Litigation

Monday Gavel Grab Briefs

By Peter Hardin

In these other dispatches about fair and impartial courts:

• Justice Clarence Thomas’ tradition of not speaking during Supreme Court oral arguments will have a five-year anniversary Tuesday, according to a New York Times article that explores the reasons for his “epic silence” on the bench.

• These commentaries appeared about judicial nominations in Washington: Palm Beach Sun Sentinel, by Stephen L. Goldstein, “Democrats have allowed GOP to place stranglehold on judicial branch;” San Antonio Express-News editorial, “Speed up process on nominations;” and Grand Rapids Press editorial, “How to end the judicial blockade in Congress.”

• An article in the Scranton Times-Tribune recapped the first week of testimony in the criminal trial of former Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Judge Mark Ciavarella Jr., charged in the so-called ?kids for cash? scheme.

Full post as published by The Gavel on February 14, 2011 (boomark / email).