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Saturday, December 28, 2019

“Fred P. Graham, Legal Affairs Reporter and Court TV Anchor, Dies at 88; Mr. Graham covered the Supreme Court for The New York Times during an era of intense political upheaval and racial tension before becoming CBS’s law correspondent in 1972”: The New York Times has posted online this obituary written by Robert D. McFadden.

Posted at 11:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“Revitalizing the Federal Courts: Trump and the GOP Senate elevate a new judicial generation.” Today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal contains an editorial that begins, “President Trump is far from a shoo-in for re-election, but win or lose in 2020 his legacy already includes advancing a new generation of highly professional, constitutional federal judges.”

Posted at 5:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Inside America’s War Court: Clothing and Culture at Guantánamo Bay; What the 9/11 case defendants, lawyers and others wear at the war court, like all fashion, has meaning; It evokes emotions, stirs controversy and, above all, sends messages.” Carol Rosenberg has this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 9:10 AM by Howard Bashman