Litigation

Wednesday Media Summary

By Raheem Dawodu

GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES/COURTS

NY Times: Plan to Move Guantánamo Detainees Faces a New Delay
Charlie Savage – 12/23/2009

Chicago Tribune: Obama’s terror detainee policy parallels Bush’s
Editorial – 12/21/2009

Huffington Post: Guantánamo Beyond Guantánamo
Jonathan Hafetz and Mark Denbeaux – 12/22/2009

National Review Online/The Corner: A Plea to Congress: Do Your Job by Crafting Rules for Combatant Detention Cases
Andy McCarthy – 12/22/2009

National Review: Congress Can Stop the KSM Trial
Michele Bachmann & Andrew C. McCarthy – 12/22/2009

Change.org/Criminal Justice: Gingrich Trashes the Rule of Law
Chris Cassidy – 12/22/2009

MERIT SELECTION (PENNSYLVANIA)

Philadelphia Daily News: In Pennsylvania, judges don’t come cheap
DAVE DAVIES – 12/23/2009

CITIZENS UNITED

Crooks And Liars: The Supreme Court is about to hand over our entire political system to BigCorp. with the Citizens United ruling
John Amato – 12/22/2009

WISCONSIN PUBLIC FINANCING CHALLENGE

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Second suit seeks to block public financing for Supreme Court races
Patrick Marley – 12/22/2009

Common Cause Wisconsin: Wisconsin Right to Life’s Assault on the “Impartial Justice” State Supreme Court Reform Law Will Not Go Unchallenged
Press Release – 12/22/2009

CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM (WISCONSIN)

Janesville Gazette: With court election reform done, closing issue ad? loophole is next
Mike McCabe – 12/23/2009

MICHIGAN RECUSAL RULES

Detroit News: New Michigan Supreme Court rules may be unconstitutional
Matthew Schneider – 12/22/2009

ACCESS TO COURTS (MICHIGAN)

FOX 17/AP: Michigan Supreme Court agrees to decide whether state can be sued over legal help for poor
12/21/2009

Michigan Radio: Is It Time to Revamp Michigan’s Public Defender System? (w/audio)
Steve Carmody – 12/21/2009

SCOTUS/ACCESS TO COURTS

NY Times: Restoring Access to the Courts
Editorial – 12/22/2009

IMMIGRATION/COURTS

Main Justice: Federal Prosecutions Hit Record High in Fiscal 2009
Joe Palazzolo – 12/22/2009

POLITICAL CORRUPTION/COURTS

Chicago Tribune: Judge overturns conviction of ex-Streets and San chief
Todd Lighty – 12/23/2009

STATE COURT REFORM (CALIFORNIA)

Metropolitan News-Enterprise: New State Judges? Group Calls for Trial Courts? Bill of Rights?
KENNETH OFGANG – 12/22/2009

JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT

The Village Voice: Thomas Spargo — Bush Campaign Operative Turned NY Judge — Gets 27 Months in Prison for Bribery, Extortion
Elizabeth Dwoskin – 12/22/2009

Albany Times Union: From judge to jail
Editorial – 12/23/2009

Detroit Free Press: Detroit judge faces suspension for mayor run
DAWSON BELL – 12/23/2009

STATE COURT APPOINTMENTS (NEVADA)

San Jose Mercury News/AP: Ex-judge to apply for spot created by his removal
12/22/2009

Full post as published by The Gavel on December 23, 2009 (boomark / email).