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The Docket: 9/29

By Mark Obbie

While not on the level of today's dramatic bailout vote, this week's stories still pack a punch, featuring GITMO detainees, damning government e-mails, and jury snooping. If you have any other links to compelling legal journalism, please send them to rsmascarenhas [at] gmail [dot] com. TPMMuckraker has the latest on the Inspector General's report on the the U.S. attorney scandal that landed Alberto Gonzales in so much trouble. The site has combed through the 392-page document for the best tidbits and is well worth a visit for updates.The Chicago Tribune tells the story of GITMO detainee Huzaifa Parhat, a Uighur from China, who, despite having his detention ruled invalid by a federal appeals court, still remains locked in Cuba. Catch-22, personified.The Washington Post has the background story of the "biggest embezzlement scandal in the District government's history." The article nicely details the personal histories of those involved, and how they slowly linked together in a conspiracy worth millions. And finally, students are forever warned at Newhouse to scrub their online profiles clean before applying for jobs. According to the L.A. Times, however, prospective jurors might also want to watch out. Lawyers are using whatever they can find about jurors online to decide how to proceed during trials, and any little scrap helps. -- Rohan Mascarenhas

Full post as published by Lawbeat on September 29, 2008 (boomark / email).