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Monday Media Summary

By Nancy Palencia

JUSTICE AT STAKE

American Courthouse: Ten Years Worth of Spending on Judicial Campaigns = 4 Months Interest For George Soros
Dan Pero – 3/19/2010

NATIONAL SECURITY/COURTS

National Law Journal: The risk no one’s talking about
Gus P. Coldebella – 3/22/2010

Washington Post: Principles of national security
Editorial – 3/22/2010

The Public Record: ACLU's Wizner: 'There's Nothing Military About Khalid Sheikh Mohammed' (v/video)
Joshua Durkin and Ray Storez – 3/21/2010

Huffington Post: Try Mohammed at Guantanamo
Vincent J. Vitkowsky – 3/19/2010

Wall Street Journal: Lindsey Graham’s Air Ball
Editorial – 3/22/2010

Politico: Graham dismisses Gitmo deal talk
JOSH GERSTEIN – 3/19/2010

DETAINEE LAWYERS

Blog Of Legal Times: AG Holder Fights Back Against Critics of Guantanamo Lawyers
Mike Scarcella – 3/19/2010

Main Justice: Holder: Lawyers for the Unpopular Are 'Patriots'
Joe Palazzolo – 3/19/2010

PA SUPREME COURT/CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS

Judges On Merit: Revised Study Confirms Overlap Between Campaign Contributors and Those Who Appear in Court
Shira Goodman – 3/19/2010

KYW 1060: New Study Raises Concerns About Pa. Supreme Court
Pat Loeb – 3/20/2010

CITIZENS UNITED/CAMPAIGN FINANCE

New England Journal Of Medicine: The Potential Health Effects of Citizens United
Lainie Rutkow, J.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., Jon S. Vernick, J.D., M.P.H., and Stephen P. Teret, J.D., M.P.H.-
3/17/2010

Boston Globe/AP: High court ruling leaves states scrambling to close gaps on spending limits
3/21/2010

Washington Post: Anonymity: A secret fix for campaign finance
Marc Geffroy and R.R. Reno – 3/20/2010

Forth Worth Star-Telegram: Campaign contributions: Financing order in the court
THOMAS MELSHEIMER, CRAIG SMITH and ERIC MOYÉ – 3/20/2010

Austin American Statesman: The real trouble with corporate cash in campaigns
Steve Bickerstaff – 3/19/2010

In These Times: How to Fairly Fund an Election
Melinda Tuhus – 3/19/2010

CQ Politics: Citizens United Runs Ads Against 'ObamaCare' and Democrats
Alex Knott – 3/19/2010

HEALTHCARE REFORM/COURTS

Washington Post: Is health-care reform constitutional?
Randy E. Barnett – 3/21/2010

ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT CAMPAIGN FINANCE

Arkansas Times/Arkansas Blog: Money in judicial races
Max Brantley – 3/20/2010

9/11 SETTLEMENT

NY Times: Federal Judge Orders More Talks on 9/11 Deal
MIREYA NAVARRO – 3/20/2010

Washington Post/AP: Judge orders renegotiation of 9/11 settlement
DAVID B. CARUSO – 3/20/2010

Courthouse News Service: Federal Judge Rejects World Trade Settlement
JONATHAN PERLOW – 3/22/2010

FEDERAL NOMINATIONS

Washington Post: Law professor Goodwin Liu may be test case for Obama judicial picks
Robert Barnes – 3/22/2010

National Law Journal: White House Said to Have Short List Ready for Justice Stevens’ Slot
Tony Mauro – 3/22/2010

LA Times: Sizing up the Supreme Court after Justice John Paul Stevens retires
David Savage – 3/22/2010

San Francisco Chronicle: Advise and contempt
John Diaz – 3/21/2010

Providence Journal: Judge appointments held hostage to politics
John E. Mulligan – 3/21/2010

HOLDER DISCLOSURE

Main Justice: GOP Senators Put Holder On Notice
Leah Nylen – 3/19/2010

IMMIGRATION REFORM

Denver Post: Judicial backlog on immigration
Editorial – 3/20/2010

Washington Independent: The Week in Immigration News
Julissa Treviño – 3/19/2010

Think Progress/The Wonk Room: New Study Estimates Mass Deportation Of Undocumented Immigrants Would Cost $285 Billion
Andrea Nill – 3/19/2010

Jurist/Paper Chase: US senators unveil bipartisan immigration reform proposal
Daniel Makosky – 3/19/2010

PR Web: AILA Encouraged As Senators Schumer And Graham Present Their Blueprint For Comprehensive Immigration Reform
American Immigration Lawyers Association Press Release – 3/21/2010

Arizona Republic: Arizona may toughen laws on illegal immigration
Alia Beard Rau – 3/20/2010

FEDERAL COURT FUNDING

U.S. Courts.gov: Expanding Caseload Fuels Judiciary Request for Resources in 2011
News Release – 3/18/2010

STATE COURTS/BUDGETS

San Francisco Examiner: California judges playing a bigger role in policy
Dan Walters – 3/21/2010

MARRIAGE EQUALITY/COURTS

Butler Daily Record: Butler couple among those suing for gay marriage in New Jersey
Rob Jennings – 3/19/2010

Alabany Times Union: 9/11 factor: Court can act to annul civil unions
Bob Gardinier 3/20/2010

Jurist/Paper Chase: New York appeals court rules state can annul same-sex civil unions
Daniel Makosky – 3/21/2010

MICHICAN SUPREME COURT/JUDICIAL ACTIVISM

InjuryBoard.com: MSC Justice Robert Young – A Judicial Activist Who Is Bad For Michigan
David Mittleman – 3/19/2010

FLORIDA JUDICIAL ELECTION/APPOINTMENT

Orlando Sentinel: Judge Boylston’s retirement scraps election
Stephen Hudak – 3/21/2010

NORTH CAROLINA JUDICIAL SELECTION

News & Observer: Should North Carolina elect or appoint judges?
Matthew Eisley 3/22/2010

WEST VIRGINIA JUDICIAL REFORM

West Virginia Record: Legislative session debate continues
Chris Dickerson – 3/19/2010

OHIO JUDICIAL ELECTION

Columbus News-Herald: Judicial candidates file complaints
Tracey Read – 3/19/2010

IDAHO SUPREME COURT ELECTION

KLEW: Supreme Court justice on the campaign trail
Greg Meyer – 3/20/2010 (w/video)

WISCONSIN JUDICIAL ELECTION

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Bringing dog to work comes back to bite judge
Daniel Bice – 3/21/2010

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

LA Times: Texas death row inmate’s final request: DNA testing
David G. Savage – 3/19/2010

PHILADELPHIA COURT REFORM

Philadelphia Inquirer: Court panel not inclusive? Not important!
Buzz Bissinger – 3/21/2010

SEX OFFENDER LAWS/JUVENILE SENTENCING

NY Times: Rethinking Sex Offender Laws for Youth Texting
Tamar Levin – 3/20/2010

FEDERAL COURT/MEDIA

Philadelphia Inquirer: Court preps for Oprah onslaught
Nathan Gorenstein – 3/19/2010

SHARON KELLER

Texas Civil Rights Project: TCRP calls decision not to reprimand Judge Sharon Keller 'reprehensible'
Press Release – 3/20/2010

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE/CLIMATE CHANGE

Best Buy: Best Buy position on U.S. Chamber of Commerce climate-related activities
Press Release – 3/18/2010

BOOK REVIEW

Washington Post: Full court press — and then some
Seth Stern – 3/21/2010

Full post as published by The Gavel on March 22, 2010 (boomark / email).