Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Criminal Law Blogs -> Crime and Consequences

Criminal Law

: Crime and Consequences

News Scan

By Kent Scheidegger et al.

Texas Courts Accused of "Facilitating" Executions: Steve Mills reports for the Chicago Tribune that a judge's decision to reinstate an inmate's death warrant drew charges from death penalty opponents that the court was behaving "as if their job is to facilitate executions." Because Texas carries out executions more frequently than other states, it is often the focus of protests against the death penalty. The death warrant in question was for Charles Hood, who was sentenced to death 18 years ago for a double murder; clearly 18 years is rushing things. Potential Impact of the Intelligence Bill: An editorial in today's Wall Street Journal details the implications of the new extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The editorial came out before today's floor vote...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on June 20, 2008 (boomark / email).