“On the Death Sentence”: Retired Justice John Paul Stevens will have this review of David Garland‘s book “Peculiar Institution: America’s Death Penalty in an Age of Abolition” in the December 23, 2010 issue of The New York Review of Books.

“Leave choice of next Oklahoma Supreme Court justice to Henry’s successor”: This editorial appears today in The Oklahoman.

“Critics: Judges’ luxury cars slap at taxpayers.” Today’s edition of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review contains an article that begins, “Cadillacs, Lexuses, a Mercedes Benz and high-end SUVs — including one a Supreme Court justice leases from his brother — are among taxpayer-paid cars Pennsylvania’s appellate court judges lease to ferry themselves across the state.” You can view a related graphic by clicking here.

Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an editorial entitled “Untenable Judicial Ethics.”

And in The Philadelphia Inquirer, columnist Karen Heller has an op-ed entitled “Chief Justice Castille should forgo gifts.”

“Horner Case Going to Highest Court; The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear appeal of Charles Andrew Fowler, who is serving a life sentence for murder”: The Ledger of Lakeland, Florida contains this article today.

“U.S. Supreme Court to ponder Iowa drug sentence”: This article appears today in The Des Moines Register.

“California prison case reaches U.S. Supreme Court”: Howard Mintz has this article today in The San Jose Mercury News.

“Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Governors get mangers under the Christmas tree.” Michael Kirkland of UPI has this report.

“Ex-Justice Explains Changed Death Penalty Stance”: Adam Liptak has this front page article today in The New York Times.

In related news, this evening’s broadcast of the CBS News program “60 Minutes” will contain a segment about Justice John Paul Stevens.