Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 22, by Tracy Johnson
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/324703_clemency23.html
“Clemency has become a rare event because there are no political advantages associated with it in the overwhelming majority of cases. Ordinarily, governors have a lot more to lose than gain by an extension of mercy.”
New York Times, July 22, by Maggie Jones
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/22/magazine/22juvenile-t.html?ex=1185940800&en=716e7a673d80c67b&ei=5070
“The number of career sex offenders who would be able to hide official records behind the protective policies of juvenile justice would fast approach zero….The number of low-risk juveniles kept from permanent stigma would be quite large.”
New York Times, July 22, by Maggie Jones
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/22/magazine/22juvenile-t.html?ex=1185940800&en=716e7a673d80c67b&ei=5070
“The number of career sex offenders who would be able to hide official records behind the protective policies of juvenile justice would fast approach zero….The number of low-risk juveniles kept from permanent stigma would be quite large.”
Wall Street Journal, July 23, Op-Ed by John Yoo
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118515439797574598.html?apl=y (requires registration)
Republicans aren’t exactly racing to defend President Bush’s assertion of executive privilege against Congress’s investigation of his firing nine U.S. attorneys…
The Recorder, July 23, by Petra Pasternak
http://www.law.com/jsp/ca/PubArticleCA.jsp?id=1184956608774 (requires registration)
Ty Alper…said that Alabama courts are “very hostile to people convicted of horrible crimes,” and that it’s very rare to help a man walk out of prison free. This was a first in Alper’s legal career, he said.
KCBS (740 AM), July 22 podcast
http://www.kcbs.com/pages/704231.php
“We started looking into his case and it wasn’t until then that we realized not only was this guy innocent, but there was outrageous misconduct…”
San Francisco Daily Journal, July 20, by Tim Hay
http://www.dailyjournal.com (requires registration)
“His own lawyers didn’t do him any favors…They didn’t investigate his case. But (Rhone) was smart enough to know he needed lawyers, and desperate enough to trust a stranger…”
Modesto Bee, July 25, by Emilie Raguso
http://www.modbee.com/local/story/23072.html
“This is a situation where the response of police would be questioned almost any way they decided to go…If a person has weapons and police attempt to force entry, that’s dangerous to officers. They might have to use deadly force to disarm someone with an automatic weapon, and that could lead to the same outcome the officers were trying to avoid.”
New York Times, July 25, by Edmund L. Andrews
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/25/business/25tax.html
“I don’t know what they want from me, but I expect they want it to be short…”
American Public Media: Marketplace, July 27, Host: Kai Ryssdal
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2007/07/27/PM200707273.html
Jesse Fried: “Many CEOs get rich off stock options, even when investors fare poorly. Boards could easily solve this problem. But executives like things the way they are. And boards are too timid to insist options be structured properly…”
Sacramento Bee, July 28, by Kevin Yamamura
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/296282.html
“You might say he’s probably the judge that Gov. Schwarzenegger would least like to see on the panel,” said Stephen Barnett, a University of California, Berkeley law professor emeritus, who described Reinhardt as liberal but independent-minded…
McClatchy Newspapers, July 29, by Michael Doyle
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/186022.html
“If the Navy really doesn’t consider itself bound by its own recruiting agreements as to the length of service, it should be forced to change its recruiting practices,” Weisselberg said.