Lethal Injection A federal District Judge heard testimony yesterday in the hearing to determine if California's lethal injection protocol violates the Eighth Amendment. According to an Associated Press story by David Kravets one of the highlights was testimony from Dr. Kevin Concannon, a North Carolina veterinarian. Dr. Concannon filed an amicus brief in Hill v. McDonough (Sept. 20 post "Hill Executed" below) arguing against Florida's lethal injection protocol.

Jessica's Law Opponents of a California's Jessica's Law ballot measure suggest that, if adopted, the restrictions on sex offenders will drive them underground, according to a story in the San Jose Mercury News by Sean Webby. This claim ignores the fact that over half of California's registered sex offenders are currently AWOL.