Tuesday Media Summary
DETAINEE LAWYERS
NPR/Talk Of The Nation: Should Lawyers Represent Terrorists? (w/audio)
3/15/2010
Forbes: Let’s Not Kill All The Lawyers
Richard A. Epstein – 3/16/2010
Brennan Center For Justice: No more Witch Hunts for DOJ’s “Al Qaeda Lawyers”
Emily Berman – 3/15/2010
Wall Street Journal: Gitmo’s Indefensible Lawyers
Debra Burlingame and Thomas Joscelyn – 3/15/2010
American Prospect/Tapped: Let’s Talk About Detainee Operations In Iraq.
Adam Serwer – 3/15/2010
National Journal: The Controversy Of The Al Qaeda Seven
Shane Harris – 3/15/2010
The Atlantic: Rationalizing Repression
Wendy Kaminer – 3/15/2010
NATIONAL SECURITY/COURTS
American Prospect/Tapped: The Health-Care Strategy for National Security.
Adam Serwer – 3/15/2010
MWC News: Conservatives Hate Trial by Jury
Jacob Hornberger – 3/16/2010
Jurist/Forum: A Better Course: More on the Court-martial Alternative to Military Commissions
Geoffrey S. Corn, Lt. Col. US Army (Ret.) – 3/15/2010
Cato @ Liberty: Playing Chicken Again
David Rittgers – 3/15/2010
Huffington Post: Lindsey Graham’s Third Strike?
Daphne Eviatar – 3/15/2010
New York State Bar Association: New “Faces of Skepticism” series. Keep hitting refresh on the banner for all six proud skeptics!
Press Release – 3/15/2010
CITIZENS UNITED/CAMPAIGN FINANCE
FOX 6/AP: Citizens United asks Wis. group to stop using name in campaign to overturn campaign ruling
3/15/2010
The New Republic: Citizens Unite
Lawrence Lessig – 3/16/2010
Roll Call: Three Scenarios Now Possible on Election Spending
Meredith McGehee – 3/16/2010
National Journal: Brave New World Of Political Spending For Nonprofits
Eliza Newlin Carney – 3/15/2010
NY Times Magazine: Laws for Sale
MATT BAI – 3/4/2010
Time: Heated Health-Reform Ads Give Taste of Fall Campaign
Michael Scherer – 3/16/2010
CAMPAIGN FINANCE/COURTS
Philly.com/Commonwealth Confidential: Judicial campaign contributions study pulled
Amy Worden – 3/15/2010
Pocono Record/AP: Citing errors, group pulls study on Pa. judicial campaign contributions
3/15/2010
True/Slant: Following the Money to the Federal Courthouse
Robert Iafolla – 3/15/2010
FEDERAL NOMINATIONS
Wall Street Journal/Law Blog: On Judges, Has Obama Missed A Golden Opportunity?
Ashby Jones – 3/15/2010
Connecticut Law Tribune: Judicial Nominee Should Face Tough Questions
NORM PATTIS – 3/15/2010
IMMIGRATION/COURTS
National Law Journal: Study Says Vacancies to Blame for Massive Immigration Court Backlog
Marcia Coyle – 3/16/2010
PORTEOUS IMPEACHMENT/PROCESS
Huffington Post: No Way To Treat a Judge
David O. Stewart – 3/15/2010
NEW MEXICO JUDICIAL SELECTION
Santa Fe New Mexican: Politics plague state’s judiciary selections
Editorial – 3/15/2010
PUBLIC DEFENDERS/ACCESS TO COURTS
Washington Post: U.S. needs to press states over justice for the poor
Scott Wallace – 3/15/2010
LOUISIANA CRIMINAL COURT ALLOTMENT
The Daily Advertiser: Judge allotment case may start all over
Claire Taylor – 3/16/2010
KANSAS COURTS/BUDGETS
KOAM: Kansas courts prepare for office closings and smaller paychecks
3/15/2010
Lawrence Journal-World: Upcoming furloughs concern Douglas County judge
Jesse Fray – 3/15/2010
JUVENILE SENTENCING
National Law Journal: More States Rethinking Life Sentences for Teens
Tresa Baldas – 3/15/2010
MARRIAGE EQUALITY/COURTS
On Top Magazine: Gay Marriage Returns To Court In New Jersey
3/15/2010
Baptist Press: D.C. ‘gay marriage’ law could be reversed
Michael Foust – 3/15/2010
Huffington Post: The San Francisco Marriage Case, Part Two: The Supreme Court
Matt Coles – 3/15/2010
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS/COURTS
Chicago Public Radio: Judge Will Decide Whether to Lift Restraining Order on Abortion Law (w/audio)
Susie An – 3/15/2010
VIRGINIA THOMAS/TEA PARTY
FOX News: Justice Thomas’ Wife to Increase Visibility, Join Tea Party Rallies
3/15/2010
WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT/POLITICS
Madison Capital Times: Justice Prosser goes to a tea party
John Nichols – 3/16/2010
ALASKA COURTS/DIVERSITY
Fairbanks News-Miner: Percentage of female judges declining in Alaska
Amanda Bohman – 3/15/2010
SCOTUS/POLITICS
CNN: Supreme Court riven by partisan politics
Jeffrey Toobin – 3/15/2010
PHILADELPHIA COURT REFORM
Philadelphia Inquirer: Court reforms are lopsided
Howard D. Popper – 3/16/2010
JUSTICE STEVENS RETIREMENT WATCH
New Yorker: After Stevens
Jeffrey Toobin – 3/22/2010
NPR/Fresh Air: How High Court Could Change If Stevens Retires (w/audio)
3/15/2010
Washington Post/National Digest: Stevens weighs summer retirement from Supreme Court
3/16/2010
CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATION
American Constitution Society: The Judge as Umpire Metaphor Misses the Plate
Cody Hoesly – 3/15/2010
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