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The Lowdown May 26, 2022
The 1990s Law That Keeps People in Prison on Technicalities
How the Supreme Court expanded the most important law you’ve never heard of.
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Rodney Reed, sentenced to death for the murder of Stacey Stites in Bastrop County, Texas, in 1996, has received support from celebrities and politicians for his claim that he was wrongfully convicted.
News November 13, 2019
How Do You Prove You’re Innocent If You’re On Death Row?
Rodney Reed faces execution in Texas despite mounting evidence of innocence and bipartisan support.
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News June 25, 2015
Ohio Gets a Third Chance to Kill Michael Keenan
A case so messy one judge says it’s an argument for abolishing the death penalty.
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First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton makes a point during an address before the Ninth Annual Women in Policing Conference in New York, Aug. 11, 1994. She was cheered by policewomen after telling them, “I applaud all of you for the choices you have made.” From left are New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Police Chief John Timoney. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey)
News May 7, 2015
A (More or Less) Definitive Guide to Hillary Clinton’s Record on Law and Order
She was for reform before she was against it before she was for it.
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News January 20, 2015
The Near Death of Mark Christeson
He was nearly executed because his lawyers missed a filing deadline. Now the Supreme Court has weighed in on what should happen next.
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Feature November 16, 2014
Death by Deadline, Part Two
When lawyers stumble, only their clients fall.
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Feature November 15, 2014
Death by Deadline, Part One
How bad lawyering and an unforgiving law cost condemned men their last appeal.
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