“Battles to Shape Maps, and Congress, Go to Courts”: This article appears today in The New York Times.

“In life and death cases, costly mistakes”: Today’s edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer contains an article that begins, “Willie Cooper, convicted of strangling his brother’s girlfriend to death in a Germantown apartment, was awaiting a jury’s decision on whether he should be sentenced to death, when his lawyer rose to speak on his behalf.”

“Clarence Thomas’s Brand of Judicial Logic”: Lincoln Caplan will have this “Sunday Observer” essay in the Sunday Review section of tomorrow’s edition of The New York Times.

“My View of the First Question Presented in United States v. Jones, the Fourth Amendment GPS Case”: Orin Kerr has this post at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”

“The Ugliness Started With Bork”: Today in The New York Times, columnist Joe Nocera has an op-ed that begins, “On Oct. 23, 1987 — 24 years ago on Sunday — Robert Bork’s nomination to the Supreme Court was voted down by the Senate. All but two Democrats voted ‘nay.'”

“Facebook Claimant’s Lawyer Must Pay Award in Child Porn Lawsuit”: Bloomberg News has a report that begins, “Dean Boland, the new lawyer for Facebook claimant Paul Ceglia, was ordered to pay $300,000 in an unrelated lawsuit over his use of explicit ‘morphed’ images that he created to help in his defense of people charged with possessing child pornography.”

I have posted at this link a copy of Thursday’s ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

“Justice Breyer Riffs On The Death Penalty, Citizens United, Bush v Gore”: Laura Goldman had this post yesterday at her “Naked Philadelphian” blog.

‘Solicitor General Bullitt: The Life of William Marshall Bullitt.’ Sixth Circuit Judge Boyce F. Martin Jr. has this book review today in The Louisville Courier-Journal.

“Sexual Harassment 20 Years Later”: Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an editorial that begins, “Twenty years ago this month, Anita Hill stepped into the glare of the national spotlight, testifying before the all-male Senate Judiciary Committee about the vulgar sexual advances she said she endured a decade earlier while working at two government agencies for Clarence Thomas, the nominee to the Supreme Court.”

“Twenty Years of Justice Thomas”: Law professor John Yoo has this op-ed today in The Wall Street Journal.

“Utah Supreme Court rules sex with teen not cohabitation”: The Deseret News today contains an article that begins, “The state’s high court has ruled that a woman who may have had a sexual relationship with a teenage boy while the pair was living in the same home was not cohabiting and, therefore, still entitled to alimony.”

And The Salt Lake Tribune reports today that “Ex-husband owes alimony to former wife who cohabited with teen, court says.”

You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Utah at this link.

“Group urges Gov. Christie to appoint minority to N.J. Supreme Court”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Powell sworn in as justice on Virginia Supreme Court”: Today in The Richmond Times-Dispatch, Frank Green has an article that begins, “Cleo Elaine Powell broke new ground Friday when she was formally sworn in as the first African-American woman on the 232-year-old Virginia Supreme Court.”

“Senate rejects GOP effort on terrorist trials”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The Senate voted early Friday to reject a Republican effort to prohibit the United States from prosecuting foreign terrorist suspects in civilian courts, handing a victory to President Barack Obama.”

“Privacy and Press Freedom Collide in University Case”: This article will appear Friday in The New York Times.

“Supreme Court Protests: Challenge To Be Filed On Law Banning Demonstrations At High Court.” Arin Greenwood of The Huffington Post has this report.

“Actively Engaged”: Linda Greenhouse has this post online at the “Opinionator” blog of The New York Times.

“House Could Spend $1.5M Defending Marriage Act, Congressman Fights Back; Rep. Honda calls for a hearing on the growing cost of defending the Defense of Marriage Act in court”: This article appears online at U.S. News & World Report.

“An hour with John Paul Stevens, Former Supreme Court Justice”: You can access the video of this past Tuesday’s broadcast of the Charlie Rose program by clicking here.

“Bernice Donald sworn in as federal appeals court judge”: The Memphis Commercial Appeal has this news update.

“Arbitration Kickback: Supreme Court’s Anti-Consumer Rulings Trigger Democratic Bills.” Mike Sacks of The Huffington Post has this report.

“U.S.: Less protection for gun rights.” Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

In today’s mail: From The Green Bag, a Justice Antonin Scalia “Supreme Court Sluggers” trading card.

“Shirley Phelps-Roper brought this action to enjoin the enforcement of the Nebraska Funeral Picketing Law, arguing that it violates her First Amendment right to free speech.” So begins a per curiam opinion that a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued today. Each of the judges on the panel also issued a separate opinion calling for en banc review.

“Department of Justice still wants New York Times reporter’s sources”: At Politico.com, Josh Gerstein has an article that begins, “In a move that could unleash a major First Amendment battle, the Justice Department is asking a federal appeals court to force a New York Times reporter to testify about his confidential sources at the trial of a Central Intelligence Agency officer accused of leaking top-secret information.”

“Supreme Court Notebook: Health care law in March?” Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

“Company Campaign Giving to Candidates Should Be Limited, U.S. Tells Court”: Bloomberg News has this report.

“Justice Stevens Reflects On The Court And Its Chiefs”: This segment (link to audio) appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Fresh Air from WHYY.”

“Can You Sue A Posh Subdivision When Your Grandmother Is Eaten By An Alligator?” Ariane de Vogue of ABC News has this blog post.

My earlier coverage appears at this link.

“Komisarjevsky Prosecutors Outline Why He Should Die”: The Hartford Courant has a news update that begins, “Prosecutors seeking execution for convicted triple killer Joshua Komisarjevsky have filed a document outlining which legal reasons they will use to justify the death penalty. The penalty phase of the trial is scheduled to begin Monday.”

“Top court nominees use hearing to mitigate perceived shortcomings”: Kirk Makin of The Toronto Globe and Mail has this news update.

CBC News reports that “Supreme Court nominee vows to improve French skills; Michael Moldaver also declares restraint needed before touching the nation’s laws.”

And Postmedia News reports that “Top court nominee comes under fire for lack of French.”

“Kagan talks about her faith, the court, and her hunting trips”: Bill Mears of CNN.com has this report.

“Nixon names judge with St. Louis ties to Missouri Supreme Court”: The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has this news update.

And via the web site of the Governor of Missouri you can access a news release headlined “Gov. Nixon names state Appeals Court Judge George W. Draper III to Missouri Supreme Court.”

“How to keep courts running after terror attack”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has an article that begins, “A new report from experts on government continuity says a terrorist attack that killed four or more Supreme Court justices would significantly hamper the ability of the entire federal judiciary to carry out its work.”

You can access at this link the report that is the subject of this AP article.

“Health care process speeds up”: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”