Death Sentence Upheld: The California Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the death sentence given to Andrew Lancaster for the 1996 kidnap and murder of Los Angeles radio personality Michael Taylor according to this Associated Press report. The Court's opinion is available here.

EcoTerrorist Kevin Tubbs received a twelve year prison sentence from a federal judge yesterday according to an Associated Press story by Jeff Bernard. Tubbs, 38, was the second member of an Oregon group called The Family to plead guilty to setting fires to stop logging. The group is suspected of committing terrorist acts in five states which caused an estimated 40 million in damages.