Litigation

Monday Media Summary

By Raheem Dawodu

GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES/COURTS

Guardian: New Year’s resolution for Guantánamo
Matthew Harwood – 1/1/2010

National Review: The Constitutional Crisis and the Security Crisis
Andrew C. McCarthy – 1/4/2010

TORTURE INVESTIGATION/COURTS

NY Times: Yes, It Was Torture, and Illegal
Editorial – 1/3/2010

MERIT SELECTION

Philadelphia Inquirer: Clear evidence
Editorial – 1/4/2010

Greenville News: Judge’s case exposes problems
Editorial – 1/4/2010

Akron Beacon Journal: State government reforms lagging
Dennis J. Willard – 1/2/2010

GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE/COURTS

Jurist/Paper Chase: Federal appeals court allows FOIA exception for surveillance records
Christian Ehret – 1/1/2010

FEDERAL COURTS/SECRECY

McClatchy: Study finds differing policies on sealing federal court cases
Michael Doyle – 1/1/2010

Boston Globe: Public scrutiny for a public act
Editorial – 1/3/2010

JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE

Judicial Conduct Board tries to fight bad publicity from case against judges
Tom Barnes – 1/2/2010

San Jose Mercury News/AP: Nevada high court revises judicial conduct rules
1/1/2010

HEALTH CARE REFORM/COURTS

Wall Street Journal: Why the Health-Care Bills Are Unconstitutional
ORRIN G. HATCH, J. KENNETH BLACKWELL AND KENNETH A. KLUKOWSKI – 1/2/2010

Washington Post: Some foes of health-care bill hope courts will stop legislation
Ben Pershing – 1/3/2010

UPI: U.S. Supreme Court: Is healthcare reform constitutional?
MICHAEL KIRKLAND – 1/3/2010

POLICE USE OF FORCE/COURTS

NY Times: Federal Court Limits the Use of Tasers
JOHN SCHWARTZ – 12/31/2009

PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE/COURTS

Jurist/Paper Chase: Montana supreme court rules physician assisted suicide not banned by state law
Dwyer Arce – 1/1/2010

JUDICIAL ELECTIONS

El Paso Times: Three Democratic candidates make push for county judge’s seat
Darren Meritz and Michael D. Hernandez – 1/3/2010

IMPEACHMENT/BYBEE

Seattle Times: Impeachment: Congress must use this tool to keep high officials in check
David Swanson – 1/1/2010

BOOK REVIEW

Seattle Times: “Louis D. Brandeis: A Life”: The enduring influence of a progressive judge
Kevin J. Hamilton – 1/2/2010

JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT

WNDU: LaPorte County judge goes on trial Monday
1/4/2010

SCOTUS/LANGUAGE

NY Times Magazine/On Language: Choate
BEN ZIMMER – 12/31/2009

Full post as published by The Gavel on January 04, 2010 (boomark / email).