The U.S. Supreme Court lifted the death sentence on more than 100 cases, but some critics say court conservatives may only be trying to fine-tune the machinery of capital punishment.
David Lindorff Tuesday, Jun 25, 2002 11:49 PM UTC
News Supreme Court
A federal judge frees the convicted cop killer from death row, but makes it less likely he'll get to argue his innocence at a new trial.
David Lindorff Thursday, Dec 20, 2001 1:12 AM UTC
News
In a stunning switch, the convicted murderer's new lawyers
now passionately claim he's completely innocent and that the real culprit
was a
mobster hired by corrupt Philly cops to kill one of their own. If the
judge doesn't buy it, their client could die.
David Lindorff Friday, Jun 15, 2001 2:50 PM UTC
News Crime
Self-employed parents are the targets of financial aid discrimination -- and most of the time, they don't even know it.
David Lindorff Wednesday, Apr 25, 2001 7:30 PM UTC
Life
When prosecutors eliminate jurors opposed to capital punishment, they also weed out women and minorities and stack the deck against defendants.
David Lindorff Tuesday, Jan 2, 2001 8:00 PM UTC
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