Death Penalty Upheld in 1986 Murder:  The Nevada Supreme Court upheld the death penalty Tuesday for a man convicted of abducting, sexually assaulting and strangling a Las Vegas woman.  Cy Ryan of the Las Vegas Sun reports that 60-year-old Richard Haberstroh argued the excessiveness of the death penalty, citing a family history of alcoholism, abuse and mental problems.  However, the court determined that the circumstances of the crime and his lengthy criminal history were sufficient to allow his death sentence to stand, and it was unanimously upheld.  In 1986, Haberstroh kidnapped 20-year-old Donna Kitowski from the parking lot of a Las Vegas grocery store and took her to the desert where she was robbed, sexually assaulted and strangled.  The attack left her with severe brain damage that led to her death.

Professor Sues Campus over Gun Ban:  An associate law professor at the University of Missouri has filed a lawsuit arguing that the university's ban on concealed weapons on campus violates his constitutional rights.  The AP reports that Royce de R. Barondes, who is licensed to carry a concealed firearm, filed the suit against the Board of Curators and President Tim Wolfe, contesting that the ban also violates a state law permitting the storage of guns in the passenger compartment of a vehicle by an adult with a permit and infringes on his right to keep and carry weapons for self-defense.  Last year, Missouri voters approved an amendment stating that Missouri residents "have an unalienable right to bear arms and any gun regulations must be subject to 'strict scrutiny.'"  The lawsuit is pending.

Previously Deported Sexual Predators Arrested at Border:  U.S. Border Patrol agents have made frequent arrests in recent weeks of previously deported sexual predators with criminal convictions attempting to cross the border.  Ildefonso Ortiz of Breitbart reports that two criminal aliens were arrested last month and another two last week.  Some were recently deported, including one man convicted of attempted sexual assault of a child and sentenced to just 30 days in prison before being deported in April.  U.S. officials are concerned of the impact that the new Priority Enforcement Program might have on public safety, as it has allowed many convicted criminal aliens to be released from custody and remain in the U.S.

U.S. Deports Wanted Illegal Alien:  A previously deported illegal immigrant, wanted for raping and killing a 14-year-old girl and murdering her father in Guatemala last June, has been turned over to Guatemalan authorities by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.  Katie McHugh of Breitbart reports that after 27-year-old Juan Figueroa-Martinez murdered the girl and her father, he fled to the U.S. where he roamed before being apprehended in August.  He was previously deported in March 2013 following an arrest in New Jersey.  It is not certain why Figueroa-Martinez chose to flee to the U.S. rather than a neighboring country, such as Mexico, though he may have been trying to avoid Mexico's tough immigration laws.