“Rules can make voter ID hard to get, court told; Lawyer: Obtaining a card with BMV requirements is a whole new ballgame.” The Indianapolis Star contains this article today.

“Williams to serve R.I. Supreme Court as mediator”: This article appears today in The Providence Journal.

“Second Nominee For 2nd Circuit? State, federal judges questioned about Yale in-house attorney.” The Connecticut Law Tribune has this report.

“White House Postpones Picking Site of 9/11 Trial”: Charlie Savage has this article today in The New York Times.

The Los Angeles Times reports today that “White House reconsiders holding terror trials in civilian court; Suspected Sept. 11 plotters may be tried before military tribunals after all, administration officials say; Holding the trials in civilian court is deemed ‘politically untenable.’”

The Wall Street Journal reports that “Obama Leans Toward Switch to Military Trials on 9/11.”

The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined “Will return to military tribunals prompt Guantanamo closing? Republicans may back closing the Guantanamo Bay prison if the Obama administration decides to try alleged 9/11 conspirator Khalid Sheikh Mohammed by military tribunal.”

From National Public Radio, today’s broadcast of “Weekend Edition Saturday” contained an audio segment entitled “White House Changes Course On Sept. 11 Trial.” And yesterday evening’s broadcast of “All Things Considered” contained audio segments entitled “U.S. Weighs Military Trials For 9/11 Suspects” and “Moving Sept. 11 Trial May Have Political Implications.”

“High cost of McCourts’ divorce: $19 million in fees; Dodgers’ case could be one of the most expensive in California history; Even other high-profile divorce attorneys are surprised.” Today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times contains an article that begins, “Frank and Jamie McCourt’s divorce could become one of the costliest splits in California history, with attorneys and accountants commanding as much as $19 million in fees — more than the Dodgers will spend on their starting infield this season.”

“Supreme Court ruling eases prosecution of Levy slaying suspect”: Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers has a report that begins, “The Supreme Court has made it easier to successfully prosecute the man accused of killing former intern Chandra Levy.”

“The lesson behind the Chief Justice Roberts rumor: An example from a law professor’s lecture becomes a case study on the perils of a wired world.” This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

And yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered” contained an audio segment entitled “Tracing Rumor Of John Roberts’ Retirement.”

“Guns, Virtuous History and Internet Searches; Digital searches lend support to Chicago’s argument that the word ‘militia’ meant the state army at the time of the Second Amendment”: Law professor Calvin H. Johnson will have this essay in Monday’s edition of The National Law Journal.

“Scales of Justice: In Zurich, Even Fish Have a Lawyer; On Sunday, Swiss Vote on National Bill To Appoint Public Defenders for Animals.” This front page article appears today in The Wall Street Journal.

“Scott Matheson — Excellent Nomination for the Tenth Circuit”: Paul Cassell has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“Message from Malta: Kmiec Comments on Chicago Gun Case.” Tony Mauro has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“Obama advisers set to recommend military tribunals for alleged 9/11 plotters”: This front page article appears today in The Washington Post.

The Associated Press reports that “WH considering military trials for 9/11 suspects.”

Reuters reports that “Obama aides mull September 11 suspect military trial.”

At Politico.com, Josh Gerstein has an article headlined “Return to military tribunals?”

And today’s edition of The New York Times contains an editorial entitled “Trials and Error.”

“State’s high court hears new challenge to voter ID law; Justices have a lot of questions about nation’s strictest policy”: The Indianapolis Star contains this article today.

The Journal Gazette of Fort Wayne, Indiana reports today that “Justices weigh burden of voter ID; Women’s league contends law keeps many from polls.”

The Evansville Courier & Press reports that “High court ponders Indiana’s voter ID; Justices dwell on absence of plaintiffs.”

And The Louisville Courier-Journal reports that “Indiana Supreme Court considers voter ID law.”

“‘Honest services fraud’ law: too wide a net; The Supreme Court should strike down this over-broad statute.” This editorial appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

“A shameful attack on the U.S. legal system”: Walter Dellinger has this op-ed today in The Washington Post.

“A Game of Resisting the I.R.S.” In today’s edition of The New York Times, Floyd Norris has this column in which he discusses the Textron case, which is now pending on petition for writ of certiorari before the U.S. Supreme Court.

“Behind Supreme Court case: Do gun rights protect against tyranny? The US Supreme Court is considering what could be a landmark decision on individual gun rights; An unspoken argument is that armed citizens would make any usurper think twice before subverting the Constitution.” Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has this report.

“North Bergen shock jock Hal Turner insists he never threatened judges”: This article appears today in The Bergen County (N.J.) Record.

“Ohio District Court Judge the Front-Runner for Federal Circuit Seat, Say Sources; There has been a movement in the patent bar to nominate a down-in-the-trenches district court judge to the Federal Circuit, which has suffered from an Ivory Tower reputation”: Zusha Elinson of The Recorder has this report.

“A Roberts rumor’s blip on Washington’s radar”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “For a short time Thursday, Washington buzzed over a rumor reported exclusively by an online gossip Web site with no particular Supreme Court expertise that Chief Justice John Roberts was considering stepping down.”

The “Media Decoder” blog of The New York Times has a post titled “Radar Claims Two John Roberts Exclusives; One of Them Isn’t True.”

And at “Above the Law,” David Lat has a post titled “Anatomy of a Rumor: The Story Behind Chief Justice John Roberts’s ‘Retirement.’”

