“Scope of Prescription Drug Tort Lawsuits to Be Tested; Appeals Ct. to Mull Negligent Marketing Cause of Action”: Amaris Elliott-Engel had this article, in which I am mentioned and an appellate brief I wrote is quoted, in yesterday’s edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Philadelphia’s daily newspaper for lawyers.

“US govt appeals court ban on cell-phone tracking”: Reuters has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “Justice Dept. wants phone locales without warrant.”

“Obama administration weighs choices for prosecuting 9/11 mastermind; Officials are considering ‘multiple options’ for trying Khalid Shaikh Mohammed following resistance to their proposal to hold a civilian trial for him in New York”: The Los Angeles Times has this news update.

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Administration may abandon civilian 9/11 trial” that begins, “Attorney General Eric Holder is leaving open the possibility of trying professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed before a military commission instead of the civilian trial originally planned for New York City.”

“Gableman to remain on case before Supreme Court”: Today’s edition of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel contains an article that begins, “State Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman will remain on a criminal case after the six other justices couldn’t agree whether they have the power to remove him over comments that some argue show bias against criminal defendants. The decision — or, more accurately, non-decision — included five opinions that totaled 147 pages, some of them rancorous.”

You can access yesterday’s opinions of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin at this link.

“Where the U.S. went wrong on the Christmas Day bomber”: Michael B. Mukasey has this op-ed today in The Washington Post.

“Ohio Supreme Court Justice files re-election bid; Lanzinger seeks second term on Ohio Supreme Court”: This article appears today in The Toledo Blade.

And The Columbus Dispatch reports today that “Justice will seek court’s top post; GOP’s O’Connor has advantages in fall election.”