“R.I. high court candidate Lanni both ‘tough and congenial'”: Monday’s edition of The Providence Journal will contain an article that begins, “Of all the candidates vying for a vacant seat on the Rhode Island Supreme Court, Sandra A. Lanni is the most experienced trial lawyer with the most diverse group of clients. But of the finalists, she is also the least known to the public.”

“First Up For High Court In 2010: Campaign Finance.” This audio segment featuring Nina Totenberg appeared on last Thursday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition.”

“Sotomayor keeps community bonds tight”: Joan Biskupic had this article last Tuesday in USA Today.

And today, both The Buffalo News and The Tulsa World published reviews of Biskupic’s newest book, “American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.”

“Avaricious developers and governments twist the meaning of ‘blight'”: Columnist George F. Will has this op-ed today in The Washington Post.

“MI Supreme Ct: Direction reverses, divide remains.” The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The Michigan Supreme Court underwent a major transformation in 2009, when a Democrat who defeated a Republican incumbent set in motion a series of rulings that favor injured people with damage claims and tighten judicial ethics. One thing that hasn’t changed is a bitter ideological split that has led to sharp attacks, ridicule and mockery by justices against their colleagues.”

“Doubts remain — but legal recourse does not — in Kevin Cooper case; With his last appeal denied, Cooper faces execution in the 1983 slaying of a Chino Hills family; Several jurors, judges and a prison warden now question the evidence that convicted him”: Carol J. Williams has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

“U.S. Supreme Court: Is healthcare reform constitutional?” Michael Kirkland of UPI has this report.

“Supreme Court to weigh NFL and antitrust laws; The justices will consider whether the pro football league is shielded from such laws; a ruling in the NFL’s favor could let it raise ticket prices and limit player salaries”: David G. Savage will have this article Monday in The Los Angeles Times.