SCOTUS 7-1: Finds Georgia Jury Selection Racist
Today the Supreme Court overturned a death sentence for a black offender and ordered a new trial because he was convicted by an all white jury.
Maddow: Oklahoma Stays Second Execution After First Is Botched
The Rachel Maddow Show, April 29, 2014.
Oklahoma Inmate Dies Of Heart Attack After Botched Execution
Oklahoma death row inmate Clayton Lockett died of a heart attack following a botched execution this Tuesday evening.
Terry Williams Granted Stay Of Execution
DemocracyNow! video discussion of the new evidence in the Terry Williams case. Williams was scheduled to be executed on October 3, 2012.
A state judge granted a stay of execution on Friday for Terry Williams, a death row inmate facing
Scalia's Right, It's All Perfectly Legal To Kill An Innocent Man
Unfortunately, Scalia's right. According to the rule of after-discovered evidence (I became familiar with it when I was a reporter and covering a simi
Texas Carries Out 400th Execution - Bush Wants To End Appeals Process For Death Row Inmates
And the culture of life continues...
Via The Telegraph UK:
A man convicted of shooting dead a store clerk during a robbery has become the 400th p
Yahoo News-AFP-links Dem. Patrick Kennedy's Bio And Voting Record To Rapist
I'm going to address this new ruling about the death penalty for pedophiles in another post, but Yahoo News, the AFP and Fanny Carrier need to iss
Kenneth Starr Accused Of Sending Fake Letters
Lawyers for a death row inmate, including former Whitewater independent counsel Kenneth Starr, sent fake letters from jurors asking California's gover
Astounding Quote:
essays & effluvia
Upon signing the Schiavo Law, President Bush declared:
"It Is Wisest to Always Err on the Side of Life" 
Bu
Kenneth Starr To The Rescue
In an unusual switch, Kenneth Starr is trying to overturn a case, instead of falsely making one!
From WaPo: Former Whitewater independent counsel Ke
