Litigation

Tuesday Media Summary

By Jennifer Pfanzelt

GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES/COURTS

American Prospect/Tapped: Conservatives Against Fair Trials.
Adam Serwer – 12/07/2009

The Public Record: Rights Group Asks High Court To Release Seven
Gitmo Prisoners Into U.S
12/07/2009

MERIT SELECTION

Philadelphia Inquirer: House urged to end election of Pa. judges
Amy Worden – Dec. 8, 2009

PR Newswire: Governor Rendell Endorses Judicial Merit Selection
Reform Bill – 12/07/2009

Wisconsin State Journal: Judicial elections are a ruse
Editorial – 12/08/2009

WISCONSIN RECUSAL

State Bar of Wisconsin: Wisconsin Supreme Court withdraws earlier
vote on recusal rules
Alex De Grand – 12/07/2009

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/All Politics Blog: Bradley reads dissent
before recusal rule is set
Patrick Marley – 12/07/2009

CITIZENS UNITED

Wall Street Journal: Campaign-Finance Ruling Looms
Jess Bravin

Capital Eye: Democratic Power Players Push for Public Financing of Congressional Elections
Michael Beckel – 12/07/2009

THREATS AGAINST JUDGES/HAL TURNER

NY Times: Mistrial in Case of Broadcaster Accused of Threats to Judges
WILLIAM GLABERSON – 12/08/2009

NY Daily News: Mistrial in case of Internet shock jock Harold (Hal) Turner, charged with threatening to kill judges
John Marzulli – 12/08/2009

SCOTUS CASES

LA Times/AP: Supreme Court to decide if Christian college group must allow gays, others to get school nod
Jesse Holland: 12/07/2009

Jurist/Paper Chase: Supreme Court rules on emergency aid exception to Fourth Amendment
Jaclyn Belczyk – 12/07/2009

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Blog Of Legal Times: Federal Judge in Washington Pushes for Local Rule Change Mike Scarcella – December 07, 2009

SUPREME COURT ELECTION (ALABAMA)

Mobile Press-Register/AP: Alabama Supreme Court Justice Mike Bolin starts re-election bid

December 07, 2009

TORTURE MEMOS

Huffington Post: The “Torture Memos” and the Increasingly Indefensible DOJ
Nan Aron – December 07, 2009

FEDERAL NOMINATIONS

Cody Enterprise: Obama chooses Cody woman to be federal judge
Richard Reeder – December 07, 2009

PA JUVENILE COURT CORRUPTION

Philadelphia Inquirer: Luzerne Co. kickbacks investigation hears testimony
William Ecenbarger – December 08, 2009

Scranton Times-Tribune: Families describe judge’s attitude toward juveniles
Michael R. Sisak – December 08, 2009

Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Parents, juveniles testify damage was done
Terrie Morgan-Besecker – December 08, 2009

STATE COURT CASELOADS

Daily Advertiser: Judges case gets new twist
December 08, 2009

Full post as published by The Gavel on December 08, 2009 (boomark / email).