“Lee residents prepare to battle Big Tobacco; First of about 150 plaintiffs heads to court”: This article appears today in The News-Press of Fort Myers, Florida.

The Associated Press is reporting: In coverage of today’s U.S. Supreme Court order list, The AP has reports headlined “High court to decide lawyer immunity question” and “Court to review rules for some deportations.”

“Justice John Paul Stevens Talks Death Penalty, Citizens United, New Memoir”: Mike Sacks has this report at The Huffington Post.

Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court today granted review in seven new cases.

“Obama Lawyers Signal Likely Supreme Court Appeal on Health Care”: Greg Stohr and Laura Litvan of Bloomberg News have this report.

“Jury hears autopsy details: Doctor describes Hayley Petit’s injuries, death.” This article appears today in The New Haven Register.

And today’s edition of The Hartford Courant contains an article headlined “Komisarjevsky Trial: Hayley Petit’s Autopsy; Medical Examiner Noted Burned Ropes On Wrist And Ankles, Clothes Smelled Of Gas.”

“Troy Davis execution fuels eyewitness ID debate”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Decision on health-care law means Supreme Court will likely determine constitutionality next summer”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this news update.

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “Supreme Court could rule on healthcare law early next year.”

The Washington Times has a news update headlined “Government won’t seek appeal on health care ruling.”

Greg Stohr and Seth Stern of Bloomberg News report that “Obama Won’t Seek New Appeals Court Hearing on Health Care.”

Ariane de Vogue of ABC News has a blog post titled “DOJ Speeds Path of Health Law to Supreme Court.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Key health case moves on faster track.”

“Obama healthcare law headed for Supreme Court”: James Vicini of Reuters has this report.

“Top Bush Lawyers Will Face Off in Supreme Court Over Mont. Riverbed Case”: Lawrence Hurley of Greenwire has this report (via The New York Times).

In today’s mail: I received a copy of “Five Chiefs: A Supreme Court Memoir” by retired Justice John Paul Stevens. The book is scheduled to go on sale on Monday, October 3, 2011.

Last Thursday, Justice Stevens delivered the inaugural Stevens Lecture at in the Wittemyer Courtoom of the University of Colorado Law School. You can view the lecture online, on demand via this link.

“Ninth Circuit denies appeal of Las Vegas man who lied about being awarded a Purple Heart”: The Las Vegas Sun has a news update that begins, “A federal appeals court has rejected the appeal of a Las Vegas man convicted of wearing a Purple Heart and collecting $180,000 in disability benefits even though he was never wounded in military service.”

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

In the October 2011 issue of ABA Journal magazine: Richard Brust has an article headlined “Chutzpah: Yiddish Term Makes a Showing at the Supreme Court.”

And Mark Walsh has an article headlined “Lawyers on the Docket: Court Term Kicks Off with a Look at Legal Representation.”

“Welcome to the new SCOTUSblog”: Tom Goldstein has this post at “SCOTUSblog,” announcing, among other things, that Bloomberg Law is now the exclusive sponsor of that blog.

Bloomberg Law has also posted two video interviews with Tom, “SCOTUSblog’s Goldstein on High Court’s Upcoming Business Cases” and “Goldstein Discusses SCOTUSblog, Exclusive Sponsorship.”

“Race in admissions: maintaining a vibrant, diverse student body.” Zoya Waliany has this op-ed today in The Daily Texan.

“Ohio judges would get longer life from Issue 1; Proposal would let them seek election up to age 75”: This article appears today in The Cincinnati Enquirer.

“States debate judicial elections versus appointed bench”: Reuters has a report that begins, “Several states that appoint judges are considering a switch to an elected bench, despite growing criticism from judges about the influence of money in judicial elections. One of the most active is Tennessee, where conservative legislators believe that appointed judges are out of touch with the electorate and unaccountable to voters.”

