“Monday’s must-see TV: What C-SPAN’s broadcast of Monday’s hearing made clear was both the high seriousness of the three judges hearing the case and the nonpartisan quality of their inquiries.” Columnist Tim Rutten has this op-ed today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Court: FDA can regulate e-cigs as tobacco products.” The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued today.

And in other coverage, Bloomberg News reports that “FDA Loses Appeal, Can’t Regulate Electronic Cigarettes as Drug, Court Says.”

“Senate takes up impeachment of Louisiana judge”: The Associated Press has this report.

C-SPAN2 is providing live coverage of the proceedings.

“Occidental lawsuit should stay in U.S.: appeals court.” Dan Levine of Reuters has this report.

And The Associated Press reports that “LA court can hear Peruvian case against oil giant.”

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

“Two Supreme Court cases to test corporate interests”: Robert Barnes has this article today in The Washington Post.

Today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal contains articles headlined “Supreme Court Will Consider Wal-Mart Challenge to Class-Action Suit” and “Supreme Court Set to Review CO2 Suits.”

Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal reports that “Court agrees to hear closely watched Wal-Mart and global warming cases.”

The Washington Times contains an article headlined “Justices to hear Wal-Mart appeal of plaintiffs’ class-action status; Retailer: Not all female workers qualify for suit.”

The New York Times reports that “Justices to Rule on States’ Emissions Case.”

Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined “Supreme Court takes global warming case that targets power companies; A global warming lawsuit aiming to force power companies to curtail carbon emissions will come before the Supreme Court next year; The suit asks for a judicial order to that effect, but would such a move usurp role of other government branches?”

And Lawrence Hurley of Greenwire reports that “Supreme Court Takes Up Climate ‘Nuisance’ Case.”

“Judge Thomas Porteous impeachment question goes before Senate today”: Bruce Alpert has this article today in The Times-Picayune of New Orleans.

And Politico.com reports that “Senate to hold rare trial of judge.”

C-SPAN2 plans to provide live coverage beginning at 10 a.m. eastern time.

“Supreme Court will act on immigration, even if Congress doesn’t”: Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers has an article that begins, “The Supreme Court this week takes up the national immigration debate that continues to stymie Congress.”

Ariane de Vogue of ABC News reports that “Supreme Court to Hear Arizona Immigration Debate; Controversial State Law Punishes Businesses for Hiring Undocumented Aliens Knowlingly.”

And today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times contains an editorial entitled “Arizona’s overreach: The state’s attempt to crack down on companies that hire illegal immigrants encroaches on federal authority.”