Round-Up

Here, in today’s New York Times, Linda Greenhouse previews Rita and Claiborne, the federal sentencing cases heard before the court today, in light of the Booker decision. Warren Richey of the Christian Science Monitor discusses the two cases here. Ron Wright has this post at Sentencing Law and Policy on the oral argument in Rita.

Lots of info on today’s Philip Morris decision:
-NPR’s “Day to Day” had this segment with Rick Hasen.
-Linda Greenhouse of the New York Times has this article.
-David G. Savage reports here in today’s LA Times.
-Robert Barnes and Howard Schneider have this article in the Washington Post.
-In the Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin and Vanessa O’Connell report here (subscription req’d).
-Joan Biskupic has this article in the USA Today.
-In the Finanical Times, Patti Waldmeir and Chris Bowe report here.
-Jay M. Feinman has this post at the ACSBlog about the uncertain effect of the decision, while PrawfsBlawg’s Dan Markel weighs in here.
-Reuters has this report.

Additionally, Stephen Labaton of the New York Times has this article on the decision of the D.C. Circuit to uphold the Military Commission Act of 2006, a case that will likely be appealed to the Supreme Court. In the Washington Post, Carol D. Leonnig and Bill Brubaker report here on the ruling that denies the federal courts’ authority to hear habeas challenges to the detention of Guantanamo detainees.

In other news, Robert Barnes has this piece in today’s Washington Post on Lilly Ledbetter, the petitioner in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. David G. Savage of the LA Times reports here on the prospect for Justice Scalia to lead a new conservative majority. This article from Kenneth Jost in CQ Weekly discusses judicial retirement strategy.