“Critics, supporters step up their efforts on Kagan”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Robert Wone would have died within seconds of stabbing, heart surgeon testifies”: This article appears today in The Washington Post.

“Teachers on vacation spend time in Supreme Court”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Troy Davis heads back to court in Savannah; Federal judge to find whether evidence ‘clearly establishes’ Davis’ innocence”: The Savannah Morning News contains this article today.

And today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition” contained an audio segment entitled “Death Row Inmate Gets Chance To Prove Innocence.”

“Gerald W. Heaney, a Judge Who Ruled for the Desegregation of Public Schools, Dies at 92”: This obituary appears today in The New York Times.

Today’s edition of The Minneapolis Star Tribune contains an obituary headlined “Judge was behind-scenes DFL power; But beyond the politics, friends remember someone who fought for the underdog.”

Minnesota Public Radio reports that “Gerald Heaney, influential Minn. judge, dies at 92.”

And The Duluth News Tribune contains an editorial entitled “Accomplishments, honors guarantee Heaney’s legacy.”

Second Circuit confers qualified immunity on police officer who arrested man for violating a solicitation law that New York State’s highest court had declared unconstitutional 18 years earlier because that law, despite being invalid, is “still on the books”: You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at this link.

“N.J. Supreme Court sides with Moorestown couple in Avalon beach case”: Today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer contains an article that begins, “A Moorestown couple must be compensated for beach property seized by Avalon to build protective dunes after a devastating 1962 nor’easter, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.”

The Newark Star-Ledger reports today that “N.J. top court rules couple can seek payment for taken Avalon beach property.”

And The Atlantic City Press reports that “Edward and Nancy Klumpp can seek compensation for beach lot taken by Avalon in 1962, state Supreme Court decides.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of New Jersey at this link.

“Divided 9th Circuit Cites Watergate Judge in Confrontation Clause Ruling”: Dan Levine of The Recorder has this report.

You can access Monday’s en banc ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link. Chief Judge Alex Kozinski‘s dissenting opinion is certainly worth a look.

“Paxil Litigation Over Birth Defects Shifts to Settlement”: Amaris Elliott-Engel has this article today in The Legal Intelligencer. I worked on plaintiffs’ brief in opposition to defendant’s post-trial motions filed in the Kilker case, which is discussed in the article.

“Predicting an end to Roe v. Wade”: This article appears today at Politico.com.

“Fellow law clerks endorse Kagan for court”: The Associated Press has this report.

And Politico.com reports that “GOP ‘expects’ to attend Elena Kagan hearings.”