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Wednesday Media Summary

By Nancy Palencia

CITIZENS UNITED

Cato Institute: Campaign Finance after Citizens United: What Now?
Capitol Hill Briefing – 2/2/2010

FOX News: Supreme Court Poised to Shake Up Campaign Finance Restrictions
1/12/2010

First Amendment Center: On campaign finance, there’s no doubting Thomas
David L. Hudson Jr. – 1/12/2010

The Nation/The Beat: Feingold Fears “Lawless” Court Ruling on Corporate Campaigning
John Nichols – 1/12/2010

National Journal/Under The Influence: Awaiting The Imminent
Sara Jerome – 1/12/2010

PROP 8 CHALLENGE

San Francisco Chronicle: Historian makes the case for same-sex marriage
Bob Egelko – 1/13/2010

The Recorder: Expert Battle Comes Early in Proposition 8 Case
Dan Levine – 1/13/2010

Wall Street Journal: New Battle on California Ban
GEOFFREY A. FOWLER and JESS BRAVIN – 1/12/2010

CNN: Prop 8 is simply unconstitutional
Lisa Bloom – 1/12/2010

Wall Street Journal: Quirky Judge Presides in Gay-Marriage Case
JUSTIN SCHECK and GEOFFREY A. FOWLER – 1/13/2010

Business Week: If Marriage Is So Special, Then Spread It Around
Ann Woolner – 1/13/2010

FEDERAL COURTS/MEDIA

Above The Law: Cameras in the Prop 8 Courtroom: Why Not?
David Lat – 1/12/2010

Washington Post/AP: Gay marriage trial revives camera controversy
Paul Elias – 1/13/2010

CAMPAIGN FINANCE/COURTS

Hartford Courant: Battle Over State’s Campaign Finance Reform Law Moves To Federal Court
EDMUND H. MAHONY – 1/13/2010

MERIT SELECTION

Hometown Source: Reform of judge retention process proposed to Legislature
Tom West – 1/13/2010

Dan Cirucci: PA Judicial Selection Lesson
1/12/2010

GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES/COURTS

Jurist/Paper Chase: Lawyers for ex-Guantanamo detainee argue for dismissal of charges due to trial delay
Ann Riley – 1/12/2010

HABEAS CORPUS

Jurist/Paper Chase: Supreme Court reverses Sixth Circuit in federal habeas case
Jaclyn Belczyk – 1/12/2010

SCOTUS/FREEDOM

Washington Post/Short Stack: Has the Supreme Court eroded freedom?
Robert Levy – 1/12/2010

HEALTH CARE REFORM/COURTS

Billings Gazette: George Will: Court must set limits on Congress? health care scheme
George Will – 1/12/2010

REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS/COURTS

RH Reality Check: The State of Reproductive Rights in Oklahoma? Better Go Ask a Judge
Robin Marty – 1/13/2010

SEX OFFENDERS/CIVIL CONFINEMENT

NY Times: Supreme Court Weighs Authority, Not Legality, of Civil Confinements
Adam Liptak – 1/13/2010

LA Times: Supreme Court hears arguments on detaining sex offenders
David Savage – 1/13/2010

Washington Post: Supreme Court debates right to commit sexual predators after prison terms
Robert Barnes – 1/13/2010

LA Times/AP: Justice Scalia says Supreme Court should look to foreign law to resolve child custody dispute
MARK SHERMAN – 1/12/2010

Jurist/Paper Chase: Supreme Court hears sex offender civil commitment, child custody appeals
Jaclyn Belczyk – 1/12/2010

STATE COURTS/BUDGETS

DesMoines Register: Justice suffers from deep budget cuts
THOMAS DUFF – 1/13/2010

NEW YORK COURTS/JUDICIAL PAY

NY Daily News: New York State Court of Appeals deliberating whether to grant raises to judges
Glenn Blain – 1/13/2010

New York Law Journal: Judges Bridle at Claim They Lack Raise Power
Joel Stashenko – 1/13/2010

Albany Times Union: Is justice starving in state?
Robert Gavin – 1/13/2010

Full post as published by The Gavel on January 13, 2010 (boomark / email).