“New legal battle in Guantanamo”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A session of the Guantanamo war crimes court that began Sunday will likely show the difficulties President Barack Obama faces in changing the system and closing the prison by January. The case in question, of a Canadian charged with killing an American soldier, is stalled by infighting among lawyers.”
And today in The Miami Herald, Carol Rosenberg has an article headlined “Some Guantanamo detainees to get laptops; To better prepare them for life in asylum, the U.S. military is setting up a virtual computer lab for some Guantanamo captives now cleared for release.”
“President Obama outraged by slaying of abortion provider George Tiller”: The Wichita Eagle has this news update.
The Topeka Capital-Journal has a news update headlined “Tiller shot, killed in Wichita.”
Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has a news update headlined “Kansas Abortion Doctor Is Slain at His Church.”
The New York Times has a news update headlined “Doctor Who Performed Abortions Is Shot to Death.”
The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “Abortion doctor George Tiller is killed; suspect in custody; The late-term abortion provider was shot at church in Wichita, Kan.; A suspect was arrested three hours later about 170 miles away, police say; Tiller, 67, had been a victim of violence in the past.”
And The Associated Press has reports headlined “Kan. abortion doc killed in church; suspect held“; “Kan. abortion provider was polarizing force“; and “Abortion foes fear backlash to Tiller’s murder.”
“For all the debate about interrogation, little research exists”: McClatchy Newspapers have an article that begins, “The heated debate in recent weeks about harsh interrogation treatments at Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere highlights what some scientists have been warning the U.S. for years: that almost no research exists to tell interrogators the best way to get information out of suspected terrorists.”
“Hands Off Thomas: Clarence Thomas is a great justice; Sonia Sotomayor will be, too.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Sotomayor And ‘Disparate Impact’: The controversial New Haven firefighters case illustrates a civil rights paradox.” Stuart Taylor Jr. has this essay in the current issue of National Journal magazine.
“What’s a Liberal Justice Now? If President Obama wants to create a progressive Supreme Court for the 21st century, there is a new school of legal thought to guide him.” Law professor Jeffrey Rosen has this article in today’s edition of The New York Times Magazine.
“Court Choice Pushes ‘Identity Politics’ to Forefront”: The New York Times on Sunday will contain this article, along with an article headlined “Sotomayor Would Be Sixth Catholic Justice, but the Pigeonholing Ends There.” Adam Liptak will have a Week in Review article headlined “The Waves Minority Judges Always Make.” And the newspaper will contain an editorial entitled “Judging Sonia Sotomayor.” Today’s newspaper, meanwhile, contains articles headlined “Obama Says Sotomayor Would Clarify a Remark” and “In Puerto Rico, Supreme Court Pick With Island Roots Becomes a Superstar.”
Sunday in The Washington Post, Robert Barnes and Eli Saslow will have an article headlined “Bias Case Looms Large for Nominee; Ruling on Firefighters’ Lawsuit Raises Questions About Sotomayor’s Philosophy.” Tomorrow’s newspaper will also contain an article headlined “Friends Provide Glimpse Into Nominee’s ‘Very Full Life.’” And today’s newspaper contains an article headlined “Obama Says Judge Regrets Wording; GOP Leaders Try to Rein In Reactions to Sotomayor’s 2001 Speech.”
Sunday’s edition of The Los Angeles Times will contain articles headlined “Two sides to Sonia Sotomayor: The passion for minority rights that she showed from Princeton onward is scarcely reflected in a review of her judicial decisions; So which way would she lean on the Supreme Court?” and “Would Sotomayor really be the first Supreme Court Latino? Some say that Justice Benjamin Cardozo, reportedly of Portuguese descent, beat her to it in the 1930s; The debate renews old questions about the labels ‘Latino’ and ‘Hispanic.’” Today’s newspaper, meanwhile, contains an article headlined “Some Republicans rebuke Limbaugh, Gingrich on Sotomayor criticism; Accusations that the Latina Supreme Court nominee is racist can only hurt the party, say GOP members who advocate a more civil debate.” And CBS News legal analyst Andrew Cohen has an op-ed entitled “Make Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings worth hearing: The Senate questioning of Supreme Court nominees has become a farce; This time, let’s have Sonia Sotomayor say more and senators say less.”
