News
2008 General News
Public defender panel talks on budget
- By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- 08/29/2008
- more info
H. James Pickerstein (’70) takes on death row client pro bono
- By: Boston University School of Law
- 08/29/2008
- more info
Southern Justice: Volunteer lawyer works on Georgia death row case
- By: Connecticut Law Tribune
- 08/25/2008
- more info
No fatal mistakes
- By: Baltimore Sun
- 08/25/2008
- more info
Federal Judge, Chastising the Texas Courts, Orders a Stay of Execution
- By: New York Times
- 08/22/2008
- more info
Texas death row inmate's defense hopes to prove romantic link between Collin County ex-prosecutor, retired judge
- By: The Dallas Morning News
- 08/20/2008
- more info
Voices against death penalty: Victims' relatives, bishops speak against state executions
- By: Baltimore Sun
- 08/20/2008
- more info
Case of non-triggerman set to die raises questions
- By: Dallas Morning News
- 08/19/2008
- more info
2008 Hofstra Law Review Supplementary Guidelines for the Mitigation Function
- By: Hofstra University School of Law
- 08/19/2008
- more info
No Holds Barred for ABA in New York
- By: Legal Times
- 08/18/2008
- more info
Killeen inmate set to die receives stay of execution
- By: Killeen Daily Herald
- 08/18/2008
- more info
Sanders: Another execution is scheduled under flawed law-of-parties provision
- By: Star Telegram
- 08/18/2008
- more info
Death and Texas
- By: Guardian.uk
- 08/15/2008
- more info
Texas Executes a Mexican Citizen Despite a Breach of the Vienna Convention: A Decision that Undermines America's International Standing and Commitment to the Rule of Law
- By: FindLaw
- 08/15/2008
- more info
AP Interview: Doctor behind executions speaks out
- By: Associated Press
- 08/15/2008
- more info
The Executioners
- By: The Other Paper
- 08/15/2008
- more info
Louisiana Capital Assistance Center First Chair Capital Trial Attorney
- By: Louisiana Capital Assistance Center (LCAC)
- 08/14/2008
- more info
Defense Lawyers Try to Halt Execution
- By: The Austin Chronicle
- 08/14/2008
- more info
Is 30 Years Too Long On Texas Death Row?
- By: Click2Houston.com
- 08/13/2008
- more info
Should murder accomplices face execution?
- By: Stateline.org
- 08/13/2008
- more info
Calif. bill bans unsupported jailhouse testimony
- By: San Francisco Chronicle
- 08/13/2008
- more info
Federal judge Wants Fewer Capital Cases
- By: New York Sun
- 08/12/2008
- more info
Judge Looks Back at Case of Atlanta Courthouse Shooter
- By: The Blog of Legal Times
- 08/11/2008
- more info
Prosecution shares blame for Nichols trial delays, former judge says
- By: The Atlanta-Journal Constitution
- 08/11/2008
- more info
Texas Executes Inmate After High Court Steps Aside
- By: New York Times
- 08/08/2008
- more info
Texas Executes Inmate After High Court Steps Aside
- By: New York Times
- 08/08/2008
- more info
Judge rules executions by injection no violation
- By: Arkansas Democrat Gazette
- 08/07/2008
- more info
New treaty-based challenge to execution
- By: SCOTUS Blog
- 08/07/2008
- more info
In lieu of DNA evidence, exoneration proves tougher
- By: USA Today
- 08/07/2008
- more info
Dallas man freed from prison after 25 years
- By: The Dallas Morning News
- 08/07/2008
- more info
4-3 board vote urges ’92 killer be spared
- By: Arkansas Democrat Gazette
- 08/06/2008
- more info
Texas Executes Mexican Despite Objections
- By: The New York Times
- 08/06/2008
- more info
Fort Worth judge denies execution delay for Arlington killer
- By: Star-Telegram
- 08/06/2008
- more info
Lawyers for Mexican say execution violates treaty
- By: The Associated Press
- 08/05/2008
- more info
Time Running Out for Medellin
- By: Blog of Legal Times
- 08/05/2008
- more info
Texas defies World Court, Bush on execution
- By: Associated Press
- 08/03/2008
- more info
Executions pose dilemma for doctors
- By: The News & Observer
- 07/31/2008
- more info
After Dallas DA's death, 19 convictions are undone
- By: Associated Press
- 07/30/2008
- more info
Governor's vetoes cut funds to fight wrongful convictions
- By: Chicago Tribune
- 07/29/2008
- more info
Panel Hears of Inequities in Death Penalty
- By: Washington Post
- 07/29/2008
- more info
CHU ATTORNEY POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
- By: FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF IDAHO Capital Habeas Unit
- 07/28/2008
- more info
Federal officials try to block Texas execution to allow world court review of case
- By: The Dallas Morning News
- 07/28/2008
- more info
Will the Supreme Court reconsider? A controversial case proves that the courts are not the best place to fight capital punishment.
