AltWeeklies Wire
The Supreme Court Will Decide Whether to Reconsider the Conviction of the Cuban Fivenew
Miami is on trial this month. The U.S. Supreme Court will decide June 15 whether we are scum-sucking Cuba haters.
Miami New Times |
Chuck Strouse |
06-08-2009 |
Crime & Justice
With His Gun-Case Majority Opinion, Scalia Proved He's a Fraudnew
This man who claims to have studied the Constitution his entire life and to have dedicated his professional career to upholding the document exactly as it was written has, through some of the clumsiest legal verbiage ever put down on paper, shown his true stripe, that of an opportunist laying in wait.
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
07-03-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Paul House is Being Retried for a Murder that DNA Says He Didn't Commitnew
Rather than acknowledge defeat -- never mind admitting error -- the very same prosecutor who tried House for capital murder 23 years ago announced he was going to take one more shot at convicting the ailing man for murder. But this time, he'd have to come up with a different motive, given that the theory he argued the first time -- that House killed to cover up rape -- had been shredded by the emergence of scientific evidence.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
06-27-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Lethal Rejection: Karl Chamberlain's Execution is Overnew
On Feb. 21, Karl Chamberlain received a rare greeting card from his half-sister, Liberty Chamberlain: "Happy Death Day," it read. "Glad you're still with us." Chamberlain, the first to receive an execution date once Texas reopened the execution chamber after a Supreme Court ruling, was executed by lethal injection on June 11.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
06-19-2008 |
Crime & Justice
D.C.'s Repealed Firearms Ban Presents a Chance for Some to Cash Innew
Firearms dealers, instructors set their sights on D.C.
Washington City Paper |
Ruth Samuelson |
05-09-2008 |
Crime & Justice
A Former Death-House Chaplain Talks About Capital Punishmentnew
From 1982-95, Reverend Carroll Pickett presided over the executions of 95 inmates. After his retirement, Pickett became an anti-death-penalty advocate and began working with the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. At the Death House Door, the documentary following his emotional career, premiered at the SXSW film festival in March.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
04-30-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Disappearing Actnew
Cathy Fleming pulled from Alito testimony after her group said Alito was "not qualified."
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-13-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Mr. Vague and the Senatorsnew
Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito has said a lot in the past few days -- here's a sampler of his more meaningless statements.
The Village Voice |
Chanel Lee |
01-12-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Alito Vague on Torture Bannew
Supreme Court nominee hems, haws through Kennedy's questions.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-12-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Alito and His Coachesnew
For Supreme Court nominee, the nomination hearings are an inside game.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway and Michael Roston |
01-11-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Alito on Presidential Powernew
Alito has voted against the executive only once, never ruled against the government in a prisoners' rights case, and only done so once in an immigration case.
The Village Voice |
Chanel Lee |
01-11-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Give Alito a Chancenew
Even a cursory look at Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s record on the bench suggests that he deserves a more serious vetting than our polarized political culture cares to acknowledge.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey A. Silverglate |
11-04-2005 |
Crime & Justice
