this op-ed yesterday in The Los Angeles Times.

“A Supreme Court gunfight: A Chicago gun-control case will hinge on the 14th Amendment and the Bill of Rights.” This editorial appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Free speech at heart of Supreme Court dogfighting video case”: Jason Cato has this article today in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Court takes up free-speech case of pit bull videos.”

And today’s edition of The New York Times contains an editorial entitled “Animal Cruelty and Free Speech.”