- By: Los Angeles Times
- 07/28/2008
- more info
Bush approves execution of Army private
- By: CNN
- 07/28/2008
- more info
Governor spares 2nd killer's life
- By: The Oklahoman
- 07/25/2008
- more info
Delaware to change execution procedure
- By: Delaware Online
- 07/24/2008
- more info
Doctor banned from executions in Mo. now in Ariz.
- By: The Arizona Republic
- 07/24/2008
- more info
Prisoners' time spent on death row doubles
- By: USA Today
- 07/24/2008
- more info
Death penalty: State should spare Dale Bishop
- By: Clarion Ledger
- 07/23/2008
- more info
Attorneys urge congressional leaders to address issue of Mexican nationals on death rows
- By: The Houston Chronicle
- 07/23/2008
- more info
Louisiana Asks Court to Revisit Rape Laws
- By: The New York Times
- 07/22/2008
- more info
New specialists delve deep to keep convicts off death row
- By: The Morning Call
- 07/21/2008
- more info
Death penalty for child rapists risks fatal injustice
- By: The Sacramento Bee
- 07/21/2008
- more info
CAPITAL DEFENSE MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING
- By: The National Consortium for Capital Defense Training
- 07/17/2008
- more info
Missouri: Lethal Injection Method Ruled Constitutional
- By: NY Times
- 07/17/2008
- more info
World Court urges U.S. to stay 5 executions
- By: MSNBC
- 07/16/2008
- more info
Ohio prosecutors use life without parole option
- By: The Daily Record
- 07/15/2008
- more info
Court holds back Missouri execution
- By: St. Louis Dispatch
- 07/15/2008
- more info
Commentary: Has a U.S. Attorney Knowingly Prosecuted Innocent People?
- By: The American Lawyer
- 07/15/2008
- more info
Reaching out from death row
- By: LA Times
- 07/15/2008
- more info
Inmates' execution lawsuit thrown out
- By: The Clarion Ledger
- 07/15/2008
- more info
Court to rule on Mexico bid to halt U.S. executions
- By: Thomson Reuters
- 07/14/2008
- more info
Judge Rejects Final Bids to Delay Trial of Ga. Courthouse Shooter
- By: Law.com
- 07/09/2008
- more info
ABA Rule of Law Initiative Luncheon and Awards Ceremony
- By: ABA Rule of Law Initiative
- 07/08/2008
- more info
Prosecutors use discretion differently in death sentencing
- By: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- 07/06/2008
- more info
'Boys Don't Cry' killer in death row dilemma
- By: CNN
- 07/04/2008
- more info
Illinois bar supports abolition of death penalty in state
- By: National Law Journal
- 07/02/2008
- more info
Job Announcement: Federal Defender Office (PA) - Capital Habeas Unit
- By: FEDERAL COMMUNITY DEFENDER OFFICE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
- 07/01/2008
- more info
California's death penalty process is 'dysfunctional,' panel finds
- By: The Los Angeles Times
- 07/01/2008
- more info
Florida executes child killer
- By: CNN
- 07/01/2008
- more info
Judges rip Texas courts in death penalty case
- By: Express News and KENS5
- 07/01/2008
- more info
Florida Bishops Urge Rethinking of Death Penalty
- By: Zenit
- 06/27/2008
- more info
New Supreme Court Death Penalty Decision
- By: Supreme Court Decision
- 06/25/2008
- more info
Child rapists can't be executed, Supreme Court rules
- By: CNN
- 06/25/2008
- more info
Attorneys say Delaware execution went bad
- By: Associated Press
- 06/24/2008
- more info
Death Row Inmate’s Case Gets 3rd Hearing
- By: New York Times
- 06/24/2008
- more info
Convicted killer executed after last-minute legal wrangle fails
- By: CNN
- 06/21/2008
- more info
Alabama death row inmate dies awaiting retrial in '86 slaying
- By: Associated Press
- 06/20/2008
