“Impeachment calls part of life for a Supreme Court justice, but few get very far”: Robert Barnes will have this article Monday in The Washington Post.

“Videogames as Free-Speech Issue”: Jess Bravin will have this article Monday in The Wall Street Journal.

“Jury sentences ‘child soldier’ to 40 years at Guantanamo”: Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has a news update that begins, “A military jury on Sunday gave teen terrorist Omar Khadr a symbolic 40-year prison sentence for killing an American commando in Afghanistan, unaware that the United States agreed to send the Canadian home next year.”

The Toronto Globe and Mail has a news update headlined “Verdict’s in: Khadr is Ottawa’s problem now.”

The Toronto Star has a news update headlined “Khadr to serve eight years.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Gitmo former ‘child soldier’ sentenced to 8 years.”

“Appoint judges? No thanks; Elections ensure certain safeguards.” Professors Sylvia R. Lazos and Chris W. Bonneau have this op-ed today in The Las Vegas Review-Journal.

And in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, David B. Rivkin Jr. and Andrew M. Grossman had an op-ed entitled “Sandra Day O’Connor v. the People.” You can freely access the full text of the op-ed via Google News.

“State Supreme Court challengers are at it again; Justices Alan Page and Helen Meyer have familiar foes, but no justice has been unseated in a Minnesota election in at least 50 years”: Rochelle Olson has this article today in The Minneapolis Star Tribune.

“Enron’s Skilling to Argue for Release From Prison”: John R. Emshwiller will have this article Monday in The Wall Street Journal.

“Supreme Court to hear violent video game case”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Terry Nichols’ judge said some jurors thought life in prison was harsher punishment than death; Steven Taylor, now an Oklahoma Supreme Court justice, spoke Thursday at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum about the trial of Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols”: This article appeared yesterday in The Oklahoman.

“33-year-old Cleveland lawyer David Mills to argue case Monday before the U.S. Supreme Court”: Alison Grant will have this article — in which the “How Appealing” blog is mentioned — in Sunday’s edition of The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

“Arizona tax-credit case a test of church vs. state”: Today’s edition of The Arizona Republic contains an article that begins, “A case to be argued Wednesday before the U.S. Supreme Court could settle once and for all the legal bounds of Arizona’s private-school tuition tax-credit program. More than setting a school-choice precedent, however, the case could also shape the rights of taxpayers to sue the government over policies they dislike that involve separation of church and state.”

“Guantanamo prosecutor: Jail Khadr 25 more years.” Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has this news update.

The Toronto Globe and Mail has a news update headlined “Send Khadr ‘back to Canada,’ defence says in closing arguments.”

The Toronto Star has a news update headlined “Lawyer emphasizes Khadr’s age in address to jury.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Jury asked to ‘send a message’ in Guantanamo.”

“Appeals court to mull states’ role in immigration”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Arizona’s tough and controversial new immigration law will get its day before a San Francisco appeals court Monday, with the central issue being just what role state and local authorities can play in confronting those who cross the border illegally.”

“Sarasota County-Orioles deal OK’d by top court; Ruling says county’s talks with Orioles violated no public meeting laws”: Yesterday’s edition of The Sarasota Herald-Tribune contained this article reporting on a ruling that the Supreme Court of Florida issued on Thursday.

“Faith, reason can co-exist, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia says; Scalia speaks during Catholic diocese event”: This article appeared yesterday in The Green Bay Press-Gazette.

“U.S. Says Genes Should Not Be Eligible for Patents”: Today’s edition of The New York Times contains this article about an amicus brief that the federal government has filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

“Roberts Court rulings on campaign finance reveal shifting makeup, forceful role”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report.

“Supreme Court to hear case on violent video games”: Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers has this report.

And in Sunday’s edition of The Washington Post, Daniel Greenberg will have an op-ed entitled “Why the Supreme Court should rule that violent video games are free speech.”

“The Clarence Thomas controversy”: These letters to the editor (including one from Bruce Fein) appear today in The Washington Post.

The blog “US for Palin” has a post titled “Clarence Thomas’ Wife Ginni to be on Sarah Palin Radio 11/1.”

And this past Thursday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Talk of the Nation” contained an audio segment entitled “Ask Amy: How Do I Make Someone Apologize?”

“Lay Off Sandra Day O’Connor: We need judges to speak up, not shut up.” Bert Brandenburg has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Prominent professor opposed Sotomayor for Supreme Court; In a May 2009 letter to President Obama, Harvard Law’s Laurence Tribe was enthused about Elena Kagan, but not the other frontrunner, then-Judge Sonia Sotomayor, whom he said ‘would be a negative’ influence”: David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

Bill Mears of CNN.com reports that “Obama mentor admits sharp criticism of Sotomayor, others on high court.”

And in the Connecticut Law Tribune, Karen Lee Torre has an essay entitled “Harvard Prof Flunks Subtlety Test.”

“Labels file First Circuit brief in Joel Tenenbaum case; ex-SG Paul Clement joins team”: Ben Sheffner has this post at his “Copyrights & Campaigns” blog.

“Judges Forced to Revisit Juveniles’ Life Sentences”: Nathan Koppel has this article today in The Wall Street Journal.

