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Thursday Media Summary

By Nancy Palencia

NATIONAL SECURITY/COURTS

National Review: A Mistake, Not a Model
Andrew C. McCarthy – 2/24/2010

Wall Street Journal: Mr. Holder’s Triumph (subscription required)
2/25/2010

Bloomberg: Congress Must Fund Trial of 9/11 Terror Suspects, Official Says
Jeff Bliss – 2/24/2010

Huffington Post: Beyond Politics, Beyond Guantanamo: 9/11 Trials Should Not be Construed as a Partisan Issue
Ginny Sloan – 2/24/2010

Miami Herald: Judge OKs detention of 2 men Bush panel cleared
CAROL ROSENBERG AND MARK SEIBEL – 2/24/2010

CITIZENS UNITED

The Hill/Blog Briefing Room:
Dodd introduces constitutional amendment to reverse SCOTUS on campaign spending
Eric Zimmermann – 2/24/2010

Blog Of Legal Times: Opinions Differ on Future Under Citizens United
Andy Jones – 2/24/2010

CAMPAIGN FINANCE/COURTS

Washington Examiner/AP: La.-based campaign finance suit at appeals court
KEVIN McGILL – 2/24/2010

TORTURE MEMOS

NY Times: The Torture Lawyers
Editorial – 2/25/2010

FIFTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO COUNSEL

Jurist/Paper Chase: Supreme Court rules two-year break in interrogation satisfies Edwards requirement
Abigail Salisbury – 2/24/2010

IMMIGRATION/COURTS

Austin American Statesman: U.S. attorney defends immigration prosecutions
Steven Kreytak – 2/24/2010

The Tennessean: Immigration court in TN can’t keep up with caseload
Janell Ross – 2/24/2010

PATRIOT ACT RENEWAL

MSNBC/AP: Senate votes to extend Patriot Act
2/24/2010

Washington Post/AP: Democrats retreat on new privacy protections
LARRY MARGASAK – 2/25/2010

JUDICIAL PAY

NY Times: Albany Erred by Tying Up Judges' Raises, Court Rules
NICHOLAS CONFESSORE – 2/24/2010

NY Law Journal: Denial of N.Y. Judicial Pay Raise Is Ruled Unconstitutional
Joel Stashenko – 2/24/2010

WNYC: Judges Laud Court Ruling on Pay Raises (w/audio)
Ailsa Chang – 2/24/2010

FEDERAL NOMINATIONS

Wall Street Journal Law Blog: Berkeley Prof (No, Not Yoo) to Get Ninth Circuit Nomination
Ashby Jones – 2/24/2010

San Francisco Chronicle: Obama nominates Berkeley prof to appeals court
Bob Egelko – 2/25/2010

Washington Post: Obama nominates Berkeley professor Goodwin Liu to federal appeals court
Michael D. Shear – 2/25/2010

Hartford Courant: Obama Nominates Judge Chatigny For Second Circuit Seat
EDMUND H. MAHONY – 2/24/2010

Chicago Sun-Times: Obama taps Chicagoans to be federal judges
Lynn Sweet – 2/24/2010

2 The Advocate: La. judicial nominee breezes through hearing
GERARD SHIELDS – 1/25/2010

DON’T ASK DON’T TELL REPEAL

Newark Star Ledger: Don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t change
George Berkin – 2/25/2010

DOJ STAFFING

FOX News: GOP Seeks More Answers on Justice Officials Who Defended Terror Suspects
Stephen Clark – 2/24/2010

MARRIAGE EQUALITY/COURTS

Washington Post/Post Now: Maryland to recognize gay marriages from other places
Aaron C. Davis and John Wagner – 2/25/2010

Alliance Defense Fund: Challenge to DC marriage redefinition law intensifies with new appeal
News Release – 2/24/2010

Baltimore Sun: Gansler says Md. could recognize same-sex marriages
Annie Linskey and Julie Bykowic – 2/24/2010

NY Times/AP: Gay Marriage Makes Gain in Maryland
2/25/2010

Baltimore Sun/Second Opinion: Same-sex marriage ruling furthers justice in Md.
Editorial – 2/24/2010

NY COURTS MERGER

NY Times: Bronx Courts Thrown Into Chaos by Ruling on Merger
SAM DOLNICK – 2/25/2010

JUDICIAL REFORM

Heritage Foundation: Keeping a Republic: Overcoming the Corrupted Judiciary
Robert H. Bork – 2/24/2010

WISCONSIN COURT RECORDS ACCESS

Fox 6/AP: Wisconsin Supreme Court hears arguments to grant judges more powers to expunge court records
2/24/2010

LEGAL ETHICS

Firedoglake: Can Lawyers Adequately Police Themselves?
Bill Egnor – 2/23/2010

JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT

St. Louis Post Dispatch: Accused judge won’t hear similar cases
Mark Schlinkmann – 2/24/2010

Full post as published by The Gavel on February 25, 2010 (boomark / email).