- more info
Court grants Darlie Routier right to limited DNA testing of evidence in '96 child killings
- By: The Dallas Morning News
- 06/19/2008
- more info
Court grants Darlie Routier right to limited DNA testing of evidence in '96 child killings
- By: The Dallas Morning News
- 06/19/2008
- more info
Facing Budget 'Crisis,' Public Defenders May Refuse Cases
- By: ABC News
- 06/18/2008
- more info
Texas halts inmate's execution for double slaying
- By: The Kansas City Star
- 06/18/2008
- more info
Capital case lawyer pay called low
- By: The Baltimore Sun
- 06/17/2008
- more info
Job Announcement: Associate Attorney Defender Legal Services
- By: National Legal Aid & Defender Association
- 06/17/2008
- more info
INDIGENT DEFENSE: System is unfairly under attack
- By: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- 06/17/2008
- more info
Inmate on death row 32 years wins at Supreme Court
- By: Star-Telegram
- 06/16/2008
- more info
Arizona execution protocol challenged
- By: The Arizona Republic
- 06/15/2008
- more info
Killer put to death in Texas' 1st execution in 9 months
- By: The Houston Chronicle
- 06/12/2008
- more info
Costs soar for new death row at San Quentin
- By: The Los Angeles Times
- 06/11/2008
- more info
Dallas woman's killer faces execution Wednesday
- By: The Houston Chronicle
- 06/11/2008
- more info
Judge Orders Ohio to Alter Its Method of Execution
- By: The New York Times
- 06/11/2008
- more info
Ethical Implications Of Modifying Lethal Injection Protocols
- By: Science Daily
- 06/10/2008
- more info
Va. Governor Commutes Death Sentence
- By: Washington Post
- 06/10/2008
- more info
Burge orders change in lethal injection protocol
- By: The Morning Journal
- 06/10/2008
- more info
AG says injection question settled
- By: Houston Chronicle
- 06/06/2008
- more info
Late appeal spares Texas inmate from execution
- By: AP
- 06/04/2008
- more info
Texas high court creates integrity unit
- By: Associated Press
- 06/04/2008
- more info
Executioners had trouble putting murderer to death
- By: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- 06/04/2008
- more info
Man On Death Row Resentenced To Life In Prison
- By: WSMV Nashville
- 06/03/2008
- more info
IBA Human Rights Institute Council adopts resolution on the abolition of the death penalty
- By: International Bar Association
- 05/29/2008
- more info
Chief public defender takes case to judges
- By: Lexington Herald-Leader
- 05/29/2008
- more info
Budget cuts squeeze public defenders' offices
- By: The Courier-Journal
- 05/29/2008
- more info
Lead exposure in children linked to violent crime
- By: Los Angeles Times
- 05/28/2008
- more info
Georgia murderer's execution halted at last minute
- By: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- 05/23/2008
- more info
High Court OKs Schwab Execution
- By: AP
- 05/22/2008
- more info
Judge to allow dead witness's testimony
- By: Houston Chronicle
- 05/22/2008
- more info
A lawyer’s mistake and the death penalty
- By: SCOTUS Blog
- 05/21/2008
- more info
'Backlog' death-penalty rationale fatally flawed
- By: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- 05/19/2008
- more info
Applications Now Being Accepted for 2008 ABA Exceptional Service Award for Death Penalty Representation
- By: ABA Death Penalty Representation Project
- 05/15/2008
- more info
Full-time Position Available: Executive Director of Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
- By: Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
- 05/15/2008
- more info
First edition of Project Press newsletter now available online
