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Mixed Opinions of a Judge Accused of Misconduct

Posted on March 08, 2009
That's the title of Gretel Kovach's portrait of Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Sharon Keller in today's New York Times. LINKIf Sharon Keller, the presiding judge of Texas? highest criminal court, has ever doubted her judgment, she has...

More Legislative News from the State

Posted on March 06, 2009
From Montana, where a repeal bill has passed the Senate, and Alaska, where some want to add the death penalty."Religious leaders sign letter asking legislators to end death penalty," is in today's Great Falls Tribune.Religious leaders from across the state...

More on Cost from Nevada

Posted on March 06, 2009
"Lawmaker questions cost of new death room," is Cy Ryan's report in today's Las Vegas Sun.Building a new prison execution chamber north of Las Vegas would cost $1.6 million to $1.7 million, and one state legislator wants to know: Why...

Capital Punishment: It's Not Justice

Posted on March 06, 2009
That's the title of the editorial in today's Hartford Courant, following this week's legislative hearing in Connecticut. LINKOnce again, Connecticut lawmakers are debating whether to abolish this state's capital punishment statute. Once again, we say justice is best served if...

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In Illinois

Posted on March 06, 2009
"House panel votes to abolish death penalty law," by Kevin Lee is on today's Kankakee Daily Journal website. Death row inmates may receive a reprieve from state lawmakers. A bill that would abolish the death penalty in Illinois was endorsed...

Kansas: Senators Revive Bill to Abolish Death Penalty

Posted on March 06, 2009
That's the title of the AP report via the Joplin Globe. LINK to page 1 and page 2An attempt to abolish Kansas? death penalty is back on track, giving capital punishment opponents another, unexpected chance to argue that it?s too...

In Georgia

Posted on March 06, 2009
"Bill disputes standard for retardation," is from today's Florida Times-Union. It's written by A bill sponsored by two Georgia legislator-lawyers would make it easier for defendants, including condemned Waycross triple murderer Billy Daniel Raulerson, to use the defense of guilty...