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Almost 40 years since the Supreme Court relegitimized the death penalty; almost 30 since they said it’s OK that it’s racist. Sometime soon in the 31 states that have not abolished the death penalty, leaders at the highest levels of state government, men and women — mostly men and mostly
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The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that a “deputy public defender found herself in handcuffs Monday (May 23) as she tried to keep a client out of jail.” Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Conrad Hafen “said he wanted to teach the lawyer about courtroom etiquette,” so he directed his courtroom
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On Jan. 15, the Contra Costa Times reported on a new poll showing that “48 percent of registered voters would support proposals to accelerate” executions in California. One of many reasons these voters may want to reconsider: cold hard cash starting with the “$718,632 for 18 executions. In addition to
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