“On death row for 30 years, convicted Alabama cop-killer wins another appeal; A federal appeals court ruled Monday that convicted cop-killer Billy Joe Magwood, on death row since 1981, was not properly charged under Alabama statutes to qualify for capital punishment”: Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has this article.

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

“Supreme Court to hear arguments in March on healthcare law; The justices schedule 5 1/2 hours of argument, the most for a case since the 1960s, a sign they see it as a landmark test of federal regulatory power”: David G. Savage will have this article Tuesday in The Los Angeles Times.

Adam Liptak of The New York Times has a blog post titled “Supreme Court to Hear Health Care Case in Late March.”

The Washington Times has a news update headlined “Supreme Court to hear health care suit in March.”

The Wall Street Journal has news updates headlined “High Court to Hear Health-Care Case in March” and “Business Owner’s Bankruptcy Disclosed to Supreme Court.”

Jesse J. Holland of The Associated Press reports that “Court schedules week of health care arguments.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Health-Care Hearing Before U.S. Supreme Court Scheduled for March 26-28.”

James Vicini of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court sets Obama healthcare arguments.”

Bill Mears of CNN.com reports that “Dates set for Supreme Court health care reform arguments.”

Mike Sacks of The Huffington Post has an article headlined “Obama Health Care Law: Supreme Court Sets Dates To Hear Oral Arguments.”

And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Marcia Coyle has a post titled “Supreme Court to Hear Healthcare Arguments Over Three-Day Period in March.”

“Courting Disaster: Newt Gingrich’s ill-advised war on the only branch of government that people believe in.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Shelby, Thomas speak at federal courthouse dedication ceremony”: The Tuscaloosa News has an update that begins, “With a spirit harking back to the founding of this country, the Tuscaloosa Federal Building and United States Courthouse officially was unveiled today with a formal dedication ceremony that featured U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby.”

And al.com reports that “Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at Tuscaloosa federal building dedication.”

Programming note: I will be in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania today and tomorrow morning in connection with a new matter. Additional posts will appear here later today.

“Affirmative-action foes urge Supreme Court to take Texas case”: Robert Barnes has this article today in The Washington Post.

“Twice in a month, a Reed Smith lawyer appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court; David J. Bird, 37, a senior associate in the national appellate practice, accomplishes a dream”: This article appears today in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

“Analysis: Health care’s other mandate.” Lyle Denniston has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”

“The Price to Play Its Way”: In yesterday’s edition of The New York Times, David Segal had this lengthy article about how needing to obtain American Bar Association accreditation significantly increases the tuition at new law schools.

“Thoughts on the Oral Arguments in United States v. Nosal“: Orin Kerr has this post today at “The Volokh Conspiracy.”