“The long, clear, inspiring record of Diane Wood”: Glenn Greenwald has this blog post today at Salon.com.

“Reid Promises Showdown on Judicial Nominees”: David Ingram has this post today at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“A pager as an open book; City of Ontario v. Quon, et al., Argument recap”: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

Access online the transcripts of today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments: You can access the argument transcript in Christian Legal Soc. Chapter of Univ. of Cal., Hastings College of Law v. Martinez, No. 08-1371, at this link.

And you can access the argument transcript in Ontario v. Quon, No. 08-1332, at this link.

“Court takes up public employees’ privacy case”: The Associated Press has this report.

“State conflict-of-interest law illegally vague, Orie lawyer says”: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has this news update.

And in Saturday’s edition of that newspaper, Paula Reed Ward had an article headlined “PG files appeal over sealed files in Orie investigation.”

“Big decision on an uncertain record? Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, Argument recap.” Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Justice Stevens turns 90; only Holmes was older”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

“Court splits sharply on campus Christian argument”: Jesse J. Holland of The Associated Press has this report.

“Tom Goldstein on Elena Kagan’s Recusal Obligations”: Ed Whelan has this post today at National Review Online’s “Bench Memos” blog.

Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: The Court has posted today’s Order List at this link. The Court granted review in four cases and called for the views of the Solicitor General in one case.

The Court’s issuance of a GVR in the case captioned Holster v. Gatco, Inc., No. 08-1307, gave rise to a concurring opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia and a dissenting opinion by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in which Justice Stephen G. Breyer joined.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that “Court to hear fired reservist’s appeal“; “High court to look at Costco sale of Swiss watches“; “Court denies Texan’s appeal over DA-judge affair“; and “Court turns away Texas murder appeal.”

“Elena Kagan and Recusal; Parallels drawn to Thurgood Marshall”: Tom Goldstein has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

As I previously noted in a post published last Thursday, that day’s edition of The Daily Journal of California contained an article by Lawrence Hurley headlined “High Court Nomination For ’10th Justice’ Would Be Rare.”

“DOJ moved porn case from Alabama to D.C.” Josh Gerstein has this post at his “Under the Radar” blog at Politico.com.

“Garland’s Openness to ‘Learn My Craft’ May Lead to High Court”: James Rowley and Kristin Jensen of Bloomberg News have this report.

Today in The Chicago Sun-Times, Abdon M. Pallasch has an article headlined “Madigan supremely flattered; Illinois attorney general named as top prospect to fill upcoming high court vacancy.”

And The Wilmington (Del.) News Journal reports that “Next justice needs political savvy, Kaufman says; Experience limited to federal courts leads to skewed decisions, senator says.”

“Top court to hear Inland case on government workers’ privacy”: This article appears today in The Press-Enterprise of Riverside, California.

Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal has an article headlined “LoL, BTW … My Boss Is Monitoring Every Text That I Send, 😉”

msnbc.com has a report headlined “Sexting case raises workplace privacy issues; Technological advances blur line between work and personal lives.”

On last Thursday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Nina Totenberg had an audio segment entitled “Should Personal Texts From Work Devices Be Private?”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has this preview of today’s oral argument.

“Court to hear arguments on campus Christian group”: Jesse J. Holland of The Associated Press has this report.

The Deseret News reports that “Utahns watch as high court tackles on-campus religion issue.”

On today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Nina Totenberg has an audio segment entitled “Supreme Court To Hear All-Comers Policy Case.”

The New York Times contains an editorial entitled “A Case of Discrimination.”

The Washington Post contains an editorial entitled “Politically correct, legally wrong.”

And The Los Angeles Times contains an editorial entitled “The case of the Christian club: The Supreme Court will decide if the UC Hastings Law School can withhold recognition of a chapter of the Christian Legal Society.”

“Supreme Court Justice Scalia visits Law School; Former University Law professor discusses originalist approach to constitutional law”: This article appears today in The Cavalier Daily.

“Supreme Court still resists pressure to televise proceedings”: Robert Barnes has this article today in The Washington Post.

“Abortion rulings could bring scrutiny of possible Supreme Court pick Wood”: This article will appear Monday in The Washington Post.

“How Could The Supreme Court Shift After Stevens? Close legal questions on which his successor might disagree.” Tom Goldstein has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Defense may take eyewitness expert case to top”: Today’s edition of The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana contains an article that begins, “An attorney for the alleged triggerman in the 2006 killing of an Olive Garden restaurant worker said the U.S. Supreme Court will be asked to allow an expert for the defense to testify at trial about the reliability of eyewitnesses.”

