TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime
TalkLeft says it contains "liberal coverage of crime-related political and injustice news." Its mission is to "intelligently and thoroughly examine issues, candidates and legislative initiatives as they pertain to constitutional rights, particularly those of persons accused of crime."
Author: Blawg creator Jeralyn Merritt is Denver-based criminal defense attorney. Contributors include T. Christopher Kelly of Kelly & Habermehl in Madison, Wis., and "Big Tent Democrat," aka Armando Llorens, a litigation attorney in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Blawg Related Categories: Constitutional Law • Criminal Justice • States • Colorado • Solo / Small Firm • Blawg 100
Recent Posts from TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime
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4th of July Music and Open Thread
It seems like the same songs make the list of top 4th of July music each year. Current TV's Sergio puts them in context. I especially liked the part [/sarcasm]about the Toby Keith song where…
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Happy 4th of July: Let Freedom Ring
In 2006, I wrote that "It's a Hollow Feeling This Fourth of July." Are we any better off this year? We haven't seen much tangible progress, but Bush and Cheney are gone and we do…
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Is There a HouseGate in Sarah Palin's Future?
Speculation is mounting on the internet that Sarah Palin is facing trouble over the source of the building materials for her Waslilla, Alaska home. If you remember, Todd was interviewed saying he built the house…
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Hospital Lab Tech in Colorado May Have Infected 5,700 With Hepatitis
This is a gruesome story. Kristen Diane Parker, a lab/surgery tech at Rose Hospital in Denver (one of our most prominent medical centers) who was infected with Hepatitis C, stole syringes filled with the pain-killer…
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Study: Drug War Encourages Illicit Drug Use
A sensible policy of drug regulation would treat drug use and abuse as a medical issue rather than burdening the criminal justice system with endless arrests, prosecutions, and incarcerations for conduct that primarily hurts those…
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Sarah Palin Resigns as Governor of Alaska
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is resigning. Reuters gives a few possible reasons. Since Palin has repeatedly said she's not a quitter, only this one makes sense to me: She fears a looming political problem, perhaps…
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Friday Afternoon Open Thread
If you have something on your mind and aren't busy preparing to celebrate Independence Day (please folks, cherry bombs and M-60's [revolting video warning] are not toys -- be safe!), here's the place to express…
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Lori Drew's Convictions Will Be Vacated
These posts about the prosecution of Lori Drew sparked considerable controversy among our commenters. Drew participated in creating the bogus MySpace profile of a 16-year-old boy so she could learn whether a 13-year-old girl who…
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Did You Hear That Michael Jackson Died?
Jeralyn wisely decided not to write about "the DEA jumping into the Michael Jackson death investigation (ridiculous)" but I have no shame. According to this article, "the agency's involvement in the Jackson case suggests authorities…
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Thursday Night Open Thread
I used all my time writing the ridculously long post below on the fight over the request to release documents related to Dick Cheney's FBI interview about the leak of Valerie Plame's identity. I'm off…