Can Obama Undo Bush's Tangled Legal Legacy?

By Marisa Taylor and Michael Doyle McClatchy Newspapers
WASHINGTON — When Barack Obama becomes president in January, he'll confront the controversial legal legacy of the Bush administration.
From expansive executive privilege to hard-line tactics in the war on terrorism, Obama must decide what he'll undo and what he'll embrace.
The stakes couldn't be higher.
On one hand, civil libertarians and other critics of the Bush administration may feel betrayed if Obama doesn't move aggressively to reverse legal policies that they believe have violated the Constitution and international law.
On the other hand, Obama risks alienating some conservative Americans and some — but by no means all — military and intelligence officials if he seeks to hold officials accountable for those expansive policies.
These are some of the legal issues confronting him: LinkHere

FOUR DOZEN FEDERAL JUDGES to be appointed by Obama at term's outset.

Associated Press - November 8, 2008 12:35 PM ET
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Obama will enter office with an immediate opportunity to begin shaping the federal courts by filling four dozen openings on trial and appeals courts.
Federal judges, with lifetime appointments, can be a president's most enduring legacy. LinkHere