“Mental State Still at Issue In Va. Death Penalty Case”: This article appears today in The Washington Post. And yesterday, the newspaper reported that “Kaine Delays Execution Of Inmate for 6 Months; Inquiry Into Killer’s Mental State Ordered.”
The Richmond Times-Dispatch today reports that “Opinions vary on Kaine’s decision.” And yesterday’s newspaper reported that “Kaine blocks execution.”
The Danville Register & Bee reports today that “Bolling blasts Kaine over stay.” Yesterday’s newspaper, meanwhile, contained an article headlined “Walton’s execution DELAYED” and an editorial entitled “What a choice.”
And The Virginian-Pilot reported yesterday that “Kaine delays Walton execution, calls for mental evaluation.”
On today’s broadcast of NPR‘s “Weekend Edition – Saturday“: The broadcast contained audio segments entitled “States Take Variety of Stances on Gay Marriage” and “Caverns Hold Key to Indian Trust Fund Case” (RealPlayer required).
“Will Same-Sex Marriage Collide With Religious Liberty?” This article appears today in The New York Times.
In today’s edition of The Washington Post: An article reports that “Appeals Court Sides With White House on Wiretaps.”
In other news, “Iraq’s Attorneys Practicing in a State of Fear; Those Who Haven’t Fled Prefer the Dictator’s Law to None at All.”
And an article is headlined “A Woman Of Conviction: Her Husband May Go to Prison, but Linda Lay Is Keeping the Faith.”
“Tearful goodbye as time to leave nears; Supreme Court declines to intervene, so a Raymore woman will return to Mexico”: This article appears today in The Kansas City Star.
And The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court Denies Stay of Deportation.”
“Death Penalty in Some Cases of Child Sex Is Widening”: Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times.
“Gov. Is the Judge: Janavs Back to the Bench.” The Los Angeles Times today contains an article that begins, “The voters spoke, and now it’s the governor’s turn. Less than 72 hours after the Los Angeles County electorate replaced Judge Dzintra Janavs with a bagel store owner with limited legal experience, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced Friday that he would reappoint the veteran jurist to a vacant seat on the bench ‘as soon as she completes the paperwork.'” That newspaper’s earlier coverage of this matter appears here.
“How Some Nevada Judges Stay Under the Radar; Senior judges are exempt from some rules of accountability; The careers of three jurists reflect the ethical questions that can result”: This lengthy article — the third in a three-part series — appears today in The Los Angeles Times. I previously linked to the earlier installments of this series here and here.
B.I.G. news from Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Times today contains an article headlined “Judge Rules for Family of Slain Rapper and Sets New Trial Date; Federal jurist says the city withheld evidence about the death of Notorious B.I.G.”
“Court gives legal victory to abortion foes”: Reuters provides a report that begins, “A U.S. appeals court handed a legal victory on Friday to medical groups working on behalf of health-care providers who refuse to offer abortion services.” My earlier coverage appears at this link.