And Michael Doyle of McClatchy Newspapers reports that “Sotomayor’s record reveals she’s far from soft on crime.”
“Supreme Court to Address Meeting the Needs of Special-Education Students”: This article will appear Sunday in The New York Times.
“Judge Sotomayor and Race — Results from the Full Data Set”: Tom Goldstein had this post last night at “SCOTUSblog,” expanding on his related post from earlier yesterday.
“Federal appeals court won’t reinstate ‘Jesus speech’ lawsuit”: The Gazette of Colorado Springs today contains an article that begins, “A federal appeals court Friday rejected a former Lewis-Palmer High School student’s claim that her free-speech rights were violated when she was disciplined for bringing up Jesus in her graduation speech.”
And The Associated Press reports that “Colo. student loses appeal over graduation speech.”
You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit at this link.
The Associated Press is reporting: Now available online are articles headlined “Obama: Efforts to scuttle Sotomayor will fail“; “Obama court pick puts spotlight on Sen. Sessions“; and “GOP divided over how tough to be on Sotomayor.”
“Gov’t refuses to release documents in wiretap case”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The Obama administration insists it has no obligation to provide access to a top secret document in a wiretapping case, setting up a showdown next week with the judge who ordered it released.”
At Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog, David Kravets has a post titled “Obama Says Government Sanctions Unwarranted in Spy Case.”
And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Secrets and ‘need to know.’”
“High court is urged to block 9/11 suit against Saudis”: The Philadelphia Inquirer today contains an article that begins, “In a setback for insurers and individual victims of the 9/11 attacks, U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan urged the Supreme Court yesterday to reject allegations that Saudi Arabia was responsible because it indirectly financed al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups.”
The New York Times reports today that “Justice Dept. Backs Saudi Royal Family on 9/11 Lawsuit.”
And The Associated Press reports that “9/11 families angered by US support for Saudis.”
“A Compelling Biography Is No Guarantee of a Smooth Confirmation”: Saturday in The Washington Post, Michael A. Fletcher will have an article that begins, “For his first Supreme Court pick, the president chose a pioneering minority in the hope that a compelling story of overcoming poverty to graduate from Yale Law School and become a federal appeals court judge would preempt a bitter ideological fight. The president was George H.W. Bush and the nominee was Clarence Thomas, and if there is a lesson for President Obama in naming Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, it is that compelling personal stories go only so far in guaranteeing a smooth confirmation process.”
Saturday’s edition of The New York Times will contain an article headlined “Sotomayor’s Focus on Race Issues May Be Hurdle.”
And Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal reports that “Big Issues Lurk Below Surface of Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings.”
The Associated Press is reporting: Now available online are articles headlined “Death cases among early issues for new justice” and “White House: Sotomayor says she chose word poorly.”
“Sotomayor to meet with senators next week”: The Associated Press has this report.
“Where Would Justice Souter’s Replacement Make a Difference? Part II.” Kevin Russell has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”
“Sweet Justice: Why Judge Sotomayor’s diabetes shouldn’t be ignored.” Darshak Sanghavi has this essay online at Slate.
Available online from National Public Radio: Yesterday evening’s broadcast of “All Things Considered” contained audio segments entitled “Few Clues To Sotomayor’s Position On Abortion” (featuring Nina Totenberg) and “Senators Offer Competing Views Of Sotomayor.”
And today’s broadcast of “Morning Edition” contained an audio segment entitled “Preliminary Work Starts On Confirmation Hearings.”
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The Washington Times is reporting: Today’s newspaper contains articles headlined “Lawyers tag nominee as ‘terror on the bench’“; “Pro-life Catholic leader roots for Sotomayor; Tells GOP not to fight ‘this one’“; and “Sotomayor finds favor in coverage; Media are focused on life story.”
