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Sunday, September 2, 2007

“Roberts Suggested Miers, Book Says; Author Delves Inside Bush Controversies”: The Washington Post on Monday will contain a front page article that begins, “John G. Roberts Jr., now the chief justice of the United States, suggested Harriet Miers to President Bush as a possible Supreme Court justice, according to a new book on the Bush presidency.”

Posted at 11:58 PM by Howard Bashman



“With the Bench Cozied Up to the Bar, the Lawyers Can’t Lose”: Last Monday’s installment of Adam Liptak’s “Sidebar” column can be accessed here (TimesSelect temporary pass-through link).

The essay begins, “Dennis G. Jacobs, the chief judge of the federal appeals court in New York, is a candid man, and in a speech last year he admitted that he and his colleagues had ‘a serious and secret bias.’ Perhaps unthinkingly but quite consistently, he said, judges can be counted on to rule in favor of anything that protects and empowers lawyers.”

Posted at 11:55 PM by Howard Bashman



“New Terrorism Court: U.S. v. Omar Ahmed Khadr.” Speaking of appellate court oral argument audio available online (see my post immediately below), C-SPAN has posted online at this link (RealPlayer required) the recent oral argument held before the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review in United States v. Khadr.

I previously collected press coverage of this oral argument at this link.

Posted at 11:52 PM by Howard Bashman



“At 11th Circuit, What Happens at Oral Argument Stays at Oral Argument: A look at a federal appellate court’s rule denying access to oral argument audiotapes.” The brand new installment of my “On Appeal” column for law.com can be accessed here.

Posted at 11:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Mess He Left Behind: Gonzales’s successor will face daunting challenges at a scandal-plagued agency.” Emma Schwartz will have this article in the September 10, 2007 issue of U.S. News & World Report.

And in this upcoming week’s issue of Legal Times, Pedro Ruz Gutierrez and Tony Mauro will have an article headlined “DOJ Seeks to Recover From Gonzales’ Tenure; Many observers say the attorney general leaves behind a Main Justice in disarray.”

Posted at 11:42 PM by Howard Bashman