Litigation

Wednesday Media Summary

By Nancy Palencia

GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES/COURTS

National Review/The Corner: Another Option for Gitmo Detainees
Glenn Sulmasy – 1/19/2010

The Enterprise Blog: Will the Haitians at Guantanamo Have Habeas Corpus Rights?
Gary Schmitt – 1/19/2010

PUBLIC TRIALS/JURIES

Washington Post/AP: Court says jury selection should be open to
public
1/19/2010

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Lewd gifts lead to reprieve for
death-row inmate
Bill Rankin – 1/20/2010

Washington Post: Supreme Court mandates ‘dignity and respect’ in
death sentencing
Robert Barnes – 1/20/2010

Philadelphia Daily News: High court ruling in Mumia case
MICHAEL HINKELMAN – 1/20/2010

Kansas City Star: Kansas Senate again looks at abolishing state's death penalty
DAVID KLEPPER – 1/19/2010

IMMIGRATION/DETENTION

NY Times: Secrets of the Immigration Jails
Editorial – 1/20/2010

FEDERAL NOMINATIONS

Charleston Gazette/Sustained Outrage: Wynn and Diaz on Judiciary agenda for Thursday business meeting
Andrew Clevenger – 1/19/2010

DesMoines Register: Guest column: Obama, Senate must move quickly to fill judicial vacancies
Carl Tobias – 1/20/2010

PRISON OVERCROWDING

NY Times/AP: High Court Rejects Challenge to Calif. Prison Plan
1/19/2010

GABLEMAN/WISCONSIN

Madison Capital Times: Crime and Courts: Gableman says he’s not biased
Steven Elbow – 1/19/2009

WISCONSIN RECUSAL RULES

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Voters are not fools
Editorial – 1/20/2010

CAPERTON/RECUSAL

AM Law Daily: Sorting Out Caperton in the Midwest
Zach Lowe – 1/19/2010

POLITICAL CORRUPTION/COURTS

Chicago Sun-Times: Judge sets corruption retrial for Chicago official
NATASHA KORECKI – 1/19/2010

STATE COURTS/BUDGETS

New York Law Journal: Joel Stashenko
1/20/2010

JUDICIAL ELECTION REFORM

San Antonio Current: Buying poor judgement
Aaron Haas – 1/20/2010

WISCONSIN ELECTION REFORM

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: State Senate votes for tighter regulation of issue ads
Patrick Marley – 1/19/2010

JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT

Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice: Disciplinary action expected soon against arrested judge
Michael R. Sisak – 1/20/2010

Full post as published by The Gavel on January 20, 2010 (boomark / email).