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Wednesday, July 16
The New York Times
Prof. Charles Whitebread was quoted in a story about a new film on director Roman Polanski. In the documentary, a former deputy district attorney claims to have coached the judge in the high-profile 1978 court case in which Polanski was found guilty of statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl. Polanski fled the U.S. prior to sentencing, and has not returned since. Some commentators said that the D.A.’s contacts with the judge appeared to violate California law and legal ethics, which could lead to a motion to dismiss the case. However, it would be unusual for a judge to reopen the case, Whitebread said. “That’s not to say that it wouldn’t be justified, or couldn’t happen,” he added.
Wednesday, July 16
Fox News
In her “Blue Streak” column, Prof. Susan Estrich wrote about current presidential polls. “The polls make me nervous. Not desperate, not hopeless, not resigned, but nervous. Barack Obama should be ahead right now. Way ahead,” Estrich wrote. “To say Republicans have fallen on hard times doesn’t begin to describe it. George Bush’s approval ratings are down to the immediate family; even die-hard Republicans are wringing their hands… So how can Newsweek have the race at a dead heat?”
