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Thursday Media Summary

By Nancy Palencia

NATIONAL SECURITY/COURTS

LA Times: Obama backtracking on detainee rights, critics say
Julian E. Barnes and David S. Cloud – 3/25/2010

Raw Story: Rights groups fear Graham bill will sanction indefinite detention
Daniel Tencer – 3/24/2010

National Review: So, You Still Want to Close Gitmo?
Andrew C. McCarthy – 3/25/2010

Newsweek/Declassified: Pentagon to Name New Chief for Military
Commissions in Sign That Gitmo Trials May Move Forward
Michael Isikoff – 3/24/2010

Washington Independent: Adm. MacDonald to Become New Military-Commissions Chief
Spencer Ackerman – 3/24/2010

American Prospect/Tapper: Military Commissions And Coerced Statements.
Adam Serwer – 3/24/2010

The Hill: GOP denounces terror suspect release
Susan Crabtree – 3/24/2010

Brookings: Presumed Innocent? Representing Guantánamo Detainees
Benjamin Wittes – 3/24/2010

HEALTHCARE REFORM/COURTS

Washington Post: Health care: Suing the federal government
Rosalind S. Helderman – 3/24/2010

Huffington Post: Illinois Republicans Work To Repeal Health Reform,
Attorney General Lisa Madigan Not Interested
3/24/2010

MSNBC: Liberals argue for health bill’s legality
Charlie Specht – 3/24/2010

Washington Post/Post Partisan: Is health reform unconstitutional? Don’t laugh.
By Charles Lane 3/24/2010

National Review: The Attorney Generals' Initiative
Stephen Spruiell – 3/24/2010

CITIZENS UNITED/CAMPAIGN FINANCE

State Of Elections: Citizens United Against the Supreme Court
Neal Rechtman – 3/24/2010

Center For Responsive Politics/OpenSecrets.org: Corporate-Funded Ads in Texas, Chamber Counsel Moves to 527 and More in Capital Eye Opener: March 25
Michael Beckel – 3/25/2010

FEDERAL NOMINATIONS

FOX News: Hearing for Controversial Court Nominee Postponed Amid Fight Over Health Care
3/24/2010

Blog Of Legal Times: Hearing for 9th Circuit Nominee on Hold
David Ingram – 3/24/2010

The Atlantic: The Curious Case Of Goodwin Liu
Marc Ambinder – 3/24/2010

Heritage Foudation/The Foundry: Why Goodwin Liu Matters
Rob Bluey – 3/24/2010

Confirm Goodwin Liu: Kenneth Starr and Akhil Amar Pen Letter Backing Liu
Jonathan Singer – 3/24/2010

National Review Online/Bench Memos: Confused Amar/Starr Letter in Support of Goodwin Liu
Ed Whelan – 3/24/2010

Washington Post: The Supreme Court, nominations and the individual mandate
Ezra Klein – 3/24/2010

SOUTH CAROLINA MERIT SELECTION

Charleston Post And Courier: Justices side with panel
Robert Behre – 3/24/2010

Legal Profession Blog: No Relief For “Substantial And Concerning Judicial Independence Issues”
3/24/2010

PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT/CAMPAIGN FINANCE

WHTM: Political Contributions to Statewide Justices Questioned (w/video)
3/24/2010

OHIO JUDICIAL ELECTIONS

The Pop Tort: Judicial Elections Have Consequences, Especially If You're Injured
3/24/2010

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

AP: Court to decide if man can fight death sentence
3/24/2010

NY Times: Court Weighs Timing of Death Row Appeal
Adam Liptak – 3/25/2010

Houston Chronicle: U.S. Supreme Court delays Texas execution
Allan Turner – 3/24/2010

NEVADA JUDICIAL ELECTION REQUIREMENTS

Las Vegas Review-Journal: Legislature’s lack of clarity in writing law leads to legal challenge
JANE ANN MORRISON – 3/25/2010

LOUISIANA COURT SYSTEM

New Orleans Times Picayune: Louisiana courts’ low ranking based on flawed data, chief justice says
Robert Travis Scott – 3/24/2010

9/11 LAWSUITs

New York Law Journal: 9/11 Lawyers Return to Bargaining Table to Refine Settlement
Mark Hamblett – 3/25/2010

AP: Judge’s action in 9/11 health case raises eyebrows
David B. Caruso – 3/24/2010

PROP 8 CHALLENGE

National Review Online/Bench Memos: Trial and Error in Anti-Prop 8 Case
Ed Whelan – 3/24/2010

FLORIDA INNOCENCE COMMISSION

Orlando Sentinel: Fla. Supreme Court may create its own Innocence Commission
Kathleen Haughney – 3/24/2010

CALIFORNIA BUDGET/COURTS

San Francisco Chronicle: Judge halts furloughs in many state agencies
Bob Egelko – 3/25/2010

JUSTICE O’CONNOR/HISTORICAL PRESERVATION

Arizona Republic: Historic O’Connor house rebuilt in Papago Park
Kara G. Morrison – 3/24/2010

Full post as published by The Gavel on March 25, 2010 (boomark / email).