More on Kevin Cooper: Our posts on Monday (here and here) reported that the Ninth Circuit had refused to hear additional claims against the conviction and sentence of California murderer Kevin Cooper. San Francisco Chronicle writer Debra J. Saunders has this Op Ed piece providing details on the Cooper case and her understandable problem with the dissenting opinion by Ninth Circuit Judge William Fletcher.
Connecticut Death Penalty: The Connecticut House has voted 90-56 for the death penalty repeal bill, according to this story by Christopher Keating in the Hartford Courant. If the bill does make it to her desk, Gov. Jodi Rell has pledged to veto it. The story notes the political aspect that the repeal forces have been strengthened by a shift in the legislature toward the Democratic Party. It will be interesting to see if this vote is a factor in the next election, pushing the balance back the other way.
Connecticut Death Penalty: The Connecticut House has voted 90-56 for the death penalty repeal bill, according to this story by Christopher Keating in the Hartford Courant. If the bill does make it to her desk, Gov. Jodi Rell has pledged to veto it. The story notes the political aspect that the repeal forces have been strengthened by a shift in the legislature toward the Democratic Party. It will be interesting to see if this vote is a factor in the next election, pushing the balance back the other way.
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