“Nichols’ mother paints positive image; Conflicting portraits: Psychologist says confessed killer ‘delusional;’ mother calls him ‘gentleman.'” This article appears today in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

“Court issues stay, lets Davis make his case”: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution today contains an article that begins, “The federal appeals court in Atlanta on Friday halted Troy Anthony Davis’ execution, the third time his life has been spared shortly before he was to be put to death.”

The New York Times reports today that “Execution of Georgia Man in Killing of Officer Is Stayed a Third Time.”

And The Associated Press reports that “Execution delayed for convict in ’89 Ga. killing.”

“Guantanamo tribunals overseer under investigation; Thomas Hartmann, an Air Force brigadier general, is accused of improperly influencing prosecutions”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.