“Torture allegation probes run political risks”: The San Francisco Chronicle contains this article today.

And today in The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina, law professor Joseph E. Kennedy has an op-ed entitled “Protesting the government’s misuse of law.”

“Judge No Longer A Believer In Unfettered Markets”: This audio segment (RealPlayer required) featuring Seventh Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner appeared on yesterday’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

“Memos shed light on CIA use of sleep deprivation; Though widely perceived as more effective and less objectionable than other interrogation methods, memos show it’s harsher and more controversial than most realize; And it could be brought back”: This front page article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Military base awaits uncertain future”: Carol Rosenberg has this front page article about Guantanamo today in The Miami Herald.