“War court closed, shows ‘secret’ YouTube video”: Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald has a news update that begins, “Officers on Saturday morning cleared the public from a war court hearing on whether Canadian captive Omar Khadr was tortured in U.S. custody to screen a 2003 era interrogation video just days after a prosecutor pledged ‘no secret evidence.'”
The Toronto Globe and Mail has a news update headlined “Senior army officer testifies he changed Khadr document for ‘historical purposes.’”
And The Toronto Star has a news update headlined “At Khadr hearing, U.S. officer explains changing battle report.”
“Obama Interviews Kagan for High Court Vacancy”: The Wall Street Journal has this news update. You can freely access the full text of the article via Google News.
“Gov. Christie close to making a decision on lifetime tenure for N.J. Justice John Wallace”: This article appears today in The Newark Star-Ledger.
“The Court as Mr. Fix-It?” Linda Greenhouse has this post at the “Opinionator” blog of The New York Times.
“US won’t appeal verdict in case of four framed by FBI; Plaintiffs to get damage judgment of $101.7 million”: Today in The Boston Globe, Jonathan Saltzman has an article that begins, “The federal government has decided not to appeal to the Supreme Court a landmark verdict for four men framed by the FBI in a gangland slaying, meaning the plaintiffs will receive a damage judgment that totals $101.7 million, according to one of their lawyers.”
And The Hartford Courant reports today that “Justice Department Won’t Appeal $102 Million Verdict In Boston Wrongful-Conviction Case.”
“I-95 high court in need of some regional diversity”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.
“Supreme Court waits for Kagan; The court asked the solicitor general to weigh in on an Arizona immigration case on employer sanctions; A possible nominee to the court, she hasn’t responded; Any answer could alienate needed support”: David G. Savage has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.
And Daniel Klaidman and Ben Adler of Newsweek have a blog post titled “Obama Interviewed Elena Kagan for Supreme Court on Friday.”
