“Justices Scalia, Breyer speak at lecture series”: This article appears today in The Daily Toreador, the student newspaper of Texas Tech University.

On Saturday, I had this post linking to additional coverage.

“Judges cite ‘Kill Haole Day’; After a court rejects anonymity for plaintiffs suing Kamehameha Schools, the dissents note racism”: Today in The Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Ken Kobayashi has an article that begins, “A federal appeals court ruling that rejected a challenge to the Kamehameha Schools admissions practice includes a heated debate over whether four non-Hawaiian students would be subject to racial attacks if their identities were revealed.”

My earlier coverage of the Ninth Circuit’s order denying rehearing en banc can be accessed here.

“Justices again consider employment-law cases”: Robert Barnes has this article today in The Washington Post.

“Under the U.S. Supreme Court: ‘Dark’ money clouds the political waters.” Michael Kirkland of UPI has this report.

“Governor’s legacy: More than most governors, Carcieri has shaped courts.” Katie Mulvaney has this article today in The Providence (R.I.) Journal.

“Florida judges may be on political hot seat”: The Palm Beach Post today contains an article that begins, “Using e-mails, websites and YouTube videos, conservative groups waged a stealth campaign against Florida Supreme Court Justices Jorge Labarga and James Perry. And some legal watchers are worried.”

“Another go at ‘a travesty of justice'”: Today in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Len Boselovic has an article that begins, “Hugh Caperton is a man who just won’t take ‘no’ for an answer. Rebuffed three times by the West Virginia Supreme Court in his effort to collect the $50 million a Boone County, W.Va., court awarded him in 2002, Mr. Caperton is back to square one.”

“U.S. Supreme Court hears California death penalty appeal; The case of Scott Pinholster, convicted in 1984 of stabbing two men to death, raises a key legal question: Can new evidence be used in federal court to upset a state conviction?” David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

You can access the transcript and oral argument audio of last week’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Cullen v. Pinholster, No. 09-1088, via this link.

“Opposition to U.S. trial likely to keep mastermind of 9/11 attacks in detention”: Today’s edition of The Washington Post contains an article that begins, “Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, will probably remain in military detention without trial for the foreseeable future, according to Obama administration officials.”

“Justice selection will be left to new gov Branstad”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A member of the commission that will offer potential replacements for ousted Iowa Supreme Court justices said the process can begin in December, but the panel isn’t scheduled to make recommendations until January, likely leaving the choice to Gov.-elect Terry Branstad.”

“Wiggins finally prevails in state Supreme Court race, unseating Sanders”: Today’s edition of The Seattle Times contains an article that begins, “Bainbridge Island attorney Charlie Wiggins has been elected to the state Supreme Court, unseating incumbent Richard Sanders after a tight race in which Sanders effectively conceded on Friday.”

And The Associated Press has a report headlined “Sanders: Wash. Supreme Court win unlikely.”

“The question presented is whether the New Hampshire School Patriot Act, which requires that the state’s public schools authorize a period during the school day for students to voluntarily participate in the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, violates the First or Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.” The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued this ruling yesterday. Michael Newdow served as counsel for plaintiffs. The appellate court rejected the plaintiffs’ challenge to the constitutionality of that New Hampshire law.

“First Signed Opinion of Supreme Court Term Coming Monday”: Tony Mauro has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“Supreme Court justices spar on Lubbock stage”: Today’s edition of The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal contains an article that begins, “Two-ninths of the nation’s top court sparred in a verbal jousting match Friday in front of a Lubbock audience.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Scalia, Breyer bandy about how to decide cases.”

“High court allows gay military ban for now”: The Associated Press has this report.

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Military gay ban intact.”

You can access today’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

“Veteran With Case Before Supreme Court Has Died”: Lawrence Hurley has this post at his “Washington Briefs” blog.

“W.D. Childers’ case going to federal court”: Yesterday’s edition of The Pensacola News Journal contained an article that begins, “A federal appeals court will rehear the case it overturned earlier this year against former state Senate President and former Escambia County Commissioner W.D. Childers.”

And The Associated Press has this report.

You can access Wednesday’s order of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit granting rehearing en banc at this link.

The now-vacated ruling that a divided three-judge Eleventh Circuit panel issued in this case in June 2010 can be accessed here.

“State cools threat to blogger over food stamp post”: Jonathan Saltzman has this article today in The Boston Globe. The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled “State’s error, not muckraker’s.”

“Lame ducks vs. the Constitution”: Law professor Bruce Ackerman has this op-ed today in The Washington Post.

“Video Games and the First Amendment”: This editorial appears today in The New York Times.

