Criminal Law

SCOTUS Reversed Death Penalty in Case Work on by Pierce Law Students
Franklin Pierce Law Center's Frederick Millett, a third-year student from Grand Haven, MI, is celebrating this week after learning that the death penalty case he worked on as an extern this past fall at the Southern Center for Human Rights....

Death Penalty is a waste of critical resources
The Hidden Death Tax and Death by Geography are the new reports release on March 27, 2008 by the ACLU of Northern California. These reports demonstrated that California's death penalty is arbitrary, unnecessary and a waste of critical resources...

The Death Penalty Information Center
The Death Penalty Information Center is non-profit organization that provides analysis and information on capital punishment. The web site is filled with useful resources such as reports, press releases, news stories, an execution database, and state-by-state information...

Maryland Legislation
From Maryland, the Washington Post reports, "Death Penalty Remains Issue of Debate." The state's death penalty statute continues to spark controversy. Lawmakers in Annapolis are expected to vote soon on two measures related to the death penalty -- one to...

Death Penalty Under Review
The United States is fifth in the world when it comes to executing inmates ? slightly above Iraq and right below Pakistan. Since the death penalty was reinstated in the mid 1970s, all death row inmates have been put to...

Sunday (not-so) funnies concerning the death penalty
I saw a number of interesting stories in the Sunday papers around the nation dealing with various death penalty issues. Here are headlines and links: From Alaska, "Death-penalty decision delays trial" From Mississippi, "Death penalty: 2008 'banner' year?" From Texas,...

Military Veterans Benefits
How to obtain full range of benefits for veterans and dependnets

Mars Petcare
Issues Recall of Special Kitty Gourmet in 15 States

RC2 Corp to Pay $1.25 Million Civil Penalty
RC2 Corp to Pay $1.25 Million Civil Penalty >

Mr. Brown Instant Coffee
Possible Melamine Contamination Prompts Canadian Agency to Issue Warning

Creditor Debt
Trophy Resources agrees to $600,000 debt settlement.

Faulty Homes
Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. pays HUD $75,000 civil penalty for defective construction.

FDA Issues Update on Safety Review Orlistat
Orlistat FDA Issues Update on Safety Review