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One Day. One Decision. 167 Lives.
13 hours ago ago from vtpanther
Deadline Illinois Governor George H. Ryan had adecision to make. It involved 167 death row inmates in Illinois. Two and a halfdays before going out of office as governor, he commuted the sentences of allthose that Illinois courts had determined deserved death. Deadline (2004) is a documentary thattraces the emotional, legal, and ethical debate that lead up to that decision.Few documentaries that I have seen take an ...
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22 hours ago ago from Asianet | Kerala Latest News | Kerala Breaking News | Kerala Latest Headlines
New Delhi, Friday, December 18, 2009: Citing constitutional flaws in governor’s decision to give consent to prosecute CPM state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan in the SNC Lavalin case, the state government today moved an affidavit before the Supreme Court. The affidavit also says that, the cabinet decision regarding this was appropriate and cabinet posses the right to take decision regarding the matter. The affidavit was filed after ...
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11 hours ago ago from Local 517
Detention centres send weekend inmates home, official tells judge By Dianne Wood Record staff KITCHENER A judge expressed disappointment Wednesday that correctional officials in Toronto converted a weekend jail sentence he imposed in 2007 to community service. Justice Bruce Frazer said he deliberately gave Martin Nanasi a jail sentence because of the deterrent effect he hoped it would have. But that effect was lost when the jail switched ...
Related contentIllinois Supreme Court Delays Ruling on Malpractice Damage Caps
22 hours ago ago from Illinois Medical Malpractice Blog
The Illinois Supreme Court did not rule on whether the state’s four-year-old medical malpractice reform law will survive, as it was expected to. The next batch of Supreme Court opinions is expected in mid-January. The ruling could directly impact the constitutionality of damage caps for doctors and hospitals. It is being watched closely by the health care industry and employers who see caps on damages as a way to tame rising health care ...
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12 hours ago ago from Market Mix Up
By Stephanie Chen - Dec. 17, 2009 CNN.com (CNN) The thought of her convicted attacker getting out of prison early makes Gloria Warner feel sick. He once threw her from a moving vehicle, she says. He also beat her until welts and bruises covered her body. He raped her, too, and she says she's been in counseling since. Her abuser, Filemon Arreola, now 31, was sentenced to prison in Oregon in 2007 on counts of rape, assault, ...
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NC Supreme Court halts release of 2 murderers
22 hours ago ago from Media General - WNCT.com
Search: Keyword Site Web | RSS + - Text Size Print Share This NC Supreme Court halts release of 2 murderers By MIKE BAKER Associated Press Writer Published: December 18, 2009 Updated: December 2009 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's Supreme Court has temporarily halted the release of two ...
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