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Cooley Godward: All in the Execution Sep 23, 2002
He picked "the same old threadbare subject [of] capital punishment," he confided, because "enough has been written by others to furnish us with materials for one side ... and two or three lines at the top of the second page." The date: 1793. More than 200 years later, the debate over the legitimacy and procedures of capital punishment continues to rage -- most recently in June, with the U.S. Supreme Court's controversial 6-3 decision in Atkins v. Virginia, holding the execution of retarded
Baker Botts: Supreme Court Reports Jun 25, 2002
First up is the much-awaited Atkins v. Virginia (00-8452), which presented the question whether execution of a mentally retarded person convicted of capital murder violates the Eighth Amendment. Atkins was convicted of capital murder for the robbery and brutal shooting death of Eric Nesbitt, based in part on his co-defendant’s testimony that it was Atkins who actually pulled the trigger (the co-defendant pled to a non-capital offense)
Arnold Porter: Pro Bono Newsletter Sep 01, 1996
Our pro bono work is characterized by diversity – the issues we take on are as wide-ranging as the interests of our attorneys and staff. The firm has a long-standing tradition of groundbreaking representation in matters involving the arts, capital murder, civil rights, due process, education, employment discrimination, environmental matters, free speech, international human rights, prisoner’s rights, reproductive rights and criminal matters. One recent example of this is the firm’s
Cooley Godward: Gates Is the One
But the cover-up he wants to expose doesn't consist of political crimes, or even antitrust violations, but the capital offense, in the early days of the new economy, of Not Getting It. (Full disclosure: My firm represented Sun in the Java lawsuit, and I worked for The Wall Street Journal many years ago
Cooley Godward: All in the Execution
He picked "the same old threadbare subject [of] capital punishment," he confided, because "enough has been written by others to furnish us with materials for one side ... and two or three lines at the top of the second page." The date: 1793. More than 200 years later, the debate over the legitimacy and procedures of capital punishment continues to rage -- most recently in June, with the U.S. Supreme Court's controversial 6-3 decision in Atkins v. Virginia, holding the execution of retarded
Cooley Godward: Gates Is the One
But the cover-up he wants to expose doesn't consist of political crimes, or even antitrust violations, but the capital offense, in the early days of the new economy, of Not Getting It. (Full disclosure: My firm represented Sun in the Java lawsuit, and I worked for The Wall Street Journal many years ago
Cooley Godward: All in the Execution
He picked "the same old threadbare subject [of] capital punishment," he confided, because "enough has been written by others to furnish us with materials for one side ... and two or three lines at the top of the second page." The date: 1793. More than 200 years later, the debate over the legitimacy and procedures of capital punishment continues to rage -- most recently in June, with the U.S. Supreme Court's controversial 6-3 decision in Atkins v. Virginia, holding the execution of retarded
Cooley Godward: Gates Is the One
But the cover-up he wants to expose doesn't consist of political crimes, or even antitrust violations, but the capital offense, in the early days of the new economy, of Not Getting It. (Full disclosure: My firm represented Sun in the Java lawsuit, and I worked for The Wall Street Journal many years ago
Cooley Godward: All in the Execution
He picked "the same old threadbare subject [of] capital punishment," he confided, because "enough has been written by others to furnish us with materials for one side ... and two or three lines at the top of the second page." The date: 1793. More than 200 years later, the debate over the legitimacy and procedures of capital punishment continues to rage -- most recently in June, with the U.S. Supreme Court's controversial 6-3 decision in Atkins v. Virginia, holding the execution of retarded
