U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice worries about 'partisanship': Arthur Rotstein, of the AP, writes a story surrounding Chief Justice John Robert's worries. Recently, Roberts was asked, "whether growing partisanship in the confirmation process poses a significant threat to the independence of the judiciary." His response was, "the courts as a whole are very concerned about partisanship, politicization, seeping into the judicial branch."
An end to Maryland's death penalty?: An editorial in the Washington Times, discusses Governor Martin O'Malley's campaign to abolish the death penalty. "Mr. Miller [the Senate President] is a relative moderate who favors the death penalty" mentions the writer, "but he's under pressure from the orthodox liberals who dominate the Maryland Democratic Party." Fortunately, "the governor's last repeal bill died in 2007 on a 5-5 vote in the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, and it was not even considered last year." While politicians argue back and forth, a recent poll "showed that 53 percent of Marylanders support the death penalty, while 41 oppose it."
New Jersey study claims Megan's Law is not a deterrent: Beth DeFalco, of the Associated Press, reports that a recent study is concluding the law "hasn't deterred repeat offenders." According to the report, "registering sex offenders in New Jersey makes it easier to find them when they are accused of crimes, but does little to alter the types of sex crimes committed or the number of victims." Megan Kanka's mother, whose case spurred enactment of the law, said "the laws were never intended to alter the behavior of sex offenders. It was to provide an awareness to the public, which it has done."
Obama to meet with victim's families of USS Cole and Sept. 11: Catherine Herridge, for Fox News, writes about how President Obama's Jan.22 order is affecting the families of victims lost to the bombing of USS Cole and the Sept. 11 attacks. Many learned only through Fox of "the charges in the al-Nashiri case being dropped." It was suspected Al Queda bomber Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri who confessed last year during a Guantanamo hearing, saying he had helped organize and direct the bombing. Disappointment reigns. "We've already waited eight years for justice. Justice delayed is justice denied," said retired Navy Cmd. Kirk S. Lippold, the commanding officer of the Cole when it was bombed in Yemen. Though White House press secretary claims the President is still interested in 'swift justice', Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma reminded, "we must be careful not to send a message to our enemies abroad that were are letting up in our prosecution of the war on terror."
An end to Maryland's death penalty?: An editorial in the Washington Times, discusses Governor Martin O'Malley's campaign to abolish the death penalty. "Mr. Miller [the Senate President] is a relative moderate who favors the death penalty" mentions the writer, "but he's under pressure from the orthodox liberals who dominate the Maryland Democratic Party." Fortunately, "the governor's last repeal bill died in 2007 on a 5-5 vote in the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, and it was not even considered last year." While politicians argue back and forth, a recent poll "showed that 53 percent of Marylanders support the death penalty, while 41 oppose it."
New Jersey study claims Megan's Law is not a deterrent: Beth DeFalco, of the Associated Press, reports that a recent study is concluding the law "hasn't deterred repeat offenders." According to the report, "registering sex offenders in New Jersey makes it easier to find them when they are accused of crimes, but does little to alter the types of sex crimes committed or the number of victims." Megan Kanka's mother, whose case spurred enactment of the law, said "the laws were never intended to alter the behavior of sex offenders. It was to provide an awareness to the public, which it has done."
Obama to meet with victim's families of USS Cole and Sept. 11: Catherine Herridge, for Fox News, writes about how President Obama's Jan.22 order is affecting the families of victims lost to the bombing of USS Cole and the Sept. 11 attacks. Many learned only through Fox of "the charges in the al-Nashiri case being dropped." It was suspected Al Queda bomber Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri who confessed last year during a Guantanamo hearing, saying he had helped organize and direct the bombing. Disappointment reigns. "We've already waited eight years for justice. Justice delayed is justice denied," said retired Navy Cmd. Kirk S. Lippold, the commanding officer of the Cole when it was bombed in Yemen. Though White House press secretary claims the President is still interested in 'swift justice', Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma reminded, "we must be careful not to send a message to our enemies abroad that were are letting up in our prosecution of the war on terror."
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