David Dow is a law professor at the University of Houston Law Center and Litigation Director of the Texas Defender Service. His latest book The Autobiography of an Execution (Amazon) was just published last week.
He had a very interesting interview on Fresh Air on NPR 20 Years Of Defending Death Row Inmates (embedded below) Hat tip to Nancy Rapoport
Prof. Dow also had an excellent article in the Houston Law Review: The Last Execution: Rethinking the Fundamentals of Death Penalty Law, 45 Hous. L. Rev. 963 (2008) (pdf).
It’s probably not a good idea to sleep outside in one of these – especially not in Maine – certainly not in hunting season – or or mating for that matter. Still, a clever idea from designer Eiko Ishizawa.
When a graphic artist says the wrong thing. From Betsy Streeter, Brainwaves
In the south at least, significant football games are quickly setting precedent as grounds for automatic continuance. Just as ‘Bama courthouses emptied in anticipation of the Rose Bowl, a Lousiana court has taken judicial notice of the Saints Super Bowl appearance to grant a continuance (embedded below). As my third grade teacher used to say – let’s not abuse this privilege – but chalk one up for work-life balance.
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Classic diatribe on the state of politics by the imitable Jon Stewart, embedded above.
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