“End special treatment”: Today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer contains an editorial that begins, “One of the many problems surrounding Pennsylvania’s dubious venture into state-approved gambling is how all the legal disputes surrounding casinos get fast-tracked straight to the state Supreme Court.”

“At UVa, Justice Scalia warns of scholars’ agendas, biases”: This article appeared yesterday in The Charlottesville Daily Progress.

“New chief justice will stick out on court; Democrat will lead six Republicans, then face one in election”: Thursday’s edition of The Columbus Dispatch contained an article that begins, “Gov. Ted Strickland shook up the Ohio Supreme Court yesterday by naming a Democrat to lead it for the first time since 1986 and forcing two political rivals to work together on rulings for the next eight months.”

“Supreme Court to consider case against California law school”: Robert Barnes has this article today in The Washington Post.

And Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined “Do university rules discriminate against student faith groups? In a case to be argued before the US Supreme Court Monday, the Christian Legal Society seeks official recognition by the University of California Hasting College of the Law in San Francisco.”

“Westboro case will greet new justice; How will Justice John Paul Stevens’ retirement affect Snyder v. Phelps?” This article appears today in The Evening Sun of Hanover, Pennsylvania.

“Strict new Neb. abortion law faces long legal road”: The Associated Press has this report.

“The Battle Over the Court: How the right and the left learned to love judicial activism.” Law professors Barry Friedman and Jeffrey Rosen have this essay online at The New Republic.

“The White House seeks out Kagan defenders”: At Salon.com, Glenn Greenwald has this post, part of which responds to a post from Tom Goldstein that I linked to here the other day.

“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Matter: Quit playing the she is/she isn’t game with Elena Kagan.” Emily Bazelon and Dahlia Lithwick have this essay online at Slate.

And law professor Walter Dellinger has a jurisprudence essay entitled “Elena Kagan Is a Progressive on Executive Power; Look closely at what the Supreme Court shortlister has said about presidential authority.”

“Why Newer Appointees Offer Fewer Surprises”: Adam Liptak has this front page article today in The New York Times. And in that newspaper’s Week in Review section, Peter Baker has an article headlined “Obama v. Roberts: The Struggle to Come.”

The Washington Post reports today that “Foes may target Kagan’s stance on military recruitment at Harvard.”

Margaret Talev of McClatchy Newspapers has an article headlined “Does Supreme Court’s Harvard-Yale dominance bother Obama?”

Michael Kirkland of UPI reports that “Forces jockey for high court confirmation fight.”

And The Associated Press has an article headlined “Clinton: Look beyond judges for high court pick” that begins, “Bill Clinton says someone who hasn’t been a judge should be considered for the Supreme Court.”

“Fill the lower federal court openings, too: The federal bench now has 103 vacancies out of 858 appeals and district court judgeships.” Law professor Carl Tobias will have this op-ed in Monday’s issue of The National Law Journal.

“Supreme Court justices hear arguments in a case against one of their own”: Today’s edition of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel contains an article that begins, “State Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson said Friday that a colleague’s ethics case presents a particularly tough challenge for the court, but she hinted that the most drastic action against Justice Michael Gableman was unlikely.”

“Supreme Court takes up religious group’s rights on campus”: Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers has this report.

At “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has this preview of the oral argument.

And tomorrow in The Washington Post, law professor Jonathan Turley will have an op-ed entitled “When it comes to religious groups, who’s really facing discrimination?”

“Obama judicial nominee Goodwin Liu comes under GOP fire; Republican senators assail Liu’s record during a hearing on his nomination for an appeals court; The dispute portends a tough fight to fill the Supreme Court vacancy”: James Oliphant has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko reports that “GOP attacks appeals court nominee Goodwin Liu.”

The Washington Post reports that “Senate Judiciary Republicans ask pointed questions of appeals court nominee Goodwin Liu.”

Rob Hotakainen of McClatchy Newspapers reports that “California judicial nominee gets a grilling on Capitol Hill.”

ABCNews.com has an article headlined “‘Daddy, Are You a Judge Yet?’ Obama Nominee Takes the Heat; Republican Senators Press Goodwin Liu Over Answers to Questionnaire, Legal Writings.”

Bloomberg News reports that “Partisan Battle in U.S. Senate May Imperil Judicial Nominee Liu.”

Bill Mears of CNN.com reports that “Republicans give Obama judicial nominee cool reception.”

David Ingram of The National Law Journal reports that “GOP Senators Lay Into 9th Circuit Judicial Nominee.”

Yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered” contained an audio segment entitled “GOP Launches Attack On Court Nominee Liu.”

And The Wall Street Journal contains an editorial entitled “Berkeley’s Judge: A liberal nominee of illiberal temperament.”