“Death penalty’s drug cocktail rooted in Texas; Other states adopted method chosen with little scientific basis”: This article appears today in The Austin American-Statesman (via “Sentencing Law and Policy“).

In Enron-related coverage from today’s edition of The Houston Chronicle: The newspaper contains articles headlined “Winners or losers, lawyers to benefit; Defense team, prosecutors could get career boosts” and “A local giant fell, but city stands tall; Most moved on, making corporate saga little more than a footnote.”

In today’s edition of The Chicago Tribune: The newspaper contains an Enron-related article headlined “‘Ashamed’ wrongdoer gets break; Deal limiting sentence of former finance chief key to prosecution, but some say it goes too far.”

And Jack Fuller has an op-ed entitled “Commander in chief should give heed to chief justice.”

Philadelphia Phillies 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2: On what was the first really hot day of the year, my son and I had the pleasure of attending this afternoon’s Phillies victory. The team kept its winning streak for regularly scheduled Sunday home games alive against a team that it had heretofore failed to defeat in five attempts this season. You can access the box score at this link, and wraps here and here.

“Weed control: Research on the medicinal benefits of marijuana may depend on good gardening–and some say Uncle Sam, the country’s only legal grower of the cannabis plant, isn’t much of a green thumb.” The Ideas section of today’s issue of The Boston Globe contains this article.

“Tension Over FBI Raid Triggers Hints of Quitting; Top Justice Department officials intimate they’d resign rather than return files to the House”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Cheney aide is screening legislation; Adviser seeks to protect Bush power”: Charlie Savage has this article today in The Boston Globe.