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The Prisoner and the Millionairenew

A convicted child molester finds an unlikely ally in an eccentric playboy with his own sordid secret.

Cleveland Scene | Jared Klaus | 01-17-2006 | 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

Tags: Alito, judge alito, samuel alito, Bush appointees, Supreme Court, bush nominee, national association of women lawyers

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

Tags: Alito, samuel alito, Bush appointees, Supreme Court, bush nominee

Alito Vague on Torture Bannew

Supreme Court nominee hems, haws through Kennedy's questions.

The Village Voice | James Ridgeway | 01-12-2006 | Crime & Justice

Tags: John McCain, torture, Abu Ghraib, U.S. military, Alito, judge alito, Bush appointees, Supreme Court, bush nominee, Ted Kennedy

Not Crazy Enoughnew

Death row inmate Greg Thompson is a diagnosed psychopath, but the state says he's sane enough to execute.

Nashville Scene | William Dean Hinton | 01-11-2006 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice

Postmortemnew

A California commission begins an investigation into wrongful imprisonment and execution in the state just as the pace of executions picks up.

San Francisco Bay Guardian | Matthew Hirsch | 01-11-2006 | Crime & Justice

Tags: death, penalty

Crime and Impunitynew

When Ban Tsan was stabbed in a San Francisco nightclub, police had a chance to stop a bloody conflict in the city's Asian underworld, but instead did nothing.

San Francisco Bay Guardian | A.C. Thompson | 01-11-2006 | Crime & Justice

Tags: 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

Tags: Alito, judge alito, samuel alito, Bush appointees, Supreme Court, bush nominee, bushnominee, nomination

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

Tags: presidential power, judge alito, Bush appointees, Supreme Court, bush nominee

As a posse of parents throw their support behind 16-year-old accused murderer Esmie Tseng, many remain unaware of her cries for help and are blind to the messages her case relays about their own kids.

The Pitch | Nadia Pflaum | 01-10-2006 | Crime & Justice

Tags: matricide, troubled youth

Muscles, Murder and a Messiahnew

Ex-cop and bodybuilder Gil Fernandez Jr. murdered three men in the Florida Everglades, but only admits to killing the man he was.

New Times Broward-Palm Beach | Trevor Aaronson | 01-10-2006 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice

Gypsies, Cops and Thievesnew

Seven years ago, Detective Jack Makler of the Delray Beach Police Department in Florida helped New Times catch a double-dealing Gypsy cop -- now he's accused of the same crime.

New Times Broward-Palm Beach | Bob Norman | 01-10-2006 | Crime & Justice

Tags: corruption, police, Linda Marks