Litigation

Update on Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

Posted on January 13, 2009
A wispolitics.com article noted that former Supreme Court Justice Donald Steinmetz has declared his endorsement of Judge Randy Koschnick, who is hoping to be elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. He will be running a difficult campaign against incumbent Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson, who has served on the court since 1976...

Director of West Virginia Group Advocates Nonpartisan Elections

Posted on January 13, 2009
With the increased negativity surrounding the Caperton v. Massey case, the leader of a West Virginia group opposing ?lawsuit abuse? has joined the call to make the state?s judicial elections nonpartisan. In an opinion column in The West Virginia Record, Steve Cohen, executive director of West Virginia Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse, proclaimed his desire that ?lawmakers [...

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Posted on January 13, 2009
judgesonmerit.org » Philadelphia Inquirer: Let Voters Decide Whether to Change the System Lincoln Walks At Midnight: W.Va. Supreme Court Starts New Term Tuesday Op-Ed Contributor - Prosecute Officials Who Authorized Torture - NYTimes.com (Dahlia Lithwick) Think Progress » Kansas Politicians Standing In The Way Of Closing Gitmo Obama: Gitmo Will Take Time to Close - TalkLeft: The Politics Of Crime One [...

Deportation Ruling Encroaches on Courts

Posted on January 10, 2009
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY WAS WRITTEN BY DEANNA DAWSON, JUSTICE AT STAKE’S NEW DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL AFFAIRS. In a move decried by immigrants? rights lawyers as a ?midnight” change and an example of ?disregard for fundamental principles of due process of law,? Attorney General Michael Mukasey issued a decision this week limiting the rights of immigrants to [...

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Posted on January 10, 2009
Votelaw, Edward Still's blog on law and politics: R.I.P.: Charles Morgan Jr. "The Chief Justice on the Spot– How Appealing Disgusted Beyond Belief: A New Era Begins on Michigan Supreme Court

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Posted on January 09, 2009
judgesonmerit.org » PMC and Partners to the United States Supreme Court: ?Money is a Big Problem? Analysis: Some overseas extension of habeas? | SCOTUSblog What About Bush's Judicial Nominees? — Balkinization Bush Justice Department Continues Harassment Campaign Against Tamm?By Scott Horton (Harper's Magazine) "Judge in Texas pleads innocent to new sex charges" — How Appealing JURIST - Paper Chase: Federal [...

Ruling on Bagram Detainees Is a Surprise

Posted on January 08, 2009
Following a federal judge?s surprise ruling in a case involving detainees held in Afghanistan, Deanna Dawson, Justice at Stake?s new Director of Federal Affairs, wrote the following report: In 2008, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Boumediene v...

In Nevada, Swifter Justice for Misbehaving Judges?

Posted on January 08, 2009
Nevada’s Judicial Discipline Commission Process is too slow, and needs to make its process more open, according to a state judicial reform panel and a Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial. According to a newspaper report, the state’s Article 6 Commission, a blue-ribbon panel appointed by the state Supreme Court to review all aspects of the state’s court operations, said the [...

Partisanship Gets New Blessing in Ohio

Posted on January 08, 2009
Ohio judicial races are taking a further step down the path of open politicization. As of March 15, 2009, Ohio judges will  be allowed to advertise their political party affiliations during general elections, according to this Associated Press article...

More Reporting, Commentary on Caperton

Posted on January 08, 2009
Legal Newsline has done a thorough report on the briefs in the Caperton v. Massey case, particularly by the Conference of Chief Justices and a brief by 27 former state chief justices and justices.  As the article’s title notes, ”W.Va. Chief Justice Benjamin not receiving much support in Massey recusal issue,” the briefs by top jurists affirm that [...

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Posted on January 08, 2009
Appeals Court justice receives public scolding | pnj.com | Pensacola News Journal Lincoln Walks At Midnight: Benjamin Gets it from All Sides in Massey Case Tuesday, January 6, 2009 "Specter Attacks Choice for Attorney General": This article will appear Wednesday in The New York Times...

An Extraordinary Day in Caperton Case

Posted on January 07, 2009
Caperton v. Massey, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case on  campaign spending in judicial elections, has produced an extraordinary outpouring of commentary and legal analysis on why the current status quo of runaway special-interest spending poses a historic threat to fair, impartial courts in America...

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Posted on January 07, 2009
Text & History » Supreme Court Will Hear a Tale of CEOs, Judges,? and Fugitive Slaves (Note: Justice at Stake Mentioned) Fair Pay for Judges - washingtonpost.com Lincoln Walks At Midnight: Former Justices Fault Benjamin in Massey Case judgesonmerit...

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