In a 5-3 decision March 28,2017, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the methods that Texas has been using to gauge whether a defendant’s intellectual ability should spare them the death penalty.
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High Court Rebuffs Inmate’s Challenge to Execution Drug
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider a Feb. 21 appeal by an Alabama death-row inmate claiming midazolam, a controversial sedative used in the lethal injection process, may produce protracted, unbearable pain.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Gone Again’, A Novel by James Grippando
In 'Gone Again' by James Grippando, a mother is convinced that her daughter is alive; she has just heard from her again, and she wants to make sure an innocent man is not executed for a crime she does not believe happened.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Enchanted’ by Rene Denfeld
Is the mind really able to disconnet in times of need and danger and take us into the beauty and enchantment of the situation, leaving us free of fear and distress?
Read More »Theater Review (LA): Treat Yourself Like Cary Grant
A young attorney hopes to exonerate a Death Row inmate who thinks he's Cary Grant in this uneven production.
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