- By: ABA Death Penalty Representation Project
- 05/14/2008
- more info
More resources needed for death penalty cases
- By: American Bar Association
- 05/14/2008
- more info
Court will decide case of Va. man on death row
- By: The Washington Post
- 05/13/2008
- more info
For the record: ABA - Stop executions until…
- By: The Charlotte Observer
- 05/11/2008
- more info
Re-evaluate impact
- By: Arkansas Democrat Gazette
- 05/11/2008
- more info
Chattanooga: Stevens addresses lethal injections
- By: Chattanooga Times Free Press
- 05/10/2008
- more info
GBI admits fingerprint error in murder case
- By: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- 05/09/2008
- more info
As Executions Resume, So Do Questions of Fairness
- By: The New York Times
- 05/07/2008
- more info
Court voids inmate's death sentence
- By: The Los Angeles Times
- 05/07/2008
- more info
After Hiatus, States Set Wave of Executions
- By: NY Times
- 05/05/2008
- more info
Dallas DA says he'll lobby for changes in law
- By: Star-Telegram
- 05/05/2008
- more info
Death row inmate to go free
- By: The News and Observer
- 05/05/2008
- more info
Defense reform needed for poor
- By: Reno Gazette Journal
- 05/04/2008
- more info
New Look at Death Sentences and Race
- By: New York Times
- 04/30/2008
- more info
All the stars lined up for repeal
- By: New Jersey Lawyer
- 04/28/2008
- more info
Sniper Fights Death Sentence
- By: Washington Post
- 04/28/2008
- more info
Exonerated Ex-Inmates Struggle to Shed Stigma
- By: Washington Post
- 04/28/2008
- more info
After Court Ruling, States to Proceed With Executions
- By: Washington Post
- 04/23/2008
- more info
DNA Tests Offer Deeper Examination Of Accused
- By: Washington Post
- 04/21/2008
- more info
The Supreme Court Fine-Tunes Pain
- By: The New York Times
- 04/17/2008
- more info
Va. Governor Reinstates Executions After Ruling
- By: The Washington Post
- 04/16/2008
- more info
Supreme Court Allows Lethal Injection for Execution
- By: The New York Times
- 04/16/2008
- more info
Seemingly divided court considers death for child rapists
- By: The Washington Post
- 04/16/2008
- more info
Budget cuts put more pressure on public defenders
- By: The Ledger Independent
- 04/15/2008
- more info
Bible quotes don't merit capital case's review
- By: San Francisco Chronicle
- 04/15/2008
- more info
Child Rape Tests Limits Of Death Penalty
- By: Washington Post
- 04/14/2008
- more info
Court Overturns Ohio Death Sentence
- By: AP
- 04/10/2008
- more info
Number of Innocents on Death Row Mandate Moratorium
- By: The Huffington Post
- 04/08/2008
- more info
Most states bar lethal-injection drug use on animals, study says
- By: AP Texas News
- 04/07/2008
- more info
Death sentences vary by county, study finds
- By: San Francisco Chronicle
- 04/07/2008
- more info
Death Penalty Out in Guard Killing
- By: Albuquerque Journal
- 04/07/2008
- more info
Inmate Freed After 14 Years on Death Row
- By: The Washington Post
- 04/03/2008
- more info
Panetti Sane Enough to Die
- By: Austin Chronicle
- 04/03/2008
- more info
Va. Executions Are Put on Hold
- By: The Washington Post
- 04/02/2008
- more info
Illinois amends rules to fuel pro bono work
- By: National Law Journal
- 04/02/2008
- more info
US court overturns death sentence
- By: BBC News
- 03/27/2008
- more info
Consensus on Counting the Innocent: We Can’t
- By: The New York Times
- 03/25/2008
- more info
Justices Rule Against Bush on Death Penalty Case
- By: The New York Times
- 03/25/2008
- more info
The 'CSI Effect': Does It Really Exist?
