Litigation

Monday Media Summary

By Nancy Palencia

Justice At Stake

Huffington Post: What Are We Bid for American Justice?
Bill Moyers and Michael Winship

Citizen?s United

FOXNews.com: Conservative Filmmaker Behind High Court Ruling Gets Rock Star Treatment at CPAC
By Kelley Vlahos

LA Times: Countering the court
Editorial, February 19, 2010

Torture Memos

Law.com/The Recorder:Bybee, Yoo Got a Boost From Their Lawyers in Avoiding Ethics Charges
Dan Levine

Las Vegas Review-Journal: Report- Bybee used ‘poor judgment’ but ‘torture memos’ are not misconduct
By STEVE TETREAULT

Terrorist Trials

New York Times: Top Terror Prosecutor Is a Critic of Civilian Trials
By BENJAMIN WEISER

Same-Sex Marriage

DC Wire/Washington Post: A third D.C. judge rules against same-sex marriage opponents by:Tim Craig

Jurist: Massachusetts AG seeking summary judgment in Defense of Marriage Act suit
Steve Dotterer

Leagle.com: Coakley asks judge to rule federal marriage law unconstitutional by:Matt Murphy

Uighurs

Associated Press/New York Times: Uighurs at Guantanamo Urge Court to Hear Case
February 19, 2010

Recusal

WTOP/AP: States, Congress wrestle with judicial bias rules
February 19, 2010 – 3:56am
By CURT ANDERSON

California

San Francisco Gate: Chief justice says initiatives paralyze state
Bob Egelko

Judicial Misconduct

The Times-Picayune: Judge Thomas Porteous impeachment moves forward in U.S. House
By The Times-Picayune

Judicial Elections

Seattle Times : Bainbridge attorney to run against Justice Sanders
By Steve Miletich

SnowSentry.com: Few surprises among statewide candidate races
February 21, 2010
by Marc Kovac

Nevada

Nevada Appeal: Judicial study panel meets Monday click here

Utah

Salt Lake Tribune: Cloak of secrecy
Keep ethics panel out of shadows
Tribune Editorial

Full post as published by The Gavel on February 22, 2010 (boomark / email).