I flagged here last month that a flourish of executions in multiple states had been scheduled over just a week, and all five of those executions were ultimately carried out. I now see from this Death Penalty Information Center page
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Illinois Law Enforcement Agencies Embracing Use of Drones
Chicago Police Department Looking to Expand Drone Fleet
Last year the Chicago Police Department (“CPD”) purchased its first five drones and hired three pilots, but the CPD is trying to find the funding to purchase more, saying that drones are,…
Harvard’s Ten Minute Rule
Does an invited speaker at university have the right to speak without disruption? Do the people who want to prevent a hated invited speaker from speaking have the right to disrupt the event to prevent the hated invited speaker from…
Intriguing (though likely doomed) effort to alter South Carolina clemency process by condemned inmate
This new AP article reports on an interesting claim brough by a condemned inmate in South Carolina. Here are the details:
A South Carolina inmate scheduled to be executed in just over three weeks is asking a federal judge to…
Seaton: Sheriff Roy’s Epiphany
Prefatory Note: After re-reading this I get the impression it might make me look extremely petty. To those perpetual sticks in the mud I say this: Like you’ve never enjoyed a healthy bit of schadenfreude before. Laugh a little.—CLS
Chief…
The Other Greatest Threat To Democracy
There’s little question that Trump could, if someone around him demonstrates a modicum of competence in government, be a threat to democracy, whether by malevolence, ignorance or inconvenience. After all, insurrections are hardly the sort of thing that happens in…
Indicted New York Mayor Eric Adams Defense Team Hints at Weak Case After Prosecutors Turn Over Evidence
Federal Prosecutors Turn Over Brady Evidence Concerning Key Witness
The defense team representing indicted New York Mayor Eric Adams conveyed their belief to the media that the case against the embattled Mayor is weak after they recently received Brady evidence…
A deep dive into sentencing patters for NY felony crime of falsifying business records
This week the New York Times published this lengthy article, headlined “Will Trump Get Jail Time? We Looked at Similar Cases to Find Out,” while provides some statistical context regarding sentences in New York for the crimes that Donald…
Still another variation on animal abuse produces another notable federal sentencing
Over the last month, I have noticed and blogged about a number of notable recent sentencing stories involving aninals (see links to prior posts below). I am not sure if I should keep blogging in this genre, but I am…
Gun Violence in New Orleans: a Growing Concern
By Seth Bloom
Facing gun charges in New Orleans? Learn about your rights, gun violence, and how Bloom Legal’s defense attorneys can protect your future.
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