“IRS, U.S. Banks at Odds Over $1 Billion in Tax Credits from Barclays Deals” An article to be published in Monday’s edition of Financial Times — written by Vanessa Houlder and Megan Murphy of Financial Times and Jeff Gerth of ProPublica — begins, “Judge Patrick Schiltz is an educated man. He earned his degree from Harvard Law School, won a coveted clerkship for US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, and served as a law professor for more than a decade before joining the bench as a federal judge in Minnesota in 2006.”

Two related articles also being published Monday are headlined “Government Claims AIG ‘Gamed the Tax System’” and “US tax authorities target bank deals.”

“A Campaign Finance Ruling Turned to Labor’s Advantage”: In Monday’s edition of The New York Times, Steven Greenhouse will have an article that begins, “Labor unions are seizing on last year’s landmark Supreme Court campaign finance ruling to change how they engage in politics, developing ambitious plans to influence nonunion households in the 2012 election and counter corporate money flowing into outside conservative groups.”

“Debate over GPS devices on suspects’ cars spurs ‘Big Brother’ concerns”: This article will appear Monday in The Contra Costa Times.

Robert Barnes of The Washington Post is reporting: In Monday’s newspaper, he will have articles headlined “Verdict on Kagan’s first year on Supreme Court” and “Same-sex marriage cases wind their way to Supreme Court as political climate changes.”

“Fighting Constitution Center workers missed domestic tranquility”: The Philadelphia Inquirer has a news update that begins, “Police are looking for a man who stabbed a co-worker early Sunday morning at the National Constitution Center.”

“Flirting with justice: Thirty years ago, Sandra Day O’Connor made history by becoming the first female justice on the Supreme Court — and opened doors for wise women everywhere.” Meg Waite Clayton has this op-ed today in The Los Angeles Times.

“‘Most important’ religious freedom case”: Today’s edition of The Deseret News contains an article that begins, “There was a time when Cheryl Perich may have wanted to emphasize she was a minister. But that was before her case worked its way up to the Supreme Court this March.”

“Obama administration must make risky healthcare decision; White House lawyers could try to speed up or slow down the process of seeking to have the Supreme Court decide on the constitutionality of the president’s healthcare law”: David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

“A Pennsylvania attorney prepares to take his case to the Supreme Court”: Today’s edition of The York Sunday News contains an article that begins, “Paul Rossi researched the individual health care mandate long before President Barack Obama signed it into law.”

“Supreme Court Justice Alito in Va. for Regent University Law School private event”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Is class action on its last shaky legs?” Michael Kirkland of UPI has this report.

“Supreme Court Justice Scalia speaks at Duquesne U.; Cites importance of moral background in law”: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has this news update.

And The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has a news update headlined “Scalia: Duquesne should strive to retain Catholic identity.”

“A rare look at the inner-workings of the Supreme Court of Canada”: Kirk Makin has this very interesting article today in The Toronto Globe and Mail.

The newspaper has also posted online a related transcript headlined “Justice Ian Binnie’s exit interview.”

“Supreme Court clerk William Suter shares wit, wisdom at Texas Tech; Texas Tech law students Friday had the rare opportunity to soak up the wit and wisdom of a U.S. Supreme Court insider during a lunchtime lecture”: The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal contains this article today.

“Pamela Ann Rymer dies at 70; judge on U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals; Pamela Ann Rymer, who filled the seat vacated by Judge Anthony Kennedy after he was named to the U.S. Supreme Court, was highly respected for her sharp legal mind, productivity and dedication”: This obituary appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Obama Health-Care Law Gets Mixed Reaction From Appeals Court”: Bloomberg News has this report.

And Ariane de Vogue of ABC News has a blog post titled “Appeals Court Judges Skeptical of Health Care Law’s Defense.”

“Amazon Wins Appeals Court Ruling in Cordance Patent Fight”: Bloomberg News has this report.

And Reuters reports that “Amazon wins ‘one-click’ purchasing patent appeal.”

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

“5th Circuit Chief Judge Edith Jones says Judge James Dennis accepted her apology after heated ‘shut up’ exchange”: John Council has this post at the “Tex Parte Blog” of Texas Lawyer.