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 Armando Llorens, a litigation attorney in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Blawg Related Categories: Constitutional Law • Criminal Justice • Death Penalty • States • Colorado • Solo / Small Firm • Blawg 100
Recent Posts from TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime
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Citizens Of The World
In response to Byron York's peeve at an Obama phrasing ("The terrorists of September 11th plotted in Hamburg and trained in Kandahar and Karachi before killing thousands from all over the globe on American soil"),…
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King of Spam Escapes , Found Dead
Bump and Update (TL): The "Spam King" Eddie Davidson is dead. His body as well as that of his wife and three year old daughter were found today. All died from gunshots. An eight month…
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Two Viewpoints Merge in Opposition to Death Penalty
Mike Farrell, the actor who achieved a measure of fame in M*A*S*H, and Don McCartin, formerly known as "the hanging judge of Orange County," team up in this call for an end to California's death…
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McCain Responds to Obama's Berlin Speech
John McCain takes a shot at Sen. Barack Obama and his Berlin speech today: While Barack Obama took a premature victory lap today in the heart of Berlin, proclaiming himself a 'citizen of the world,'…
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Rove v. Siegelman
In a letter to Rep. Lamar Smith, Karl Rove claims he had nothing to do with the prosecution of Don Siegelman. How reassuring. So why is he unwilling to repeat his assertions under oath? And…
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Executed Mississippi Inmate's Last Words: Vote For Obama
James Leo Bishop was executed in Mississippi last night. His last words included an apology to his victims and a request for people to vote for Sen. Barack Obama: Before he died Wednesday evening, death…
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An Interactive guide to Bush Administration Crimes
Over at Slate, Emily Bazelon, Kara Hadge, Dahlia Lithwick and Chris Wilson have put together an interactive guide to crimes and misdemeanors of the Bush Administration, from warrantless wiretapping to coercive interrogation to the DOJ…
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Move On Ten Years Later
MoveOn can be tremendously successful without being effective. -Chris Hayes describing criticism of Move On I am a vociferous critic of Move On's tactics of the past few years, believing that it has lost its…
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Thursday Afternoon Open Thread
It's unusual that all three writers here are working offline at our day jobs at the same time but that seems to be the case today. Here's an open thread for you. And thanks to…
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ACLU Obtains Key CIA Torture Memos
The ACLU announced today it has obtained three key memos concerning the CIA's abusive interrogation techniques. You can view them here. Among other things, they establish that the CIA was told to document the…