- By: National Institute of Justice (US Department of Justice)
- 03/21/2008
- more info
Death penalty case that highlighted jury bias ends in plea deal
- By: The Dallas Morning News
- 03/20/2008
- more info
Court finds flaws in La. jury choice
- By: SCOTUS
- 03/19/2008
- more info
New Forensic Psychology Book: Neuropsychology in the Courtroom: Expert Analysis of Reports and Testimony
- By: Chicago Neuropsychology Group
- 03/18/2008
- more info
Mukasey: Avoid death, martyrdom for 9/11 accused
- By: CNN
- 03/17/2008
- more info
Wrongly sentenced to die
- By: Charlotte Observer
- 03/12/2008
- more info
Job Announcement: Capital Post-Conviction Project of Louisiana Senior Staff Attorney
- By: Capital Post-Conviction Project of Louisiana
- 03/11/2008
- more info
Aversion to Death Penalty, but No Lack of Cases
- By: The New York Times
- 03/10/2008
- more info
Job Announcements: Philadelphia Capital Habeas Unit
- By: Philadelphia Capital Habeas Unit
- 03/06/2008
- more info
2 death penalty bills get vetoed: The measures sought to extend capital punishment to include certain accomplices
- By: The Roanoke Times
- 03/06/2008
- more info
Bill Backs Commission To Examine Issue Again
- By: Washington Post
- 03/06/2008
- more info
Former Texas prosecutor to speak out against death penalty
- By: Associated Press
- 03/06/2008
- more info
Death Penalty May Be Tested
- By: Hartford Courant
- 03/03/2008
- more info
Dallas County death row inmate's case sent back to state court
- By: AP
- 02/26/2008
- more info
Georgia Senate slashes money for public defenders
- By: Associated Press
- 02/20/2008
- more info
Most state D.A.'s silent on death-penalty reasoning
- By: Los Angeles Times
- 02/20/2008
- more info
Job Announcement
- By: Habeas Corpus Resource Center (HCRC)
- 02/19/2008
- more info
Judge to force attorney to represent death-row inmate
- By: The Salt Lake Tribune
- 02/19/2008
- more info
Life Plea Struck for Johnny Paul Penry
- By: StandDown Texas Project
- 02/15/2008
- more info
High court should rethink executions, not just means
- By: The Arizona Republic
- 02/13/2008
- more info
Death In Georgia: The high price of trying to save an infamous killer’s life
- By: The New Yorker
- 01/30/2008
- more info
Lawyer Reveals Secret, Toppling Death Sentence
- By: NY Times
- 01/22/2008
- more info
Unwise for Child Rape
- By: The National Law Journal
- 01/17/2008
- more info
Supreme Court order confirms importance of public defenders
- By: Reno Gazette Journal
- 01/16/2008
- more info
State forms plan to ensure humane executions
- By: The Patriot News
- 01/14/2008
- more info
Man has execution date as high court reviews method
- By: Star Telegram
- 01/10/2008
- more info
Justices Chilly to Bid to Alter Death Penalty
- By: The New York Times
- 01/08/2008
- more info
Debunking the Death Penalty Deterrence Myth
- By: The Huffington Post
- 01/07/2008
- more info
Justices Divided Over Lethal Injections
- By: The New York Times
- 01/07/2008
- more info
High court takes skeptical view of lethal injection challenge
- By: The Los Angeles Times
- 01/07/2008
- more info
Death Penalty Walking
- By: Time
- 01/04/2008
- more info
Court mulls death penalty for child rape
- By: Newsweek
- 01/04/2008
- more info
States Hesitate to Lead Change on Executions
- By: New York Times
- 01/03/2008
- more info
Race emerges as death penalty issue
- By: The Kansas City Star
- 01/02/2008
- more info
