Legal Commentary

Saturday Afternoon News

By Jeralyn

Here's what's going on that I haven't had time to write about:

• Janet Napolitano says we're going to be more involved in the war against the Mexican drug gangs. Coming soon:

  Ms. Napolitano indicated there would be more so-called outbound enforcement: checking people and vehicles leaving the U.S. to see if they are carrying contraband. She said those efforts wouldn't hamper the job of stopping illegal immigration into the U.S.

• The New Mexico Legislature votes to abolish death penalty. Law Prof Doug Berman notes a peculiarity -- that if repealed, it may not apply to the two already on death row.

• A television show in Guinea exposes the involvement of the country's higest officials in the cocaine trade. They confessed.

  As the people of Guinea sit transfixed before their TV sets, top government officials one after another are confessing to their role in a lucrative international cocaine trade.

• Bernie Maddoff gets another shot at bond next week when the Second Circuit Court of Appeals holds a hearing on his appeal of the district court's denial. Here's his latest petition.

What stories are grabbing your attention today?

Full post as published by TalkLeft on March 14, 2009 (boomark / email).