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Saturday, February 23, 2013

“Melvin conviction may reignite talk of reform in Pennsylvania”: Sunday’s edition of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review will contain an article that begins, “As lawmakers and court officials assess how suspended Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin will leave the bench, others are pondering whether her corruption conviction will stop the pervasive use of tax dollars in Pennsylvania political campaigns.”

Posted at 11:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court considers South’s legacy and progress on voting rights”: Robert Barnes will have this article Sunday in The Washington Post.

Posted at 11:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Miami Herald‘s Carol Rosenberg on How to Report From Guantanamo Bay”: Petra Bartosiewicz has this blog post at New York magazine’s web site.

Posted at 1:37 PM by Howard Bashman



“Measure drafted for impeachment of judge”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A legislator has drafted a resolution that would be the first step in the possible impeachment of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin following her conviction on six counts of corruption, the lawmaker said Friday.”

KDKA-2, Pittsburgh’s CBS affiliate, reports that “House Judiciary Committee Leader Begins Impeachment Process Against Justice Melvin.”

And in related news, The Express-Times of Easton, Pennsylvania reports today that “Judge Jack Panella, of Palmer Township, unlikely to be appointed to state Supreme Court.”

Posted at 8:20 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court justices: The case for hanging it up; Justices can be independent of the elected branches and of the people without serving for life.” Law professor Eric J. Segall will have this op-ed Sunday in The Los Angeles Times.

Posted at 8:09 AM by Howard Bashman