AltWeeklies Wire
Grocery Store Pulls GLBT Paper from Newsstandsnew
Are religious freaks to blame?
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
06-08-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Witness to Philip Workman's Executionnew
Evidence suggesting he didn't fire the shot that killed a cop was not enough to stop his lethal injection.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
05-18-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Philip Workman Asserted His Innocence 'Til the Endnew
But he was pronounced dead at 1:38 a.m. Wednesday, making him the third inmate put to death in Tennessee in 47 years despite evidence casting new doubt on his guilt and growing concerns that supposedly benign lethal injections may actually cause excruciating pain.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
05-09-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Running Out of Timenew
The governor refuses to extend the moratorium on the death penalty, despite evidence suggesting the system is flawed -- meanwhile, the execution of Philip Workman approaches.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
04-27-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Age-Bias Case Moves Closer to Trialnew
Judge finds actions of former U.S. Attorney Jim Vines and his management team "suspect," refuses to dismiss age-discrimination lawsuit filed by former prosecutor.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
04-20-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Broken Justicenew
In one of the oldest federal death penalty cases in U.S. history, three suspected L.A. gangsters have been held without trial for nearly eight years on capital murder charges in Nashville's federal court.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
03-30-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Vicious Circlenew
The controversial Paul House case is now in the hands of the same federal judge who was unimpressed years ago with exonerating DNA evidence.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
02-08-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Suburban Terrorismnew
A former law enforcement officer faces trial next month for making and storing a weapon of mass destruction at his home.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
01-18-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
"To Serve and Skedaddle," "Justice Denied," "To Answer Perry March"new
AltWeeklies Award - News Story (1500 words or less)
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
12-22-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
In the Crosshairsnew
How a beauty salon owner got caught up in a twisted murder-for-hire scheme.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
12-15-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Justice Deniednew
The U.S. Supreme Court says Paul House shouldn't be on death row, but Tennessee officials don't seem to care.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
12-11-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Marriage Definednew
It's official: Gays still can't marry in Tennessee.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
11-08-2006 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Swear to Tell the Truth?new
A detective retracts testimony that led to a mistrial in a high-profile murder case.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
11-07-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Marriage of Politics and Religionnew
Evangelical leaders wage war against "homosexual militants," while gay-rights advocates fight "the anti-gay express."
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
10-24-2006 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
"Denied"new
AltWeeklies Award - News Story -- In-Depth
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
09-21-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
