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Friday Media Summary

By Nancy Palencia

JUSTICE AT STAKE

Justice At Stake: New West Va. Law Shows 'National Momentum' for
Court-Election Reforms
3/25/2010

NATIONAL SECURITY/COURTS

Washington Post: Bin Laden threatens to kill Americans if Khalid
Sheik Mohammed is executed
Greg Miller – 3/26/2010

Forbes/AP: Bin Laden threatens US over alleged 9/11 plotter
SARAH EL DEEB – 3/25/2010

Miami Herald: New war-court chief may mean more tribunals at
Guantánamo
CAROL ROSENBERG – 3/25/2010

Jurist/Paper Chase: Federal judge rules US may continue holding
Yemeni Guantanamo detainee
Ximena Marinero – 3/25/2010

Forbes/AP: US to appeal release order for Guantanamo detainee
3/25/2010

AP: NY judge: CIA can keep secrets despite ACLU demand
3/25/2010

Reporters Committee For Freedom Of The Press: Federal judge again
denies ACLU request for torture documents
Christine Beckett – 3/25/2010

Washington Post: For two detainees who told what they knew,
Guantanamo becomes a gilded cage
Peter Finn – 3/24/2010

BAGRAM DETAINEES/COURTS

The Atlantic: White House and Military Clash over Bagram
Max Fisher – 3/25/2010

CITIZENS UNITED/CAMPAIGN FINANCE

Washington Post: States try to adapt to Supreme Court’s campaign
finance ruling
Dan Eggen – 3/25/2010

Washington Post: After victory, conservatives mount new challenges to campaign finance limits
Tomoeh Murakami Tse – 3/26/2010

MISSOURI PLAN CHALLENGE

The Missouri Record: The Case For Electing Judges
James Harris – 3/25/2010

WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC FINANCING

Beckley Register-Herald: Supreme Court public campaign finance bill signed
Mannix Porterfield – 3/24/2010

MINNESOTA JUDICIAL SELECTION

Minnesota Public Radio: Bill would change how state’s judges are chosen
Tom Scheck – 3/25/2010

MinnPost.com: Magnuson’s resignation prompts this question: Should voters pick more judges?
Beth Hawkins – 3/25/2010

SOUTH CAROLINA MERIT SELECTION

Gregory S. Forman, P.C.: How else should we select judges?
3/24/2010

HEALTHCARE REFORM/COURTS

Denver Post/The Spot: Former justice: AGs' health care bill lawsuit
has "little chance of success"
Time Hoover – 3/25/2010

NY Times/AP: Dems Liken Health Care Suit to Desegregation Fight
3/25/2010

NY Times/Opinonator: Which Side of History?
Linda Greenhouse – 3/25/2010

Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Give me liberty or give me mandatory health insurance
Mike Norman – 3/25/2010

Think Progress/The Wonk Room: Grassley: I Supported The Individual
Mandate Before I Realized It Was Unconstitutional
Igor Volsky – 3/25/2010

CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT/FIRST AMENDMENT

LA Times: L.A. can bar Hare Krishnas from panhandling at airports, court rules
Maura Dolan and Dan Weikel – 3/26/2010

WISCONSIN RECUSAL/GABLEMAN CAMPAIGN ETHICS

Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog: More Developments at
the Wisconsin Supreme Court
Richard M. Esenberg – 3/25/2010

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

Birmingham News: A committee in the Alabama House should vote in
favor of a bill that would place a three-year hold on executions in the state
Editorial – 3/24/2010

CLEAR THE BENCH COLORADO

CTBC: April Fools! Time for the "Won't Get Fooled Again" Fundraiser for Clear The Bench Colorado
Matt Arnold – 3/25/2010

PORTEOUS IMPEACHMENT

The Jefferson Report: There Goes The Judge!
Jeremy Alford – 3/25/2010

KANSAS CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM/COURTS

Investor’s Business Daily: Poor Judgment
Editorial – 3/25/2010

JUDICIAL CAMPAIGN ETHICS

Louisville Courier-Journal: Kings will pay $30,000 in fines
Joseph Gerth – 3/25/2010

Burnt Orange Report: TPJ File Ethics Complaint Against Republican Melissa Goodwin
Matt Glazer – 3/25/2010

JUSTICE STEVENS RETIREMENT/FEDERAL NOMINATIONS

New York Times: In Possible Retirement, the Likelihood of an Election-Year Confrontation
Peter Baker – 3/26/2010

Salon: The horrible prospect of Supreme Court Justice Cass Sunstein
Glenn Greenwald – 3/26/2010

Huffington Post: The next justice
Richard Albert – 3/25/2010

Cato @ Liberty: Ramming Through Radical Nominee Takes Back Seat to Ramming Through Obamacare
Ilya Shapiro – 3/25/2010

FEDERAL SENTENCING REFORM

LA Times: A compromise on crack sentencing
Editorial – 3/25/2010

REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS/COURTS

Jurist/Hotline: Oklahoma Supreme Court rightly rejected law undermining reproductive rights
Stephanie Toti – 3/26/2010

VERMONT JUDICIAL REFORM

Bennington Banner: Committee votes to amend judicial reforms
NEAL P. GOSWAMI – 3/25/2010

KANSAS JUDICIAL DIVERSITY

KSAL: Judicial Diversity Forum at KWU Thursday
Leslie Eikleberry – 3/25/2010

D.C. MARRIAGE EQUALITY

Washington Post/Post Now: Move to stop D.C. same-sex marriages rejected
Monica Norton – 3/25/2010

IOWA MARRIAGE EQUALITY

Omaha World-Herald/AP: Events mark Iowa marriage ruling
3/25/2010

KCCI: Events To Mark Same-Sex Marriage Anniversary
3/25/2010

DON’T ASK DON’T TELL

PBS Newshour: Newswrap: Pentagon Eases Rules for Gays in the Military (w/video)
3/25/2010

Jurist/Paper Chase: US defense secretary announces stricter measures for expelling gays from military
Jonathan Cohen – 3/25/2010

SEXUAL ORIENTATION/ANTI-BIAS LAW

Richmond Times-Dispatch: Inadequate bias against gays to justify law, governor says
Olympia Meola – 3/25/2010

IMMIGRATION/COURTS

Paper Chase/Newsburst: Federal judge strikes down Texas city immigrant housing ordinance
Matt Glenn – 3/25/2010

In These Times: The Criminal Flaw in Obama's Immigration Vision
Seth Wessler – 3/25/2010

JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT

Baltimore Sun: Organization file complaint against Baltimore County judge
Nick Madigan – 3/25/2010

Blog Of Legal Times: Women's Groups File Complaint Against Maryland Judge
Jordan Weissmann – 3/25/2010

WREG/AP: Appeals panel scolds Mississippi federal judge for delayed judgment
3/25/2010

SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR

FindLaw: Reflections, and an Update, on Justice Sandra Day O’Connor As She Approaches Five Years After Having Retired from the Court
MARCI A. HAMILTON – 3/25/2010

Full post as published by The Gavel on March 26, 2010 (boomark / email).