“Terror case prosecutor acquitted of rigging trial; Jury: Convertino and agent didn’t hide evidence.” The Detroit Free Press contains this article today.
The Detroit News reports today that “Federal jury acquits terror prosecutor; Jubilant Convertino calls trial ‘politically motivated prosecution.’”
The New York Times reports that “Ex-Prosecutor Acquitted of Misconduct in 9/11 Case.”
And The Washington Post reports that “Ex-Prosecutor, Security Officer Cleared in Terrorism Case.”
“Brian Nichols case: Fellow judge blasts Fuller; Seeking replacement: In an e-mail, Schwall calls fellow jurist a ‘fool’; Court spokesman says other judges are frustrated.” This article appears today in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The newspaper also reports that “Nichols lawyers drop contempt of court motion.” And Law Professor Anne Emanuel has an op-ed entitled “Judge easy, but wrong, scapegoat; State raised the bar, bringing on a costly defense for Nichols.”
In other coverage, Fulton County Daily Report today contains an article headlined “Ga. Judge Blasts Judge in Courthouse Murder Case as a ‘Fool’ and ‘Embarrassment’; Judge Craig Schwall blasts Fuller in an e-mail to Superior Court judges, saying Fuller should be replaced.”
“Huge award in funeral lawsuit; $10.9 million damages for kin of Marine killed in Iraq”: Today’s edition of The Baltimore Sun contains an article that begins, “A federal jury in Baltimore awarded nearly $11 million yesterday to the father of a Marine killed in Iraq, deciding that the family’s privacy had been invaded by a Kansas church whose members waved anti-gay signs at the funeral. It was the first-ever verdict against Westboro Baptist Church, a fundamentalist Christian group based in Topeka that has protested military funerals across the country with placards bearing shock-value messages such as ‘Thank God for dead soldiers.’ They contend that the deaths are punishment for America’s tolerance of homosexuality and of gays in the military.”
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports today that “Phelpses found liable for $10.9 million; Spokeswoman says appeal likely to happen.”
The Washington Post reports that “$11 Million Awarded in Funeral Protest Suit.”
And USA Today reports that “Church liable for protest at funeral; Jury gives Marine’s family nearly $11M in damages.”
“Media vote may be delayed; At a hearing, the FCC is urged to complete a long-running study before deciding on new ownership regulations”: Jim Puzzanghera has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.
And The Washington Post reports today that “Critics Turn Out To Protest Media Consolidation.”
“Marin judge rules lethal injection procedures invalid”: Bob Egelko has this article today in The San Francisco Chronicle.
Today in The Los Angeles Times, Henry Weinstein reports that “Judge bars new plan for executions; The jurist rules that state broke the law by not seeking public comment or independent review.”
And The Marin Independent Journal reports that “Marin judge rejects new execution method.”
“Two More Democrats To Oppose Mukasey; White House Says Justice Pick Will Still Be Confirmed”: This article appears today in The Washington Post.
The Los Angeles Times reports today that “Democrats’ resistance to Mukasey grows; Two more Democratic senators say they will not support his nomination as attorney general when the committee votes on it Tuesday.” In addition, columnist Rosa Brooks has an op-ed entitled “Mukasey’s black magic on torture: Anyone with a conscience has an opinion on waterboarding; the would-be attorney general should come clean on his.”
USA Today reports that “Mukasey draws more criticism for answers on ‘waterboarding’ issue.”
The New York Times contains an editorial entitled “Torture and the Attorneys General.” In addition, Senior U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour of the Western District of Washington has an op-ed entitled “How to Try a Terrorist.”
“Executions likely on hold until high court ruling; Reprieve in Miss. case signals more stays as justices review lethal injection”: Joan Biskupic has this article today in USA Today.
Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “U.S. Cuts Back on Executions as It Debates Lethal Injections.”
The Houston Chronicle reports today that “DA decides to hold off on some death penalty cases; County will wait until Supreme Court rules on punishment’s constitutionality.”
And in The Washington Post, Law Professor David R. Dow has an op-ed entitled “The Last Lethal Injection?”
“Alito puts rookie year behind, gets a few words in; The former U.S. attorney brings ‘prosecutorial experience to bear'”: Joan Biskupic has this article today in USA Today.
“Roadblock for Telecom Immunity; Senate Judiciary Leaders Resist Leniency for Surveillance”: The Washington Post contains this article today.
And The New York Times reports today that “Key Senators Raise Doubts on Eavesdropping Immunity.”
“Enemy-combatant case returns to U.S. appeals court”: This article appears today in The Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The Washington Post reports today that “Appeals Court in Va. to Hear Enemy Combatant Case.”
And law.com reports that “4th Circuit Hears Enemy Combatant Case.”
