“Judge Who Did Not Shy From Controversy”: In Monday’s edition of The New York Times, John Schwartz will have an article that begins, “John M. Roll, the chief federal judge in Arizona, who died from gunshot wounds in Saturday’s attack on Representative Gabrielle Giffords, never shied away from controversial decisions.”
Tomorrow’s newspaper will also contain an article headlined “A Single, Terrifying Moment: Shots Fired, a Scuffle and Some Luck.”
“Supreme Court to hear Zicam case; Matrixx fights efforts to force expanded disclosures to investors on drug effects”: This article will appear Monday in The Arizona Republic.
“Louisville strip bars say no-nudity law could shut them down”: The Louisville Courier-Journal today contains an article that begins, “Operators of adult businesses in Louisville are pinning their last hope on an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in a seven-year battle with the city over a no-nudity ordinance they say would effectively shut them down.”
“Prop. 8 legal battle has implications for all ballot measures”: Greg Moran will have this article in Monday’s edition of The San Diego Union-Tribune.
“Johnson opposes White House judge nominations”: Today’s edition of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel contains an article that begins, “Newly elected GOP Sen. Ron Johnson said Friday he should have been consulted before the White House resubmitted the nominations of Louis Butler and Victoria Nourse for federal judgeships and is at this time opposed to their confirmation.”
“U.S. Backs Drug Firms in Lawsuit Over Prices”: This article will appear Monday in The New York Times.
“Supreme Court takes dim view of suing prosecutors; The high court often rules that prosecutors, like judges and grand jurors, are part of the judicial process and must be protected from harassment that could deflect them from doing their duty”: David G. Savage will have this article Monday in The Los Angeles Times.
“Under the U.S. Supreme Court: ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ just keeps rolling along.” Michael Kirkland of UPI has this report.
“Supreme Court Alters Schedule for Monday Moment of Silence”: Tony Mauro has this post at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”
At “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Court to join in tribute; The Court will begin its public session Monday early in order for the first argument to be concluded by 11 a.m. so that the Court can join in the national moment of silence for the victims of the Arizona shootings.”
And Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal will contain an article headlined “Family, Colleagues Grieve for Judge.”
“Slain Judge Roll Rose From Bailiff to Chief of Federal Bench in Arizona”: Bloomberg News has this report.
At his “Under the Radar” blog at Politico.com, Josh Gerstein has a post titled “Judge’s final actions key to federal charge for his murder.”
CBS News has a report headlined “Shooting Victims in Wrong Place at Wrong Time; A Janitor, A Judge, and An Aide Were Victims in Saturday’s Shooting in Tucson, Ariz, Targeting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.”
And Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal will contain an article headlined “Sorrow Racks Tucson After Killings.”
“5 federal charges filed against Loughner in Giffords shootings”: The Arizona Daily Star has this news update.
The Arizona Republic has a news update headlined “Murder charges filed against suspect in Arizona shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.” The newspaper has posted a copy of the federal criminal complaint and associated statement of probable cause at this link.
The New York Times has a news update headlined “U.S. Cites Evidence of Assassination Plot.” The newspaper has also posted a media advisory from the Arizona U.S. Attorney’s Office titled “Federal Complaint Filed Against Jared Lee Loughner.”
In related coverage, The Philadelphia Inquirer has a news update headlined “Dallas Green’s granddaughter killed in Arizona.”
Mike Lupica of The New York Daily News has an update headlined “Christina Taylor Green’s grandfather, ex-Mets & Yankees manager Dallas Green, devastated by death.”
And The Arizona Daily Star today contains an obituary for Christina-Taylor Green headlined “Born, died between 2 tragedies; With a birthday on 9/11, she was patriotic, interested in politics.”
“Judge Roll, girl, 3 retirees, aide slain in attack on congresswoman”: This article appears today in The Arizona Daily Star.
Today’s edition of The Arizona Republic contains an article headlined “Judge John Roll respected among peers; Roll lauded as a law scholar with strong standards.”
And Carol J. Williams of The Los Angeles Times has an article headlined “Federal judge, a bystander, among the dead; U.S. District Judge John Roll had stopped by to say hello to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a friend; Then a gunman opened fire. Roll had received death threats in the past over disputes involving illegal immigration.”
“If Scalia Had His Way”: Law professor Jeffrey Rosen has this essay today in the Week in Review section of The New York Times.
“Is Law School a Losing Game?” This lengthy article appears today in The New York Times.