Programming note: Tomorrow morning, I will be in New York City to argue an appellate cost bond motion in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in connection with an appeal pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on which I’ll be working.

Additional posts will appear here Tuesday afternoon or evening.

“Reform and the Filibuster”: This editorial appears today in The New York Times.

“Officials should forget about ousting justices”: Columnist John Skipper has this op-ed today in The Globe Gazette of Mason City, Iowa.

“Lawsuit over Greensburg short-hair rule may be a long shot”: Today’s edition of The Indianapolis Star contains an article that begins, “The parents of a former Greensburg Junior High basketball player are asking a federal court to declare the team’s haircut policy unconstitutional.”

Of course, as The New York Times reported in 2007, if the plaintiff reaches the NBA, he can wear his hair however he wishes.

“Oregon Supreme Court justice ends quarter-century career”: This article appears today in The Statesman Journal of Salem, Oregon.

“Musical Chairs: Tom Goldstein Is Leaving Akin Gump.” David Lat has this post at “Above the Law.”

Update: And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Jeff Jeffrey has a post titled “Thomas Goldstein to Leave Akin.”

“A question of class: The Supreme Court will decide whether female employees of Wal-Mart can bring a class-action suit alleging sex discrimination.” This editorial appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

“On history’s stage: Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.; As the youngest leader of the high court in two centuries, he has the energy, the intellect, and the votes to reshape our world.” Roger Parloff has this article in Fortune magazine.

“Protesters gather to keep the Barnes in L. Merion”: The Philadelphia Inquirer contains this article today.

“N.J. Supreme Court to hear arguments on constitutionality of Christie’s education budget cuts”: This article appears today in The Newark Star-Ledger.

And The Philadelphia Inquirer reports today that “Center to fight for ‘Abbott’ restoration.”

“Oh, Shut Up: The Senate’s chance to change the filibuster.” Hendrik Hertzberg has this comment in the January 10, 2011 issue of The New Yorker.