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I?m hoping to have time to address all the stories below at some length in the not too distant future, however, the remainder of my week is heavy on court dates. Nebraska appears to be more and more looking like it will be having a show down vote on repealing the death penalty in 2008.  The chances of it passing the legislature appears to be good but likely to either  pass  or fail by only the narrowest of margins. A curious legal challenge in New Mexico, according to this press report, looks to have a decent shot at ending the death penalty there.   Joline Gutierrez Krueger in the Albuquerque?s Tribune looks at the first execution in New Mexico in the modern era and the impact of executions on those who are in anywhere touched by them...continue to full post

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on January 10, 2008 (boomark / email).