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Thursday Media Summary

By Nancy Palencia

PROP 8 CHALLENGE

LA Times: Prop. 8 challengers highlight religion’s role in campaign
Maura Dolan – 1/21/2010

GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES/COURTS

Huffington Post: Former Justice Department Attorney John Yoo Opposes Terror Trials in NYC
Heather Robinson – 1/20/2010

NATIONAL SECURITY/COURTS

Washington Examiner: Legal activism aids terrorists
Daniel J. Popeo – 1/21/2010

Detroit News: Suspect’s civilian court status hurts terror fight, hearings told
Deb Price and Nathan Hurst – 1/20/2010

Center For American Progress: Criminal Courts Are Tougher on
Terrorists than Military Detention
Ken Gude – 1/20/2010

CBS News/Crossroads: Legal Terrain Unchanged In Obama’s First Year
Joan Crawford – 1/20/2010

BAGRAM DETAINEES/COURTS

Andy Worthington: Dark Revelations in the Bagram Prisoner List
1/20/2010

CITIZENS UNITED/SCOTUS SCHEDULE

Washington Post/44: Supreme Court schedules special Thursday session
Robert Barnes – 1/20/2010

LA Times/Opinion L.A.: Decide already!
Michael McGough – 1/20/2010

BusinessWeek: Campaign-Finance Ruling May Be Ready at High Court
Greg Stohr – 1/20/2010

Blog Of Legal Times: Supreme Court Announces Special Sitting Thursday
Tony Mauro – 1/20/2010

WISCONSIN RECUSAL

Appleton Post Crescent: Court should heed words of own justice
Editorial – 1/21/2010

JUROR DIVERSITY

Courthouse News Service: Minorities on Juries Subject of High Court
Nick Wilson – 1/20/2010

FEDERAL NOMINATIONS

San Jose Mercury News: Obama nominates Santa Clara County Judge Lucy Koh to federal bench
Sandra Gonzales – 1/21/2010

Atlanta Journal Constitution: Senate confirms Martin as federal
appeals court judge in Atlanta
Bill Rankin – 1/21/2010

Blog Of Legal Times: Senate Confirms Circuit Judge, Obama’s Fourth
David Ingram – 1/20/2010

The New Yorker: One Year: Where Are the Judges?
Jeffrey Toobin – 1/20/2010

Providence Journal: Senate panel to vote on Rhode Islander nominated
to federal bench
JOHN E. MULLIGAN – 1/21/2010

COURT REFORM (PHILADELPHIA)

Philadelphia Daily News: It’s time to bail out our court system
Stu Bykofsky – 1/21/2010

SHARON KELLER

Austin American Statesman/Focal Point: Keller should not be removed
from office, special judge says
Chuck Lindell – 1/20/2010

Houston Chronicle: Judge blames defense for executed inmate’s botched appeal
PEGGY FIKAC and CRAIG KAPITAN – 1/21/2010

NY Times: Ruling Backs Judge Who Rejected Post-5 P.M. Appeal
John Schwartz – 1/21/2010

Houston Chronicle: Keller is lucky judge wasn’t just like her
RICK CASEY – 1/21/2010

IMMIGRATION/COURTS

Jurist/Paper Chase: Supreme Court rules federal courts can review
motions to reopen immigration cases
Jaclyn Belczyk – 1/20/2010

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

UPI: Court restores Ala. death penalty
1/20/2010

Topeka Capital-Journal: Executions debated
Barbara Hollingsworth – 1/20/2010

ARIZONA CAMPAIGN FINANCE

ABC News/AP: Lawmakers Move to Gut Ariz. Campaign Money System
Paul Davenport – 1/20/2010

AZ Central: Federal judge strikes down Ariz. matching funds
Alia Beard Rau and Mary Jo Pitzl – 1/21/2010

DUE PROCESS

American Prospect/Tapped: “New Rights.”
Adam Serwer – 1/20/2010

JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT

Hazelton Standard Speaker – State Supreme Court suspends county judge
Michael Sisak – 1/21/2010

Full post as published by The Gavel on January 21, 2010 (boomark / email).