Litigation

Friday Media Summary

By Nancy Palencia

JUSTICE AT STAKE

Blog Of Legal Times: O’Connor Will Keynote Forum on Supreme Court
Election Cases
Tony Mauro – 1/14/2010

PROP 8 CHALLENGE

NY Times: Arguments at Court
Gery Shih – 1/15/2010

Newsweek: 'David and Goliath'
Eve Conant – 1/14/2010

NY Times/Opinionator: Into the Closet

Washington Post/AP: Gay marriage judge abandons Web broadcast attempt

Washington Post: D.C. judge rules against marriage referendum
Tim Craig – 1/15/2010

The Nation: For Prop 8 Trial, Supreme Court Banishes Cameras
Linda Hirshman – 1/14/2010

LA Times: Prop. 8, the trial that
should be seen

Newsweek/The Gaggle: This Week in Conservative Media:
Prop 8 Judge on Trial

MARRIAGE EQUALITY/COURTS

Christian Science Monitor: Judge: D.C. gay-marriage vote would violate Human Rights Act
Michael B. Farrell – 1/14/2010

Washington Post: D.C. judge rules against marriage referendum
Tim Craig – 1/15/2010

CITIZENS UNITED

Newsweek/The Gaggle: From Beer Ads to Political Spots: Will a Supreme Court Case Change the Future of Super Bowl Commercials?
Krista Gesaman – 1/14/2010
Eve Conant – 1/14/2010
Barry Friedman – 1/15/2010

Raw Story: Study: Campaign donations to judges distorting justice system
Daniel Tencer – 1/14/2010

Huffington Post: Alan Grayson Introduces Bills To Fight Corporate Money In Politics
Arthur Delaney – 1/14/2010

Election Law Blog: Anti-Avoidance: Giving Up on the Supreme Court in Citizens United

Gilroy Dispatch: South Valley plays role in upcoming Supreme Court decision

TERRORISM/COURTS

Voice Of America: US Federal Courts Built to Handle Terrorism Cases, says Law Professor
1/14/2010

MERIT SELECTION

Scranton Times Tribune: Governor’s push for major reforms not abandoned
BORYS KRAWCZENIUK – 1/15/2010

JUDICIAL ELECTIONS/CORRUPTION

Harvard Law Record: Scholars take on corruption in judicial elections
Matthew W. Hutchins – 1/14/2010

CAMPAIGN FINANCE/COURTS

Arizona Republic: Judge likely to toss Clean Elections law
Alia Beard Rau – 1/15/2010

WEST VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT REFORM

ABC News/AP: In W.Va., Plans to Reshape Supreme Court
Tom Breen – 1/14/2010

HEALTH CARE REFORM/COURTS

Politico: Democrats court challenge to Obamacare
KEN KLUKOWSKI – 1/15/2010

IOWA COURTS/BUDGETS

DesMoines Register: Let courts merge services by region
Editorial – 1/14/2010

Sioux City Journal: Court reporter vs. court recorder
Dolly A. Butz – 1/15/2010

PA JUVENILE COURT CORRUPTION

Philadelphia Inquirer: Pa. court-reform group: No deferred probes
Robert Moran – 1/15/2010

JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT

NJ Today: Wertheimer Judicial Misconduct Hearing Set
1/14/2010

Arkansas News: Embattled judge argues against removal from bench
Rob Moritz – 1/14/2010

Full post as published by The Gavel on January 15, 2010 (boomark / email).