“Govt urges justices to say out of immigration case”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The Justice Department is urging the Supreme Court to stay out of a dispute over Arizona’s immigration law, saying that lower courts properly blocked tough provisions targeting illegal immigrants.”

“D.C. Lawyer Nominated To Federal Circuit Bench”: At “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Mike Scarcella has a post that begins, “Richard Taranto, a name partner at the Washington firm Farr & Taranto, was nominated Thursday evening to a slot on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.”

The news release that the White House has issued is headlined “President Obama Nominates Richard Gary Taranto to Serve on the US Court of Appeals.”

“Fumo resentenced to 61 months”: The Philadelphia Inquirer has this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “Ex-Pa. state senator re-sentenced to 61 months.”

“S.F., wireless group to appeal trimmed cellular law”: Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.

“Senate panel OKs repeal of Defense of Marriage Act”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, ” The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to repeal a federal law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman, but the legislation lacks vote for passage in either House.”

And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Andrew Ramonas has a post titled “DOMA Repeal Clears Senate Judiciary Committee.”

“Feds ask court to overturn Katrina flood ruling”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The Army Corps of Engineers isn’t liable for property owners’ claims that its shoddy work on a shipping channel caused billions of dollars in damage from Hurricane Katrina’s storm surge in greater New Orleans, a government lawyer argued Wednesday in a bid to overturn a federal judge’s landmark ruling.”

You can access the audio of yesterday’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit via this link (60.1MB Windows Media audio file).

“Nixon’s long-secret Watergate testimony coming out”: The Associated Press has this report.

Update: You can access the documents made public today via this link.

“Westboro Baptist Church to come to Penn State”: This article appears today in The Daily Collegian, the student newspaper of Penn State University.

“Justice Blocks and Predictability of U.S. Supreme Court Votes”: Roger Guimera and Marta Sales-Pardo have published this new study in the November 9, 2011 issue of the online journal PLoS ONE.

“Supreme Court health care reform path could be set Thursday”: Politico.com has this report.

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Health care: Now, it’s the Court’s turn.”

“Democrats push repeal of Defense of Marriage Act”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Alleged al Qaida bomber emerges from CIA shadows, waves”: Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has an article today that begins, “A reputed al Qaida chieftain emerged from the shadows of CIA confinement and interrogation Wednesday to face death-penalty charges as the alleged engineer of the 2000 USS Cole bombing, and got a minimum one-year delay until his murder and terror trial date.”

Charlie Savage of The New York Times reports today that “Accused Al-Qaeda Leader Is Arraigned in U.S.S. Cole Bombing.”

The Washington Post reports that “Alleged USS Cole bombing mastermind Nashiri is arraigned.”

The Los Angeles Times reports that “Suspect in Cole bombing appears in Guantanamo court; Abd al Rahim al Nashiri’s arraignment marks the start of a case that will test Obama administration rules aimed at making military tribunals more transparent.”

Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined “USS Cole bombing: Defense grills judge as suspect is arraigned in Cuba; Suspected Al Qaeda operative Abdal Rahim al-Nashiri, the alleged mastermind of the suicide boat attack on the USS Cole in 2000, appeared before a military judge at Guantanamo to face war crimes charges.”

At Politico.com, Josh Gerstein reports that “Alleged USS Cole conspirator Abd Al-Rahim Al-Nashiri declines to enter plea.”

And today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition” contained an audio segment entitled “USS Cole Attack Suspect Appears In Military Court.”

“Edward DuMont asks Obama to withdraw his nomination to Federal Circuit”: Sheri Qualters of The National Law Journal has an article (registration required) that begins, “Edward DuMont, an appellate litigation partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, has sent a letter to President Barack Obama asking him to withdraw his nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.” You can access the nominee’s letter at this link.

“Justices Likely to Overturn California Law Against Slaughtering ‘Downer’ Animals”: Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times.

And today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko reports that “Supreme Court favors federal slaughterhouse laws.”