Death Penalty Open Access Research
Death Penalty Open Access Research bills itself as an open access case book for death penalty jurisprudence. It has links to statutes, articles, cases and other sources of death penalty information.
Author: Brian Williams is the contact for the Web site.
Blawg Related Categories: Constitutional Law • Criminal Justice • Death Penalty • Legislation & Lobbying
Recent Posts from Death Penalty Open Access Research
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on math
LATIMES.COM - Tim Rutten: California death row's dicey math ... "It'll cost the state about $1 billion to keep capital punishment on the books for the next five years. Is it worth it?"
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5 "casual conversations" with saddam hussein
5"Casual Conversations" : "Washington, D.C., July 1, 2009 - FBI special agents carried out 20 formal interviews and at least 5 "casual conversations" with former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein after his capture by U.S. troops…
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strip search illegal
Supreme Court Rules Strip Search of Girl Illegal (LATIMES.COM - Associated Press 8:12 AM PDT, June 25, 2009): "The Supreme Court ruled today that a school's strip search of an Arizona teenage girl accused of…
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american constitution society | sotomayor briefing
The American Constitution Society (ACS) [YouTube Excerpts (June 11 2009)] - " ... held a panel discussion at the National Press Club on Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court. The panel was moderated…
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save the state $125 million a year ...
LATIMES.COM -- Opinion -- California can't afford the death penalty - Eliminating capital punishment, which is rarely carried out anyhow, would save the state $125 million a year. [By John Van de Kamp, June 10,…
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juvenile justice
ACLU BLOG -- Let’s End Juvenile Life Sentences Without Parole Now! [from ACLU Blog by Nahal Zamani, Human Rights Program] "Today at 3:00 pm [EST], the U.S. House of Representative’s Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee…
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sweet home alabama
New York Times - Sidebar - Death Penalty Case Reveals failings [Adam Liptak (June 8, 2009)] - " ... Last month, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear Mr. Wood’s case. It will give…
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aclu on sotomayor
ACLU BLOG -- "The ACLU today released a report summarizing the civil liberties and civil rights record of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, who was nominated by President Obama to replace retiring Justice David Souter as an…
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"an important data point"
Conservative Group Criticizes Sotomayor on Death Penalty Memo [Washington Post, Opening Arguments, By Jerry Markon, June 5, 2009] -- "A conservative group is criticizing Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor for signing a 1981 memo that…
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the voldemort of higher education ... u.s. news & world report
Chronicle of Higher Education - Researcher Offers Unusually Candid Description of University's Effort to Rise in Rankings [By Martin Van Der Werf, Wednesday, June 3, 2009] - "Clemson University is run in an almost single-minded…