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Tuesday Media Summary

By Nancy Palencia

NATIONAL SECURITY/COURTS

Blog Of Legal Times: D.C. Circuit Abruptly Closes Courtroom in
Guantanamo Case
Mike Scarcella – 4/5/2010

Jurist/Paper Chase: Algeria national seeks emergency stay of transfer
from Guantanamo
Steve Dotterer – 4/5/2010

McClatchy: Judge dismisses scores of Guantanamo habeas cases
Carol Rosenberg – 4/5/2010

SCOTUSBlog: New test for detainees
Lyle Denniston – 4/5/2010

Chicago Public Radio/City Room: Chicagoan Accused of Funding al-Qaida Back in Court (w/audio)
Tony Arnold – 4/5/2010

HEALTHCARE/COURTS

FOX News: The Constitution and Obamacare
Greg Gutfield – 4/5/2010

CITIZENS UNITED/CAMPAIGN FINANCE

Christian Science Monitor: Shareholder groups seek to limit corporate
contributions
Margaret Price – 4/5/2010

NY Times/Opinionator: Does Money Talk in the Marketplace of Ideas?
Stanley Fish – 4/5/2010

Huffington Post: The Unintended Benefits of Corporate Free Speech
Ronald J. Colombo – 4/5/2010

GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE/COURTS

FindLaw: A Federal Judge Rules Against the Government in a
Warrantless Wiretapping Suit
Michael Dorf – 4/5/2010

Prison Planet: Are Federal Officials Above the Law?
Jacob Hornberger – 4/5/2010

FEDERAL NOMINATIONS

LA Times: There they go again
Editorial – 4/6/2010

Washington Post/Post Partisan: Republicans’ early, hypocritical shot
at Supreme Court pick
Eva Rodriquez – 4/5/2010

VETERANS ASSISTANCE/COURTS

NY Times: Strict Deadlines, Disabled Veterans and Dismissed Cases
ADAM LIPTAK – 4/6/2010

WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC FINANCING

Charleston Gazette/Sustained Outrage: Do campaign dollars sway judges?
Andrew Clevenger – 4/5/2010

IMMIGRATION/COURTS

Huffington Post: Supreme Court Ruling Speaks of a New Kind of Public Defense
Robin Steinberg – 4/5/2010

Center For Immigration Studies: Legal Excess for Criminal Aliens
James R. Edwards Jr. – 4/5/2010

NORTH CAROLINA JUDICIAL ELECTIONS

The Progressive Pulse: Why judicial elections are scary (hint: see the 2010 Court of Appeals race)
Adam Linker – 4/5/2010

REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS/COURTS

Las Vegas Sun/AP: Nevada court to hear 'personhood' measure appeal
4/6/2010

Common Dreams.org: Women’s Rights and Health Advocates to Ask NV
Supreme Court TOMORROW to Uphold Decision Blocking Proposed
Initiative Endangering Private Health Care Decisions
Press Release – 4/5/2010

NJ COURTS/POLITICS

Newark Star-Ledger: U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez appeals to N.J. Supreme Court to stop recall effort
Peggy Ackerman – 4/5/2010

JUSTICE STEVENS RETIREMENT WATCH

The Atlantic: On SCOTUS, Obama’s Not Looking for a Fight
Marc Ambinder – 4/5/2010

AP: Supreme Court prospects are Kagan, Wood, Garland
Mark Sherman – 4/5/2010

Las Vegas Sun: A conservative justice
Editorial – 4/6/2010

D.C. CHILD WELFARe SYSTEM/COURTS

Washington Post: Judge faults District’s handling of child welfare case
Henri Cauvin – 4/6/2010

OKLAHOMA ABORTION LEGISLATION

USA Today/On Deadline: 3 anti-abortion laws take effect in Oklahoma
Michael Winter – 4/5/2010

Tulsa World: Oklahoma governor signs anti-abortion bills
BARBARA HOBEROCK – 4/5/2010

HAL TURNER

Bergen County Record: Third trial for North Bergen shock jock Hal Turner will begin Aug. 9
PETER J. SAMPSON – 4/5/2010

JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT

AP: Court won’t get involved in Idaho judges’ fight
4/5/2010

Full post as published by The Gavel on April 06, 2010 (boomark / email).