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Tuesday Media Summary

By Nancy Palencia

JUSTICE AT STAKE

PA Law Weekly: A Little Help From Their Friends
Peter Hall – 2/15/2010 (SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED)

JudgesOnMerit: Take the Money and Run…for the PA Supreme Court
Susan – 2/15/2010

CITIZENS UNITED

Washington Post: Two Democrats’ remedy for the high court’s campaign
finance ruling
Editorial – 2/16/2010

Politico: Undoing SCOTUS-decision damage
SEN. JOHN F. KERRY – 2/16/2010

Huffington Post: We Must Amend the Constitution as a Result of Citizens United Decision
Byron Williams – 2/15/2010

Burlington Free Press/vt.Buzz: Vermont’s answer to the U.S. Supreme
Court
Nancy Remsen – 2/15/2010

Daily Kenoshan: Moving From Anger to Action: Time to Clean Up Our Elections Together
Editorial – 2/15/2010

American Thinker: Why Citizens United Helps the Grassroots (and Scares Incumbents)
Richard A. Viguerie and Mark Fitzgibbons – 2/16/2010

GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES/COURTS

NY Times: After 9/11 Trial Plan, Holder Hones Political Ear
JODI KANTOR and CHARLIE SAVAGE – 2/15/2010

Jurist/Paper Chase: Holder ‘flexible’ on trying 9/11 suspects in civilian or military courts
Carrie Schimizzi – 2/15/2010

NATIONAL SECURITY/COURTS

All Headline News: Supreme Court to Define When Charity Becomes Terrorism
Tom Ramstack – 2/15/2010

FOX News/Live Shots: Civilian Courts vs. Military Commissions
Sannon Bream – 2/15/2010

Atlanta Journal Constitution: Cheney wants to abandon rule of law, Constitution
Jay Bookman – 2/15/2010

MERIT SELECTION

Wisconsin State Journal: Wake up Tuesday's sleepy primary
Editorial – 2/15/2010

Waterloo Courier: Ternus: Keep judges insulated from politics
ROD BOSHART – 2/15/2010

East Valley Tribune: Panel OKs end to ‘merit selection’ for judges
Howard Fischer – 2/16/2010

IOWA JUDICIAL ELECTIONS

Radio Iowa: Chief Justice says retention vote will be a test of the system
Dar Danielson – 2/16/2010

WEST VIRGINIA COURT REFORM

WV MetroNews: The Right to Appeal
2/15/2010

MARRIAGE EQUALITY/COURTS

Austin American Statesman: Gay divorce case draws attorney general’s attention
Steven Kreytak – 2/16/2010

San Francisco Chronicle: Initiatives trample rights, Justice Moreno says
Bob Egelko – 2/16/2010

JUDICIAL ELECTION REFORM

Louisville Courier-Journal: In the interest of justice, judges should disclose
John David Dyche – 2/16/2010

CRIMINAL JUSTICE/COURTS

NY Times: Justice Kennedy on Prisons
Editorial – 2/16/2010

IMMIGRATION/COURTS

IPS: U.S.: Deportation System Called “Severely Flawed”
William Fisher – 2/15/2010

Palm Beach Post: Conveyor belt to deportation: Asylum cases don’t get attention they deserve
Dan Moffett – 2/15/2010

ARIZONA PUBLIC FINANCING

Sierra Vista Herald: Public financing of elections all but dead
Howard Fischer – 2/16/2010

STATE COURTS/TRANSPARENCY

Sandusky Register: State top court’s all lawyered up
Editorial – 2/14/2010

BREYER APPEARANCE

Yale Daily News: Breyer at YLS: Why does the Supreme Court work?
DANNY SERNA – 2/16/2010

Boston Herald/AP: Supreme Court Justice Breyer gives speech at Yale
2/16/2010

Full post as published by The Gavel on February 16, 2010 (boomark / email).