(Via TalkLeft.)
Clifton White will not be executed. The Ohio Supreme Court today ruled a judge erred in substituting his opinion for that of experts as to whether White was mentally retarded. Case synopis here and the full opinion is here. (pdf).
In 2002, the Supreme Court in Atkins v. Virginia banned execution for the mentally retarded […]
Written on April 9, 2008 | Posted in
The Judiciary
(Via CNN.)
(CNN) — As Democrats wrestled with whether to count Michigan’s and Florida’s primary votes, the party’s two presidential candidates continued to scrap for delegates on Thursday.
Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are battling for every national delegate, a fight that extends to at least the Pennsylvania primary on April 22 after Clinton’s comeback victories […]
Written on March 6, 2008 | Posted in
Campaign 2008,
Democrats
(Via Talk Left.)
By Big Tent Democrat
For all the wailing and moaning from NBC, especially Punchline Olbermann, host of the Obama News Hour, and some of the Left blogs about Hillary Clinton staying in the race, one has to wonder what they think of Barack Obama’s failure to win either Ohio or Texas. The desperate ones […]
Written on March 6, 2008 | Posted in
Campaign 2008,
Democrats