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Friday Media Summary

By Nancy Palencia

CITIZENS UNITED

NY Times: Democrats Try to Rebuild Campaign-Spending Barriers
DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK – 2/12/2010

LA Times: Congress pushes back against Supreme Court ruling on corporate spending
James Oliphant – 2/11/2010

The Hill: Congress should say ‘yes’ to public financing
Angela Migally – 2/11/2010

Harvard Law Record: Lessig levels Citizens United decision
Victoria Baranetsky – 2/11/2010

Huffington Post: What Ted Olson Needs to Know About Corporate Democracy After Citizens United
Jesse Strauss – 2/11/2010

NATIONAL SECURITY/COURTS

NY Times: Terrorism Fight Creates Battle Over Prosecution
SCOTT SHANE – 2/12/2010

NY Times: Tribunal and Error
ALI H. SOUFAN – 2/12/2010

WBUR/NPR: Just How Many Terrorists Has The U.S. Convicted? (w/ audio)
Ari Shapiro – 2/11/2010

Washington Post: Guantanamo prison: Ugly but necessary
Michael Gerson – 2/12/2010

NY Times/Opionator: Saved by the Swiss
LINDA GREENHOUSE – 2/11/2010

Washington Post: Where the U.S. went wrong on the Christmas Day bomber
Michael B. Mukasey – 2/12/2010

National Review: A Mistake, Not a Precedent
Andrew McCarthy – 2/11/2010

National Review/The Corner: What Would Bush Do?
Bill Burck & Dana Perino – 2/11/2010

National Review/The Corner: Padilla Proves the WEAKNESSES of the Civilian Justice System
Andrew McCarthy – 2/11/2010

True/Slant: True conservatives condemn military tribunals for terrorists
Rick Ungar – 2/11/2010

Wall Street Journal: Intelligence on Trial in London
Editorial – 2/12/2010

PROP 8 CHALLENGE

Vanity Fair: Prop. 8 Judge Gay? So What
Andrew Cohen – 2/11/2010

GABLEMAN/RECUSAL

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Gableman to remain on case before Supreme Court
Patrick Marley – 2/11/2010

FEDERAL NOMINATIONS

New Jersey Law Journal: Greenaway Confirmed for 3rd Circuit Seat Vacated by Alito
Henry Gottlieb – 2/11/2010

San Jose Mercury News: Valley judge draws closer to elevation to San Jose federal bench
Howard Mintz – 2/11/2010

Blog Of Legal Times: Senate Majority Leader Takes Swipe at ABA
David Ingram – 2/11/2010

Politico: Panel punts on DOJ nominee
KASIE HUNT – 2/11/2010

COURT MONITORING

Blog Of Legal Times: Conservative Judicial Group Moves into Crisis Mode
Tony Mauro – 2/11/2010

WISCONSIN COURT RECORDS

WisOpinion.com: Don’t erode access to court records
Christa Westerberg – 2/11/2010

WISCONSIN JUDICIAL ELECTIONS

Wisconsin State Journal: Candidate profiles for state Court of Appeals primary
2/11/2010

REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS/COURTS

Tulsa World: Oklahoma Senate panel passes abortion measures
BARBARA HOBEROCK – 2/11/2010

IMMIGRATION/COURTS

LA Times: Informants can greatly aid U.S. authorities but still face deportation
Andrew Becker – 2/12/2010

Judicial Watch/Corruption Chronicles: Court Spares Another Criminal From Deportation
2/11/2010

SECURITY/PRIVACY

PCWorld: DOJ: No Need for Warrant for Cell Location Information
Grant Gross – 2/11/2010

HARRASSMENT OF JUDGES

Chicago Tribune: Infomercial pitchman held in contempt for encouraging e-mail attack on judge
Jeff Coen – 2/11/2010

STATE COURTS/BUDGETS

Maryland Daily Record: No time for judicial raises
Editorial – 2/11/2010

JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT

West Virginia Record: Ethics complaint filed against Raleigh judge
Lawrence Smith – 2/11/2010

Orlando Sentinel: Seminole judge to be reprimanded by Florida Supreme Court
Rene Stutzman – 2/12/2010

Full post as published by The Gavel on February 12, 2010 (boomark / email).