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Wednesday Media Summary

By Nancy Palencia

NATIONAL SECURITY/COURTS

Jurist/Paper Chase: Federal judge orders release of Guantanamo
detainee accused in 9/11 attacks
Andrea Bottorff – 3/23/2010

Main Justice: Graham Proposal on Terrorist Detention Circulating on Hill
Leah Nylen – 3/23/2010

Huffington Post: Guantanamo Bay and History: Will the Future Belong to Dick Cheney?
Eric M. Freedman – 3/23/2010

The Progressive: Moving Guantanamo to Bagram Could Evade Court Jurisdiction
Matthew Rothschild – 3/23/2010

HEALTH CARE REFORM/COURTS

NY Times: Health Measure's Opponents Plan Legal Challenges
JOHN SCHWARTZ – 3/23/2010

NPR/All Things Considered: Virginia, Other States To Sue Over Health
Care Bill (w/audio)
3/22/2010

Washington Post: Is there a legal case against the health-care bill?
Ezra Klein – 3/23/2010

Newsweek/The Gaggle: The GOP’s Last, Best Hope to Hobble Obamacare
Andrew Romano – 3/23/2010

Jurist/Paper Chase: Attorneys general of 13 states file suit against health care reform law
Brian Jackson – 3/23/2010

Miami Herald: States’ lawsuits not likely to stop health overhaul
James Rosen – 3/23/2010

Politico: Defending the mandate
Ben Smith – 3/23/2010

Richmond Times-Dispatch: Virginia, 13 other states sue over health-care law
Jim Nolan – 3/24/2010

KLTV: Attorney General explains how health care bill is unconstitutional
3/23/2010

WLTX: Jim DeMint Files to Repeal Health Care Reform Law
Tony Santaella – 3/23/2010

WFOR: McCollum Sues Federal Government Over Health Care
Tim Kephart – 3/23/2010

Salon/War Room: On healthcare, the right embraces activist judges
Gabriel Winant – 3/23/2010

The Atlantic: Health Care Reform: The Tea Party Goes To Court
Andrew Cohen – 3/23/2010

SOUTH CAROLINA JUDICIAL SELECTION

Lake Wylie Pilot/AP: SC high court dismisses suit over screening panel
3/23/2010

The State: S.C. justices rule against judge
ROBERT BEHRE – 3/24/2010

PENNSYLVANIA JUDICIAL ELECTIONS/CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Judges On Merit: New Study Heats Up Debate Over Judicial Elections
Susan – 3/23/2010

WISCONSIN PUBLIC FINANCE

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin abandons enforcement of ban on corporate campaign spending
Jason Stein – 3/23/2010

IOWA CAMPAIGN FINANCE

IowaPolitics.com: Center for Competitive Politics: Amendments to Iowa campaign finance bill would chill political speech
Press Release – 3/23/2010

COLORADO CAMPAIGN FINANCE

First Amendment Center/AP: Colo. high court finds state campaign-finance law unconstitutional
3/23/2010

Denver Post: Colo. legislators looking to beef up campaign-finance laws
Jessica Fender – 3/24/2010

FEDERAL NOMINATIONS

Greensboro News & Record: Two N.C. judges waiting for Senate approval to 4th Circuit court
Mark Binker – 3/23/2010

LA Times: Obama court nominee faces opposition
James Oliphant – 3/24/2010

National Review: Unsound and Unfit
Edward Whelan – 3/24/2010

Heritage Foundation/The Foundry: Goodwin Liu: Obama's Most Radical
Judicial Nominee
Deborah O’Malley – 3/23/2010

WISCONSIN/GABLEMAN CAMPAIGN ETHICS CHALLENGE

WTAQ: High Court Justice Won’t Follow Lead On Ethics Case
3/23/2010

IMMIGRATION REFORM

CNN: Moral courage needed on immigration
Ruben Navarrette Jr. – 3/23/2010

MARRIAGE EQUALITY/COURTS

Newark Star-Ledger: N.J.’s gay marriage debate: Back to court because lawmakers failed
Editorial – 3/24/2010

PROP 8 CHALLENGE

San Jose Mercury News/AP: Calif groups to appeal ruling on Prop 8 documents
3/23/2010

VERMONT JUDICIAL REFORM

Vermont Public Radio: House Passes Judiciary Restructuring
Legislation (w/audio)
Bob Kinzel – 3/23/2010

KANSAS COURTS/DIVERSITY

Witchita Eagle/AP: Judges to discuss diversity in Kan. court system
The Associated Press

FEDERAL COURT/MEDIA OWNERSHIP

ABC News/AP: Court Lifts Ban on Media Ownership Restrictions
JOELLE TESSLER – 3/23/2010

FEDERAL JUDGE PROFILE

USA Today: Judge could be Supreme Court contender
Joan Biskupic – 3/24/2010

Full post as published by The Gavel on March 24, 2010 (boomark / email).