Litigation

Thursday Media Summary

By Nancy Palencia

TERRORISM/COURTS

Jurist/Paper Chase: Padilla lawyers urge appeals court to overturn terrorism conviction
Brian Jackson – 1/13/2010

GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES/COURTS

NY Post: Miranda for jihadists?
Editorial – 1/13/2010

CITIZENS UNITED

ABC News: Citizens United v. the FEC: The Return of Corporate Influence Peddling?
MATTHEW MOSK – 1/13/2010

Washington Post: Campaign finance activists on pins and needles awaiting Supreme Court ruling
Den Eggen – 1/14/2010

PROP 8 CHALLENGE

NY Times: Ruling Blocks Broadcasting of a Trial on Same-Sex Marriage
Adam Liptak – 1/14/2010

LA Times: Supreme Court cites ‘irreparable harm’ in blocking Prop. 8 trial footage
David Savage – 1/14/2010

SCOTUSBlog: Prop. 8 trial TV blocked
Lyle Denniston – 1/13/2010

San Jose Mercury New/AP: Marriage ban backer’s try to exit case is opposed
1/13/2010

MARRIAGE EQUALITY/COURTS

Seattle Post Intelligencer: Public or private? U.S. Supreme Court considers state gay rights case
CHRIS GRYGIEL – 1/14/2010

FEDERAL COURT/POLITICAL CORRUPTION

Anchorage Daily News: Judge rules Kott received a fair trial

PA JUVENILE COURT CORRUPTION

Federal judge denies delay request from Ciavarella, Conahan
Michael R. Sisak – 1/13/2010

JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT

WSBT: Koethe fights to keep her job as LaPorte County judge
Dustin Grove – 1/13/2010

FEDERAL COURT/RACE

NY Times: Judge Cites Discrimination in N.Y. Fire Dept.

STATE COURTS/BUDGETS

Radio Iowa: Head of court system says justice being "rationed" because of budget cuts
O. Kay Henderson – 1/13/2010

JUDICIAL PAY

Watertown Daily Times: Judicial salaries
Editorial – 1/14/2010

FEDERAL JUDGES

Virginian-Pilot: U.S. District Judge Friedman to semiretire

Full post as published by The Gavel on January 14, 2010 (boomark / email).