“High Court Buzz Centers on Chicago Judge and Solicitor General”: Robert Barnes and Shailagh Murray will have this article Thursday in The Washington Post.
Thursday in The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin will have an article headlined “Businesses Expect a Simpatico Successor to Souter.”
Thursday in The Los Angeles Times, James Oliphant will have an article headlined “Conservatives take aim at Supreme Court candidates; In a preemptive strike, right-wing groups launch Internet attack ads against Obama’s possible nominees; And liberals return fire.”
And Thursday in The Houston Chronicle, Tara Smith will have an op-ed entitled “Beware cliches in debate over Souter replacement.”
“AP Source: 1st Gitmo detainee to get US trial.” The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A top al-Qaida suspect held at Guantanamo Bay will be sent to New York for trial, an Obama administration official said Wednesday.”
“Right or left, judges are activists”: Law professors Adam Benforado and Jon Hanson have this op-ed today in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
“High-court seat for Napolitano could benefit Kyl”: This article appears today in The Arizona Republic.
The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Governor Granholm’s Political Rise Paved by a Reganesque Start.”
Edwin Chen and Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News report that “Obama Said to Have Met With High Court Candidate Wood.”
“SCOTUSblog” has a post titled “Nominee Analysis: Judge Diane Wood.”
And today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Talk of the Nation” contained an audio segment entitled “Conservatives Take On Potential SCOTUS Nominees” (RealPlayer required).
“Obama pulls back Bush-era policy curbing lawsuits”: The Associated Press has this preemption-related report.
“Top Contenders for Souter’s Seat Diverge on Key Issues”: Lawrence Hurley has this article today in The Daily Journal of California.
“Official: Obama meeting with court candidates.” The Associated Press has this report.
And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Tony Mauro has a post titled “Souter: Republic is Lost Unless Civic Education Improves.”
“The Conciliator: Meet the second coming of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.” Online at The New Republic, law professor Jeffrey Rosen has this essay about Seventh Circuit Judge Diane P. Wood.
“Supreme stats: 106 white males among 110 justices.” The Associated Press has this report.
“Supreme Court candidates together at conference”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Federal appeals court judge Diane Wood and Solicitor General Elena Kagan, two candidates for the impending vacancy on the Supreme Court, took part in a conference Wednesday on the importance of judicial independence.” Additional information about the conference can be accessed here.
Robert Barnes and Shailagh Murray of The Washington Post have a blog post titled “Obama Starts to Meet with Court Contenders.”
And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” David Ingram has a post titled “Specter Recommends Four Women Who Are Not Judges.”
“Senate votes to block transfer of Guantanamo prisoners to U.S.; The 90-6 vote comes after lawmakers balked at the idea of bringing detainees onto American soil; FBI Director Robert Mueller warned Congress such a move could pose the risk of terrorist attack”: The Los Angeles Times has this news update.
“Calif. AG asks court to OK law banning game sales”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “California Attorney General Jerry Brown has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate a law banning the sale or rental of violent video games to minors.”
“Judge Sotomayor’s Civil Opinions – Part IV”: Amy Howe has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”
“Supreme Court possibility Kagan speaks”: The Associated Press has this report. The Solicitor General’s remarks occurred today in connection with this event.
And at her “Legalities” blog, Jan Crawford Greenburg has a post titled “Judge Wood Goes to Washington.”
“GOP’s Melvin wins chance to face Panella in Supreme Court race”: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette contains this article today.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports today that “It’s Melvin vs. Panella for state Supreme Court.”
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that “2 Superior Court judges to vie for Supreme seat.”
And today in The Philadelphia Daily News, columnist John Baer has an op-ed entitled “Time to end electing judges.”
“Senate Demands Plan for Detainees; Democrats Scrap Funding to Close Guantanamo Bay”: This article appears today in The Washington Post.
The New York Times reports today that “Democrats in Senate Block Money to Close Guantanamo.”
The Los Angeles Times reports that “Senate expected to strip funds to close Guantanamo; Under pressure from Republicans, Democrats balk at supporting Obama’s request without knowing exactly what would become of the detention facility’s 240 remaining inmates.”
The Wall Street Journal reports that “Democrats Plan to Block Gitmo Closing.”
The Boston Globe reports that “Obama takes a hit on Guantanamo; Democrats tie funding to a plan for prisoners.” The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled “Obama’s kangaroo courts.”
And McClatchy Newspapers report that “Senate Democrats postpone funds to shut Guantanamo.”
“Documents About Lost E-Mail Can Stay Secret; Court Sides With White House Office”: The Washington Post contains this article today.
My earlier coverage of yesterday’s D.C. Circuit ruling appears at this link.
“End Is Near in a Fight on Teaching of English”: This article appears today in The New York Times.
“Obama Begins Interviewing Potential Supreme Court Picks”: Today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal contains an article that begins, “President Barack Obama began interviewing potential Supreme Court candidates Tuesday, while a senior White House official defended the president’s stated preference for a nominee who will give the powerless ‘a fair shake.'”
And today in The Washington Post, Ed Gillespie has an op-ed entitled “Judging Obama’s Nominee.”
“Continued discharges anger ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ critics; Gay-rights groups urge reversal now”: This article appears today in The Boston Globe.
Today in The Los Angeles Times, Carol J. Williams reports that “Obama in no hurry to end ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’; He made a campaign pledge to lift the ban on gays in the military; But neither he nor Congress appears ready to reopen the debate.”
And Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “Obama won’t oppose ruling weakening ‘don’t ask.’”
“Plaintiffs Lawyers See Broad Impact of High Court’s Decision on Detainees”: law.com’s Tony Mauro has an article that begins, “A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Monday could make it significantly harder for plaintiffs in a broad range of cases to survive defendants’ motions to dismiss, according to experts in civil procedure.”
And today’s edition of The New York Times contains an editorial entitled “Throwing Out Mr. Iqbal’s Case.”
“Do Interactive Websites Have a Legal Duty to Remove Malicious Content?” Anita Ramasastry has this essay online at FindLaw.
