“Justices’ Term Offers Hot Issues and Future Hints”: Adam Liptak will have this article Sunday in The New York Times.

And in Sunday’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes will have an article headlined “Supreme Court opens term with three women, potential for partisan divide.”

“Kentucky-born wife of Justice Alito speaks to UK audience”: The Lexington Herald-Leader has this news update.

“Ks.: Long history before high court; It’s not Brown v. Board, but Snyder v. Phelps could be one of Kansas’ most significant cases before Supreme Court.” This article will appear Sunday in The Topeka Capital-Journal.

“The Roberts Court, Version 4.0”: Linda Greenhouse has this post today at the “Opinionator” blog of The New York Times.

“At the Lectern: Practicing Before the California Supreme Court.” Over the summer, the Horvitz & Levy law firm launched this appellate-related blog.

“Defendant Ignited Fire, Cheshire Prosecutor Tells Jury”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

Today’s edition of The New Haven Register contains an article headlined “Prosecutor: Petit home became ‘house of terror and horror’ during home invasion.”

And The Hartford Courant contains an article headlined “Hayes Defense: State Didn’t Prove He Intended To Kill Petit Children; Both Sides Make Closing Arguments; Juror Excused For Medical Reasons.”

“Raising a big stink? Try the rat.” Today’s edition of The Washington Post contains this front page article.

“Florida Supreme Court might use some of appeal court’s ‘Taj Mahal'”: This article appears today in The St. Petersburg Times.

“Free speech cases at top of Supreme Court’s agenda”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal has an article headlined “On the High Court’s Fall Docket, Few Blockbusters — but Plenty to Watch.”

And Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined “Free speech: Westboro church Supreme Court case tests First Amendment; A Supreme Court case challenging the Westboro Baptist Church anti-gay protests will test the limits of free speech, with First Amendment implications for other forms of expression such as Quran burning and racist demonstrations.”