“Conrad Black claims partial court victory”: The Toronto Globe and Mail has a news update that begins, “Conrad Black has won a partial victory in his criminal case. A Chicago appeal court has upheld one fraud conviction and his conviction for obstruction of justice. The court reversed two fraud counts.”

The Chicago Sun-Times has a news update headlined “Conrad Black conviction upheld on appeal; One count reversed, but court says ex-media baron could still get same 6 1/2-year sentence.”

The Associated Press reports that “Court in Ill. reverses 2 Conrad Black convictions.”

Reuters reports that “Ex-media mogul Conrad Black to be resentenced; Court affirms some, but not all, Black convictions; Judge urges prosecutors not to waste time retrying case.”

And Bloomberg News reports that “Black Wins Reversal of 2 of 4 Counts, Resentencing.”

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

“Can states keep kids from violent video games? Supreme Court case tests limits on art and speech.” Joan Biskupic had this front page article yesterday in USA Today.

“Two Portraits of Triple Killer, Offered to Jurors, Are at Odds”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

Today’s edition of The Hartford Courant contains an article headlined “Psychiatrist Says Hayes’ Rage Turned To Strangulation, Rape.”

And The New Haven Register contains an article headlined “Gruesome testimony: Doctor says Hayes duped by Komisarjevsky,”

“White House praises Sotomayor after Tribe’s slap leaks”: Josh Gerstein has this post at his “Under the Radar” blog at Politico.com.

“Measure would outlaw Islamic law in Oklahoma — where it doesn’t exist; Conservative supporters point to cases in Europe and a few in the U.S. that made reference to Sharia religious law; Muslims say it’s a ‘scare tactic’ to further stigmatize them and whip up votes”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

You can view the text of Oklahoma State Question No. 755 by clicking here. Additional information is available via Ballotpedia.

“Jury gets Erie fatal collar bomb case; Did defendant plan robbery or was she unaware?” Paula Reed Ward has this article today in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

And The Erie (Pa.) Times-News reports today that “Deliberations start today in ‘pizza bomber’ case.”

“No Justification”: Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an editorial that begins, “Two years ago, when a splintered Supreme Court approved lethal injection as a means of execution in Baze v. Rees, Justice John Paul Stevens made a prophecy.”

“Crossing Over: Will more Supreme Court justices attend this year’s ‘Red Mass’ than next year’s State of the Union?” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Professor Panned Sotomayor”: Jess Bravin will have this article Friday in The Wall Street Journal.

NBC News justice correspondent Pete Williams has a report headlined “Letter to Obama: Sotomayor not that smart; But Harvard’s Tribe now says he’s changed his mind about court justice.”

And columnist Al Kamen of The Washington Post has an “In the Loop” column headlined “Obama mentor Laurence Tribe unfiltered – and on paper.”

“Leaked: Obama Mentor’s Blunt Advice on Court Choices.” Charlie Savage has this post at “The Caucus” blog of The New York Times.

At the “Bench Memos” blog of National Review Online, Ed Whelan began his first of a series of posts about the letter as follows, “I’ve obtained a copy of an interesting letter that Harvard law professor Larry Tribe wrote to his protege, President Barack Obama, in the immediate aftermath of Justice Souter’s announcement of his decision to retire from the Court.” You can access the letter by clicking here.

Whelan’s other posts thus far about Tribe’s letter are titled “Tribe to Obama: Justice Kennedy Is a Prima Donna in Danger of Drifting Rightward“; “Tribe to Obama: Breyer’s Public Face Is Unappealing“; “Tribe to Obama: Please Hire Me and Give Me a Big Portfolio“; and “Larry Tribe on Larry Tribe’s Letter.”

And at WSJ.com’s “Law Blog,” Nathan Koppel and Jess Bravin provide this coverage.

“Widow to ‘child soldier’: We’re the victims.” Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has a news update that begins, “With head bowed, Omar Khadr sat at his war crimes tribunal Thursday to hear about the hole he left in one American commando’s family when at age 15 he hurled a grenade in war-torn Afghanistan and killed Special Forces medic Chris Speer.”

The Toronto Globe and Mail has a news update headlined “Omar Khadr is ‘unworthy,’ widow of slain U.S. medic says.”

The Toronto Star has a news update headlined “Widow to Khadr: ‘You’re a murderer.’”

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Widow to Gitmo prisoner: You are a murderer.”

“Judging Women”: Stephen J. Choi, G. Mitu Gulati, Mirya R. Holman, and Eric A. Posner have posted online at SSRN an article whose abstract begins:

Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s assertion that female judges might be “better” than male judges has generated accusations of sexism and potential bias. An equally controversial claim is that male judges are better than female judges because the latter have benefited from affirmative action. These claims are susceptible to empirical analysis.

Via “Legal Theory Blog.”

“Appeals court orders release of failed pardon applicants”: At his “Under the Radar” blog at Politico.com, Josh Gerstein has a post — in which I am quoted– that begins, “A federal appeals court has ruled that the Justice Department must disclose the names of unsuccessful applicants for presidential pardons or commutations, notwithstanding the Obama Administration’s arguments that releasing such information would violate the privacy of clemency seekers.”

Update: Elsewhere, at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Mike Scarcella has a post titled “Appeals Court: DOJ Must Release Names of Applicants Denied Clemency.”