“Who Will Succeed Justice Souter?” This audio segment (RealPlayer required) featuring Nina Totenberg appeared on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”
Today in The Daily Journal of California, Lawrence Hurley reports that “Gender May Beat Ethnicity In Justice Pick; Obama Likely to Pick Woman for Supreme Court.” Also in today’s newspaper, Laura Ernde has an article headlined “Hispanics Push Moreno for U.S. Supreme Court.”
Tom Curry, national affairs writer for MSNBC, reports that “Practical politico, and woman, sought for court; Democrats seek ‘real-life experience’ as pressure grows for a female justice.”
The Hill reports that “Lawmakers press for second black Justice.”
The New York Times today contains an editorial entitled “Choosing a New Justice.”
In The Washington Times, Wesley Pruden has an op-ed entitled “Borking machine gets early tuneup.” In addition, Suzanne Fields has an op-ed entitled “Souter, Specter and a soft shoe: A vaudeville act that will little impact the passing scene.”
And at CQ Politics, Madison Powers has an essay entitled “Choosing a Justice Who Cares Enough to Notice.”
“Canada appeals ruling on Guantanamo detainee”: The Associated Press has this report.
And online at Slate, Christopher Beam has an essay entitled “Escape From Guantanamo: Shouldn’t Republicans want terrorists dumped into the abusive U.S. prison system?”
“The YouTube Confirmation: What Supreme Court shortlisters are saying when they think nobody is listening.” Dahlia Lithwick has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
“Chemical Company Is Acquitted in Asbestos Case”: The New York Times has this news update.
The Associated Press reports that “Jury acquits Grace Co., executives in asbestos case; Montana residents had blamed asbestos for 225 deaths and 2,000 illnesses.”
Reuters reports that “W.R. Grace acquitted in Montana asbestos case.”
And Bloomberg News reports that “W.R. Grace Found Not Guilty in Montana Asbestos Trial.”
“White House: No Supreme Court nominee next week.” The Associated Press has this report.
“US Justice Alito addresses Juneau on hot-button issues; Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court spoke Thursday in Juneau”: Today’s edition of The Juneau Empire contains an article that begins, “Alaska has had a disproportionate presence on the docket of the U.S. Supreme Court recently, including punitive damages in the Exxon Valdez oil spill and Juneau’s Bong Hits 4 Jesus cases. Three more are awaiting decisions now, Samuel Alito, an associate justice on the court, told the Alaska Bar Association Thursday in Juneau.”
Available online from The New Republic: Law professor Jeffrey Rosen has an essay entitled “More Sotomayor: Jeffrey Rosen Responds To His Critics.”
Elizabeth Goitein has an essay entitled “So Many Secrets: Will Obama change his heart on a key rule-of-law issue?”
And law professor David Fontana has an essay entitled “A New Kind of Adviser: The good news and the bad news about Harold Koh, one of Obama’s most important nominees.”
“Lawmaker Defends Imprisoning Hostile Bloggers”: David Kravets has this post at Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog in which he responds to this.
“Bids to Push States’ Rights Falter in Face of Stimulus”: This article appears today in The New York Times.
“Pelosi Was Told of Interrogation Techniques, Congress Log Shows”: James Rowley of Bloomberg News has this report.
The Wall Street Journal reports today that “CIA Says It Briefed Congressional Leaders.”
The Boston Globe reports today that “Psychologists’ e-mails stir interrogation issue; Critics urge inquiry on ethics question.”
And Reuters reports that “Holder cautious on U.S. interrogations probes.”