“NJ blogger: Rants were sanctioned by FBI.” The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A right-wing New Jersey blogger charged with threatening federal judges told a jury Thursday that his racist Internet rants were an FBI-sanctioned ruse to ‘flush out’ dangerous neo-Nazi and white supremacist members of his audience.”

“Indiana justices lob questions at voter ID law”: The Indianapolis Star has a news update that begins, “Sharp questions from the five justices dominated an hour of arguments today about the state’s voter identification law in the Indiana Supreme Court. The politically charged issue has been embroiled in lawsuits since the adoption of the 2005 law, which requires voters to present a government-issued photo ID. One challenge resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the law nearly two years ago.”

“Dawn Johnsen Nomination Heads Back to Senate”: At “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” David Ingram has a post that begins, “Repeating arguments that they’ve been making for a year, members of the Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines today to move forward on Dawn Johnsen’s nomination for a top position in the U.S. Justice Department.”

The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has a news update headlined “Hoosier nominee Johnsen OK’d by Senate committee.”

The Indianapolis Star has this news update.

“The Caucus” blog of The New York Times has a post titled “Judiciary Panel Clears Justice Nominee — Again.”

And Politico.com reports that “Anti-torture Department of Justice nominee, Dawn Johnsen, advances.”

Don’t spend it all in one place: Thanks to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, the attorney for a Nebraska state prison inmate/artist who was prohibited from sending drawings of a marijuana leaf and a bare-breasted woman to his mother and to the Maoist Internationalist Movement has “won” an attorney’s fee in the amount of $1.50. You can access today’s ruling at this link.

I wrote about this minuscule attorney’s fee phenomenon in the February 6, 2006 installment of my “On Appeal” column for law.com, headlined “Minimum Wage: The $1.50 Attorney Fee.”

“TiVo prevails in patent rights case against Dish”: The Associated Press has this report.

Reuters reports that “TiVo wins ruling in Echostar case, shares spike.”

And Brent Kendall of Dow Jones Newswires reports that “US Court Affirms EchoStar-Dish Contempt Sanction In TiVo DVR Case.”

My earlier coverage appears in the post immediately below.

“TiVo Wins Court Ruling Against Dish, EchoStar”: Bloomberg News has a report that begins, “TiVo Inc. won a U.S. appeals court ruling that Dish Network Corp. and EchoStar Corp. are still infringing its patent and should stop providing digital-video recording services.”

You can access today’s ruling of the U.S Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit at this link.

“SCOTUK Pays Visit to SCOTUS”: At his “Washington Briefs” blog, Lawrence Hurley of The Daily Journal of California has a post that begins, “The Supreme Court hosted the president of the recently-formed U.K. Supreme Court, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Wednesday.”

“Scott Matheson named to 10th Circuit appellate court; Utahn is praised for legal and academic credentials”: This article appears today in The Salt Lake Tribune.

The Deseret News reports today that “Obama names Scott Matheson Jr. to 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.”

Yesterday, the White House issued a news release headlined “President Obama Nominates Scott M. Matheson, Jr. to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.”

The University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law issued a press release yesterday headlined “Matheson Nominated to 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.”

Politico.com has a blog post titled “Matheson knocks down vote trading questions” about an item at WeeklyStandard.com headlined “Obama Now Selling Judgeships for Health Care Votes? Obama names brother of undecided House Dem to Appeals Court.”

At “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” David Ingram has a post titled “Former Law Dean, Gubernatorial Candidate Picked for 10th Circuit.”

The nominee’s law faculty bio can be accessed here.

The nominee is no relation to Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Scott Mathieson, who this spring is attempting to rebound from two Tommy John surgeries, see here and here. I saw him pitch last season in the minor leagues, and he had great velocity on his fastball.

“Ex-Justice O’Connor favors end to electing judges; Support voiced for Gansler proposal to appoint members of Circuit Court”: The Baltimore Sun contains this article today.

And The Daily Record contains an article headlined “O’Connor in Maryland to support bill to end contested elections for judges.”

“Additional Justice Department appointees with past detainee work identified; The agency releases the names of seven more officials after GOP lawmakers said the connections raised serious questions on Obama’s policies; Two appointees had previously been named”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Md. and Va. defense attorneys differ on Supreme Court ruling on Miranda rights”: The Washington Post contains this article today.

“U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Order to Remove Religious Materials From Manchester Post Office Counter”: This article appears today in The Hartford Courant.

My earlier coverage of the Second Circuit’s ruling appears here and here.

“Top Oklahoma court rejects abortion bill”: The Oklahoman contains this article today.

You can access Tuesday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma at this link.

“State high court is latest to test voter ID law; Newest chapter in a debate that has raged since 2005 centers on exceptions for mail-in absentee voters, others”: This article appears today in The Indianapolis Star.

“Supreme Court appears split on Somalia torture case; Former Somali leader Mohamed Ali Samantar is being sued under a law designed to give torture victims a chance to get recompense — but another law gives immunity to official foreign government actions”: David G. Savage will have this article Thursday in The Los Angeles Times.

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal has a news update headlined “High Court Addresses Foreign Leaders’ Immunity.”

On this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment entitled “Court Weighs Suit Against Former Somali Leader.”

And Ariane de Vogue of ABCNews.com has an article headlined “Can Ex-Somali Official Living in U.S. Be Sued for Torture? Supreme Court to Decide If He’s Immune to Lawsuits Filed in the U.S.”