1964 Klan case: A federal judge in Jackson, Mississippi refused to throw out federal kidnapping charges against a reputed Klansman in connection with the 1964 deaths of Charles Eddie Moore and Henry Hezekiah Dee, according to this AP story. Kidnapping was a federal capital offense in 1964, but Congress made it noncapital in 1972. Federal law has no statute of limitations for capital offenses, but the usual limit for noncapital cases is 5 years. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 3281, 3282(a). The judge held that the 1972 repeal did not impose a time limit retroactively on earlier cases.

Early Intervention System for the San Francisco Police Department was approved Wednesday by the Police Commission. An article by Susan Sward of the San Francisco Chronicle noted: "the planned computerized system will track use of force, citizen complaints, internal department complaints, officer involved shootings whether anyone is hit or not, legal claims and law suits against officers on-duty accidents and vehicle pursuits." Supervisors will be able to identify problems with officers' conduct faster.

Legislative hearing on the Death Penalty in Georgia Tuesday showed mixed views. Monica Lorraine's (WMGT-TV) report explained that the reform would allow the death penalty in cases without a unanimous jury.

Tennessee's sex offender registry list could double by adding out of state offenders "regardless of when and where they were convicted," reported here by Adam Longo. His report also shows statistics on the amount of sex offenders in different counties, besides those registered. The proposal however is under scrutiny because it is supposedly the first "online sex offender registry that would apply retroactively." An anonymous "local advocate" says Smith v. Doe, 538 U.S. 84 (2003) is distinguishable.