“Who says judges are apolitical? Appointing judges is really a job for politicians.” Law Professor James Allan had this op-ed in Friday’s edition of The Australian.

Available online from National Public Radio: This evening’s broadcast of “All Things Considered” contained an audio segment entitled “GOP Senators Try for Compromise on Tribunals.”

Today’s broadcast of “Weekend Edition Sunday” contained an audio segment entitled “Terrorism Tribunals and the Fall Campaign.”

And yesterday’s broadcast of “Weekend Edition Saturday” contained audio segments entitled “Debate over Terrorism Tribunals Splits GOP” and “Court Case Prompts Hollywood Plagiarism Debate.”

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“Why GOP trio is bucking the White House”: Monday’s edition of The Christian Science Monitor will contain an article that begins, “For the Bush White House, this week’s showdown with the Senate over US treatment of detainees sets up a rematch with a triumvirate of GOP senators who have been the president’s strongest supporters in the war in Iraq – and his most effective critics.”

“Reformers given new life”: The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania today contains an article that begins, “As voter outrage started to wane, reform advocates and political organizers believe the state Supreme Court decision reinstating judges’ pay raises will re-ignite the voter anger that has already led to the defeat of 16 incumbents and the decision by scores more not to seek re-election.” And in related news, “Ruling on raises stalks lawmakers; For them, timing couldn’t be worse.”

The Philadelphia Inquirer today contains an editorial entitled “The Pay Raise Ruling: Charity begins at home.” The editorial begins, “It took some tortured logic to preserve pay raises for more than 1,000 judges in Pennsylvania, but with that kind of motivation, the state Supreme Court was equal to the task. The court’s ruling Thursday on cases stemming from the notorious pay raise was awful on several counts.”

The Pottstown Mercury contains an editorial entitled “Judges’ decision keeps pay raise for themselves.”

In The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, columnist Eric Heyl has an op-ed entitled “Should I get a raise? I vote yes.”

In The Reading Eagle, columnist John D. Forester Jr. has an op-ed entitled “State justices make sure they get theirs.”

The Sunday Review of Towanda, Pennsylvania contains an editorial entitled “Register outrage over judicial raises in upcoming election.”

And The Tribune-Democrat of Johnstown contains an editorial entitled “Back on front burner; Just in time for elections stretch run.”

“Tribunal Dispute Could Ruin GOP Strategy; Bush-McCain Standoff Over Terrorism Trials Overshadows Electoral Battle”: The Washington Post contains this article today, along with an editorial entitled “A License to Abuse: Mr. Bush says he has ‘one question’ for Congress; The right answer to it is ‘no.’”

The Los Angeles Times today contains a lengthy article headlined “Volatile Mix Gets 14 Stirs; At Guantanamo Bay, the arrival of suspected terrorist leaders puts new pressure on the guards and could rouse restive inmates.” In addition, a related editorial is entitled “No Rubber Stamp for Bush: The president deserves even more resistance to his method of waging war on terror.”

And The Chicago Tribune contains an editorial entitled “Listen to McCain and Powell.”

“A Bad Amendment: Even if you oppose gay marriage, Virginia’s ban would go too far.” This editorial appears today in The Washington Post.

“Who gets to make decision on end of life? ‘Futile-care law’ in Texas under fire.” The Chicago Tribune contains this article today.

“Timely Transcripts at Last: The Supreme Court becomes a bit less bashful.” This editorial appears today in The Washington Post.

“Major Problems At Polls Feared; Some Officials Say Voting Law Changes And New Technology Will Cause Trouble”: The Washington Post today contains a front page article that begins, “An overhaul in how states and localities record votes and administer elections since the Florida recount battle six years ago has created conditions that could trigger a repeat — this time on a national scale — of last week’s Election Day debacle in the Maryland suburbs, election experts said.”

And a related article is headlined “Md. Election Problems Fuel Push for Paper Record; After Primary Day Fiasco, Some Area Officials and Activists Say Electronic Voting Systems Need Backup.”

“The Battle for Guantanamo”: This lengthy article appears today in The New York Times Magazine.

The Associated Press is reporting: Now available online are articles headlined “U.S. War Prisons Legal Vacuum for 14,000” and “Tenn. Prisoner Set for Electrocution.”

Opinion pieces published in today’s edition of The New York Times: An editorial entitled “Bush Untethered” begins, “Watching the president on Friday in the Rose Garden as he threatened to quit interrogating terrorists if Congress did not approve his detainee bill, we were struck by how often he acts as though there were not two sides to a debate.”

Law Professor John Yoo has an op-ed entitled “How the Presidency Regained Its Balance.”

And former detainee Abu Bakker Qassim has an op-ed entitled “The View From Guantanamo.”

“2 Scandals Hang Over Top Tech Lawyer; The head of a firm tied to Silicon Valley’s stock options probe is also HP’s outside counsel”: The Los Angeles Times today contains an article that begins, “He’s hardly a household name, but Larry Sonsini is among the handful of people who can take credit for creating the technology powerhouse that is Silicon Valley.”

“Bizarre divorce saga: A man, a woman and missing millions.” The Associated Press provides a report that begins, “Slight, scholarly and enigmatic, H. Beatty Chadwick is doing this day what he has done for the past 4,093: He is sitting in a county jail outside Philadelphia.”