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Sunday, May 24, 2009 "Threats to Judges, Prosecutors Soaring; Worried Court Personnel Resort To Guards, Identity Shields, Weapons": In Monday's edition of The Washington Post, Jerry Markon will have an article that begins, "Threats against the nation's judges and prosecutors have sharply increased, prompting hundreds to get 24-hour protection from armed U.S. marshals. Many federal judges are altering their routes to work, installing security systems at home, shielding their addresses by paying bills at the courthouse or refraining from registering to vote. Some even pack weapons on the bench." Posted at 11:27 PM by Howard Bashman "New Supreme Court Justice Could Hold the Key to Presidential Power": Charlie Savage will have this article Monday in The New York Times. The Wilmington (Del.) News Journal today contains an article headlined "Biden's seen all angles of judiciary hearings; Obama's Supreme Court pick expected this week." The Burlington Free Press reports today that "Leahy to have key role in hearings." The Denver Post contains an article headlined "Salazar: A Supreme suggestion." The Associated Press has an article headlined "GOP senator: Court nominee could incite filibuster." And Monday in The Washington Post, Fred Hiatt will have an op-ed entitled "Justice Souter's 'Safe Place.'" "Earl Warren, a justice with empathy: The Warren court drew upon the singular character of its chief to craft a remarkable body of work." Jim Newton has this op-ed today in The Los Angeles Times. Posted at 10:40 AM by Howard Bashman "In Court Pick, Obama Seeks Experience of Real World": This article appears today in The New York Times, along with a profile of Governor Jennifer M. Granholm (D-MI) headlined "A Court Candidate Who Has a Sparse Legal Record." Yesterday's newspaper, meanwhile, contained a profile of Georgia Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears headlined "After Many Firsts, Judge Has Talent for Persuasion." Today in The Washington Post, Robert Barnes has an article headlined "Court Views Work Of Potential Picks; Among Justices' Most Contentious Cases Are Those From Sotomayor and Wardlaw." The newspaper also contains an article headlined "Obama Expands on Criteria for New Justice" and an essay by Tom C. Korologos entitled "How to Scale the High Court." CNN.com reports that "Obama looking for 'common touch' in Supreme Court nominee." And The Associated Press reports that "Obama sees court pick as smart with common touch." "A Supreme Choice: Why Obama could go bold." Dahlia Lithwick will have this essay in the June 1, 2009 issue of Newsweek. Posted at 10:12 AM by Howard Bashman  
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