“Black asks high court for release from prison”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Former media executive Conrad Black is seeking his release from prison, at least until the Supreme Court decides whether to uphold his fraud conviction.”
“5 Ways The GOP Could Stall A Vote On Sotomayor”: David Welna has this written report at NPR.org.
“Bomb-Building Terrorists Welcome in One U.S. Town”: Bloomberg News columnist Ann Woolner has this essay today.
In the June 2009 issue of ABA Journal magazine: David G. Savage will have an article headlined “The Future in Black and White: In the era of President Barack Obama, race relations still play out.”
And Richard Brust and Stephanie Francis Ward will have an article headlined “Last of the Old Guard: Souter is gone–so is moderate GOP.”
“Court Backs New Jersey Aid Revision: Less Focus on Poorest Schools.” Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an article that begins, “The New Jersey Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a new school financing formula that replaced a controversial one that had favored poor urban districts.”
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports today that “N.J. high court backs Corzine’s school-aid plan.”
And The Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger contains articles headlined “Court shifts course on school aid; Instead of focusing on poor areas, funding will be based on enrollment” and “Corzine basks in an affirmation of his policy; Critics contend governor is only furthering the education bureaucracy.”
You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of New Jersey at this link.
“Blog Teen’s Supreme Ire: Rips Sonia as a Foe of Free Speech.” This article appears today in The New York Post.
Newsday reports today that “Alito and Sotomayor have striking similarities.”
In The Washington Post, Robert Barnes and Michael D. Shear report that “Abortion Rights Backers Get Reassurances on Nominee.” In addition, columnist Charles Krauthammer has an op-ed entitled “Sotomayor: Rebut, Then Confirm“; columnist Michael Kinsley has an op-ed entitled “The Right’s Court Complex“; columnist Eugene Robinson has an op-ed entitled “A Smile to Set the GOP on Edge“; columnist Michael Gerson has an op-ed entitled “Into the Trap With Open Eyes“; and Dana Milbank’s “Washington Sketch” essay is headlined “Enter Nominee. Cue Applause, Posturing.”
The Associated Press has a report headlined “Two sides of Sotomayor” that begins, “There are two sides to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor: a Latina from a blue-collar family and a wealthy member of America’s power elite.”
The New York Daily News contains an article headlined “Sotomayor getting a break from bench to focus on Supreme Court hurdle” that begins, “Her work is done here. Judge Sonia Sotomayor is now free to concentrate on getting that plummest of plum jobs. She won’t be hearing any more cases that come before the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York, a source said.”
USA Today reports that “Sotomayor’s remarks dissected; Key Republican senator says an explanation is necessary.”
Politico.com has articles headlined “Princeton University holds the key to understanding Sonia Sotomayor“; “For a justice, Sonia Sotomayor is low on dough“; “Sotomayor hits the jackpot“; “White House urged to address ‘racist’ charge“; and “Sonia Sotomayor: No empathy for campaign cash.”
In The Wall Street Journal, John Hasnas has an op-ed entitled “The ‘Unseen’ Deserve Empathy, Too: Judges can do the most good by following the law.” And, columnist Kimberley A. Strassel has an op-ed entitled “The Sotomayor Rules: Some were made to be broken.”
In The New York Times, columnist David Brooks has an op-ed entitled “The Empathy Issue.”
In The Boston Globe, columnist Ellen Goodman has an op-ed entitled “A wise person for the court.”
And in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, columnist Jay Bookman has an op-ed entitled “Sotomayor right: Biography does influence rulings.”
“Nebraska governor signs lethal-injection bill”: The Lincoln Journal Star today contains an article that begins, “After 15 months of having no means to carry out its death penalty, Nebraska will soon be able to use lethal injection to execute prisoners convicted of capital crimes.”
“Inflating the Guantanamo Threat”: Peter Bergen and Katherine Tiedemann have this op-ed today in The New York Times.
