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Calif. Hopes For End To Court Oversight Of Prisons
seattletimes.nwsource.com 4 weeks, 1 day agoGov. Jerry Brown has likened it to the "Sword of Damocles," the sense of foreboding and uncertainty that has hung over California government since the federal courts assumed control over the state's massive prison medical operations.
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Supreme Court Grants Death Row Inmate Chance For New Appeal
latimes.com 4 weeks, 1 day agoJustices in a 7-2 decision say that Alabama death row inmate Corey Maples was 'abandoned' by his two lawyers who left their firm without telling him and missed a deadline to file his appeal. Justices in a 7-2 decision say that Alabama death row inmate Corey Maples was 'abandoned' by his two lawyers who left their firm without telling him and missed a deadline to file his appeal.


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