“The Supreme Court’s unlikely friend to criminals; Conservative Justice Antonin Scalia has led the charge in reversing convictions, citing the 6th Amendment and the right to challenge witnesses; For him there are no shades of gray”: David G. Savage will have this article Friday in The Los Angeles Times.

“Legal Battle Ignites Over Jesus Statue in Montana”: This article will appear Friday in The New York Times.

“9 Reasons Wired Readers Should Wear Tinfoil Hats”: David Kravets has this post at Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog.

The fallout from the impeachment of former U.S. District Judge Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr. continues: A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued this ruling yesterday.