“Governor taps Justice Suttell to lead R.I. Supreme Court”: This article appears today in The Providence (R.I.) Journal, along with an article headlined “Suttell lauded for years of hard work.”
“Police Tasers: excessive force or necessary tool? A crop of legal cases across the US raise concerns over the use of electric stun guns in routine police stops.” Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has this report.
“Sotomayor Sides With the Cops: And persuades a Republican judge to go along with her.” Emily Bazelon has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
Available online from law.com: Marcia Coyle has an article headlined “Questions Arise About Long Delay by Sotomayor-Led Panel in Climate Case.”
And in other news, “Georgia Lawyers Take Sides in High Court Client Privilege Case; Groups siding with Mohawk say not allowing immediate review of privilege waiver means no review at all.”
“Roberts and residents agree: Leavenworth doesn’t want Gitmo inmates.” This article appears today in The Kansas City Star.
“Sotomayor’s Sharp Tongue Raises Issue of Temperament”: Jo Becker and Adam Liptak will have this article Friday in The New York Times. Tomorrow’s newspaper will also contain articles headlined “Nominee’s Links With Advocates Fuel Her Critics“; “Buzzwords Shape the Debate Over Confirmation“; and “Court Pick Missed State Votes.” Today’s newspaper, meanwhile, contains articles headlined “Sotomayor Pick a Product of Lessons From Past Battles“; “Sotomayor’s Appellate Opinions Are Unpredictable, Lawyers and Scholars Say“; “Sotomayor’s Opponents and Allies Prepare Strategies“; and “A Judge’s Own Story Highlights Her Mother’s.”
Today’s edition of The Washington Post contains articles headlined “Rigorous Questioning Hasn’t Fazed Nominee” and “Making History Was but One Factor; Obama Touts Nominee’s Credentials, Story.” And in commentary, columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. has an op-ed entitled “Obama’s Anti-Roberts“; columnist David S. Broder has an op-ed entitled “A Choice for the GOP“; and Dana Milbank has a “Washington Sketch” essay headlined “Latina Woman, Tongue-Tied Man.”
Friday’s edition of The Los Angeles Times will contain articles headlined “Sotomayor’s net worth probably on low end of federal judiciary; The Supreme Court nominee’s only investment income is interest of $1,000 on bank accounts that add up to no more than $65,000, a 2008 disclosure form shows” and “Reaction to Sotomayor more good than bad, poll finds; Gallup says nearly half rate her as good or excellent, with only 13% giving her poor marks.” And today’s newspaper contains an article headlined “At Yale, Sotomayor won apology from law firm; In 1978, she complained of bias during her job interview process; And a university panel backed her stance.”
Friday in The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin will have an article headlined “Legal Realism Informs Judge’s Views.” Tomorrow’s newspaper will also contain articles headlined “A Sotomayor Ruling Gets Scrutiny; Justices Weigh Firefighters’ Claim After Appeals Panel Upheld ‘Race Neutral’ Decision” and “Another Hot Issue: Intellectual Property.” Today’s newspaper, meanwhile, contains an article headlined “Battle Over Sotomayor Heats Up; As White House Gathers Backers, Conservatives Heighten Attacks on Judge’s Record.” And Karl Rove has an op-ed entitled “‘Empathy’ Is Code for Judicial Activism; What damage did Democrats suffer when they attacked Miguel Estrada?”
Linda Feldmann of The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined “The marketing of Sonia Sotomayor: She hasn’t ruled on hot-button issues, which puts her in a middle position – for now, anyway.”
And ABCNews.com reports that “Abortion Rights Groups Wary About Sonia Sotomayor’s Views; With Little History on the Issue, Groups on Both Sides Say Supreme Court Nominee Should Explain Her Point of View in Hearings.”
“Sotomayor Took Cautious Approach in Cases on Race, Gun Rights”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.
And Bloomberg News columnist Margaret Carlson has an essay entitled “Sotomayor Stokes Republican Identity Crisis.”
