“Justice Scalia Objects”: Linda Greenhouse has this post at the “Opinionator” blog of The New York Times.

Seventh Circuit strikes Brief for Appellants containing more than the permissible number of words, summarily affirms, but declines to impose any additional sanctions: Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner issued this ruling today on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

“Cole bombing suspect to face military tribunal at Guantanamo; Abd al Rahim al Nashiri, the suspected mastermind of the 2000 bombing of a U.S. destroyer in a Yemen port that killed 17 sailors, will be the first Guantanamo detainee to be tried by military commission during the Obama administration”: Richard A. Serrano and David G. Savage have this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Republican-backed legislation bans abortion after 20 weeks in Minnesota; Lawmakers say fetal pain is motivation”: This article appears today in The St. Paul Pioneer Press.

“Judge dismisses challenge to gay marriage barriers; Hennepin County judge said a 1971 state Supreme Court ruling and state law prohibit same-sex marriage”: The Minneapolis Star Tribune contains this article today.

“The Empire strikes back in copyright row: Judges forced to rule on who owns Stormtrooper helmet.” This article appears today in The Daily Mail (UK).

“Specter Reinvents Himself as a Solo Practitioner”: Gina Passarella of The Legal Intelligencer has this report.

“James Madison U.’s Elimination of 10 Sports Teams Was Legal, Appeals Court Affirms”: The Chronicle of Higher Education has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued yesterday.