Samuel R. Staley | Monday June 8, 2020 at 11:58 AM PDT
Just Mercy is the type of drama that infuriates its audience. Based on a true story, the plot focuses on the case of Walter MacMillian (Jamie Foxx, Django Unchained, Baby Driver), an African American man unjustly accused and convicted of murder in mid-1980s Alabama. MacMillian spent six years on death row before criminal defense...
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K. Lloyd Billingsley | Saturday April 6, 2019 at 10:34 AM PDT
This past month, Governor Newsom issued a reprieve for all 737 convicted murderers on death row.
K. Lloyd Billingsley | Friday March 15, 2019 at 9:00 AM PDT
Gavin Newsom serves as his own Rose Bird, and defiance of the voters may come back to haunt him.
Melancton Smith | Monday June 29, 2015 at 6:31 PM PDT
Today, the Supreme Court in an ongoing effort to micromanage state laws and procedures reviewed whether a certain chemical cocktail used by Oklahoma in executions is constitutional. In a 5-4 decision, the Court rejected the challenge to the use of the chemical midazolam. What is especially of interest is a dissenting opinion in which...
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