The Gitmo cases are discussed in this article by Linda Greenhouse in the NYT.

The Cunningham fix bill was signed by Governor Schwarzenegger today, as expected.

New Orleans criminal defense: A judge ordered 42 defendants released in New Orleans because they aren't being adequately represented, reports Michael Kunzelman of AP. Indigent defense was financed by traffic fines in pre-Katrina New Orleans, but there haven't been enough fines since. The DA hasn't decided whether to appeal.

Street Gangs: The San Francisco City Attorney has secured a permanent public nuisance injunction against the Oakland Mob in an effort to drive the street gang out of the city's Bayview neighborhood. An editorial in the San Francisco Chronicle discusses the effectiveness of these injunctions, which have been widely used in California since the state Supreme Court's 1997 decision in Gallo v. Acuna.

Cop Killer Gets DP: A federal judge in New York has sentenced Ronell Wilson to death for killing two undercover police officers in 2003 according to an Associated Press story. Wilson shot both officers in the head during a robbery.