“Chances of ‘don’t ask’ repeal fading in Congress; The lame-duck session will focus on spending and taxes, and Republicans who oppose repeal can bide their time”: The Los Angeles Times has this news update.

“Alaska’s Big Spelling Test: How strong is Joe Miller’s argument against the Leeza Markovsky vote?” Law professor Richard L. Hasen, author of the “Election Law Blog,” has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Judge Thomas Porteous’ attorneys want one last argument before Senate impeachment vote”: Bruce Alpert of The Times-Picayune of New Orleans has a news update that begins, “Attorneys for New Orleans federal Judge Thomas Porteous are asking the Senate to give them sufficient time before a decisive vote in the next few weeks to present arguments on why the judge’s removal from office ‘could substantially alter’ more than two centuries of legal precedent.”

Law professor Jonathan Turley, via a post at his blog, has placed the Porteous Post-Trial Brief online at this link.

“Hope. Change. Reality. Attorney General Eric Holder entered the Justice Department on a mission to reinvent it. He’d rectify the dubious hires of the Bush era; he’d shut down Guantanamo and try the most notorious detainees here on U.S. soil; head speak forcefully and often about the return of the rule of law. Unfortunately, Washington doesn’t like an idealist.” Wil S. Hylton will have this article in the December 2010 issue of GQ magazine.

“A Special Court for Veterans”: Ronald D. Castille, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, has this op-ed today in The New York Times.

“Cheerleader’s silence not ‘disruptive'”: Online at the First Amendment Center, David L. Hudson Jr. has an essay that begins, “Can a silent cheerleader disrupt school activities? Is there a legitimate educational reason to punish a student for refusing to cheer for her alleged attacker? These questions form the basis for an appeal to the full 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals filed on behalf of a former Texas cheerleader (known as H.S. in court papers), who was kicked off the Silsbee High School squad after she didn’t cheer for a basketball player who allegedly sexually assaulted her after a football game.”

As I noted in this recent post, Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle had this lengthy article about the case in last Friday’s issue of that newspaper.

“Alito to lecture at Duq. Rome campus”: Today’s edition of The Duquesne Duke contains an article that begins, “Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is expected to lecture at Duquesne law school’s Rome summer study program this July.”

And at ABA Journal’s “Law News Now” blog, Debra Cassens Weiss has a post titled “Blogger Loudly Questions Alito’s Dinner Attendance, Tapes Irate Security Guard” reporting on a post yesterday by Lee Fang at “ThinkProgress” titled “Exclusive: Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito Dismisses His Profligate Right-Wing Fundraising As ‘Not Important.’”

“Supreme Court orders murderer’s estate to compensate victims’ family”: Kirk Makin has this article today in The Toronto Globe and Mail.

And Janice Tibbetts of Postmedia News has an article headlined “Killer’s estate ordered to repay victims’ family; Supreme court decision; $10,000 award after triple murder/suicide sends message of ‘denunciation’: jurists.”

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

“White House asks top court to allow gay dismissals”: Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.

Greg Stohr reports that “Obama Lawyers Back Military Gay Ban at Supreme Court.”

Reuters reports that “High court urged not to intervene in gay ban case.”

And at Politico.com, Josh Gerstein reports that “Justice asks to keep ‘don’t ask.’”

“Wiggins retains lead over Sanders in state Supreme Court race”: Today’s edition of The Seattle Times contains an article that begins, “Bainbridge Island attorney Charlie Wiggins still appeared headed for victory over state Supreme Court Justice Richard Sanders in the race for a seat on the state’s highest court after Wednesday’s election tallies.”

“Iowa Vote Shows the Injustice of Electing Judges”: Adam Cohen has this essay online today at the web site of Time magazine.

“Supreme Court considers gender discrimination in citizenship cases”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this news update.

And David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “Supreme Court discusses gender discrimination in citizenship case; A deportee born in Mexico to an unwed American father says he should be deemed a U.S. citizen; But under U.S. law, unwed fathers have a harder time than unwed mothers in passing on their citizenship.”

“A New Round in a Long Coal Battle”: Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an article that begins, “When advocates for judicial reform point to examples of how money can influence courtroom decisions, they often cite as exhibit A the case of Hugh M. Caperton.”

And Thursday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal will contain an article headlined “Massey Plaintiff Refiles.” You can freely access the full text of the article via Google News.

The “Coal Tattoo” blog of The Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette has posted the complaint initiating suit at this link.

“Wiggins leads Sanders in WA Supreme Court race”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Wolves and winners: George W. Bush writes about his high court picks.” Bill Mears of CNN.com has this report.