The StandDown Texas Project

Connecticut

There is a great deal of commentary and reporting following the Connecticut General Assembly Votes to repeal the state's death penalty.  I'm going to break coverage into several posts.  First, editorials and commentary; Gov. Malloy's comments following the votes; the impact of crime victims in pushing repeal, and; other Connecticut follow-up coverage.

 

Wednesday - Bernard Rapoport, 1917 - 2012

I'll be traveling to Waco today to attend the memorial service for Bernard Rapoport, known universally as B.

Among everything else he did in an oversized life, he was a devoted, dogged supporter of the Texas Observer, a lighthouse of Texas journalism since 1954:

We want to make sure that everyone in the Observer community knows that the public memorial for B is tomorrow (Wednesday, April 11) at noon in Waco. The memorial will take place at the Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas, located at 715 Columbus Ave. in Waco. All are welcome.

The family has generously asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to The Texas Observer, or to the Rapoport Scholars Program at the University of Texas.

Progressives in Texas have lost a great champion and friend.  The world has lost a true mensch.

Monday

There is a great deal of weekend coverage to catch up on, including many reflections on the Connecticut Senate vote to abolish the state's death penalty.  A vote by the Connecticut House of Representatives is expected this week.

There are also news reports of studies in Kentucky and Nevada, and developments in highly-watched cases.

Friday

Though there are several other items to post, but I'm leaving the office to attend what looks to be an excellent symposium at UT Law, "Lynching and the Death Penalty." 

Bryan Stevenson of the Alabama-based Equal Justice Initiative, who earlier this week argued two juvenile justices cases befor the Supreme Court, will be the keynote speaker.

Posts will resume later.

Monday

I'll be traveling Monday. Posts will resume later today.

Friday

I'll be out of the office much of Friday, attending "Barriers and Innovationas in Civil Rights Litigation Since 9/11: Practical and Theoretical Perspectives." 

The conference is co-sponsored by the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law and the American Constiution Society Austin and UT Law chapters.

Friday

I'll be out of the office this morning.  Posts will resume after lunch.  Take this opportunity to visit the Daily Must Reads and other sites in the left-column webroll.

A Return to 2011

The next several posts will catch up with end of year news coverage during our December break.

2012

I'm going to begin the posts with links to today's articles.  Next, I'll fill in articles from our December break.

Thursday

I have several news articles to post today, and will be doing so after an out-of-office meeting concludes.

Tuesday

I'll be traveling on Tuesday.  Posts will resume as WiFi allows.

Friday

I'll be in meetings all day Friday.  I hope you'll take the opportunity to visit sites on the left-colum webroll, especially the Daily Must Reads.

Thursday

I'll be traveling on Thursday

Friday

I'll be at the Batson at 25 Symposium, most of the day.

Thursday

I'll be traveling Thursday to attend the Batson at 25 Symposium & Tribute to David Baldus.  Posts will resume as layovers and WiFi allow.

Friday

I'll be traveling most of the day.  I'll be posting as airport WiFi connections allow.

Thursday

I am in Washington, DC, today, and moving between meetings.  I'll be updating the site throughout the day as time and WiFi connections allow.

Wednesday

I'll be traveling much of Wednesday.  Posts will resume as WiFi allows.  I expect to be back online in the afternoon.

Take the opportunity to run through the left-column webroll.

Thursday - Texas Execution Scheduled

The Humberto Leal is white-hot in media coverage.  It's getting attention from editorial writers and bloggers in addition to news coverage.  That coverage will occupy the next several posts.

Leal is scheduled to be executed, shortly after 6:00 pm, tonight in Huntsville.  To date, Texas has carried out six executions in 2011; there have been 25 executions in the nation this year.

Houston's KPFT-FM will host Execution Watch on the web and it's HD radio broadcast signal beginning at 6:00 p.m. (CDT), tonight.

 

Wednesday

It's a return travel day, today.  Look for lots of updating, tomorrow.  Follow developments on the Humberto Leal case at the link.  His execution is scheduled for tomorrow evening in Texas, despite international calls for a stay.  A petition is at the U.S. Supreme Court, at this time.  Any order issued by the Court would be posted.

Thursday

More travel, today. Enjoy the Daily Must Reads and other blogs listed in the left column.

Check back later today.

Wednesday

I am out of the office this morning.  Posting will resume this afternoon.

Thursday

I was due to be on my way to Minneapolis by now, but my flight has been delayed. 

The next two posts will contain today's top stories, then I'll sign off for a few hours of travel.

Netroots Nation 2011

On Thursday, I'll be traveling to Netroots Nation, being held this year in Minneapolis.

Posting Thursday morning will likely be sporadic, depending on WiFi availability.

As in years past, I'll live-blog and tweet during the conference.

Friday

I'll be traveling today.  Posting will resume as WiFi allows.

Take the opportunity to visit sites linked in the left-column, especially the Daily Must Reads.

Thursday

I'll be out of the office Thursday morning.  Posts should resume by 12:00 noon.

Wednesday

I'll be away from the office this morning.

Friday

I'm traveling today.  Posts will resume later today.

Friday

I'm in meetings, but will be updating news later today.

Thursday

I'll be traveling much of Thursday.

Monday

I'll be linking coverage of the past week and a half, today.

Monday

I will be traveling Monday. Posts will resume later today.

Friday

I'll be traveling much of Friday.

Thursday

I'll be out of the office at a meeting Thursday morning.  Posting will resume after lunch.

Wednesday

I'll be traveling much of Wednesday.

Tuesday

I'll be traveling much of Tuesday.

Friday

I'll be traveling Friday.  Please take the opportunity to visit sites in the left=column webroll.

Thursday

I'll be traveling Thursday morning.  Posts will resume later this morning.

Monday

I'll be traveling much of Monday.  Check out the left-column webroll and keep watching for new posts later today.

Follow @standdown_tx on twitter for indigent criminal justice and capital issues.

Follow @steve_hall for other related issues.

Thursday

I'll be traveling to Netroots Nation today.  Posts will resume this evening.

Thursday

I will be traveling most the day.  Posts will resume later.

Thursday

I'll be traveling most of Thursday.  Posting will likely resume this evening.

Take this opportunity to visit sites in the left-column webroll.

Friday

I'll be traveling today.  Posts will resume this evening.

Friday

I'll be traveling much of the day.  Posts will resume later today.

Friday

I'll be attending the Capital Punishment Center's Symposium.  Posting on Friday will be limited.  Take the opportunity to visit blogs and blawgs in the left-column webroll.

Thursday

It's a travel day.  Post may be limited, but there are developments in the Hank Skinner case.  Details in the next post.

Thursday

I'll be traveling on Thursday morning.  Posts will resume later today.

Tuesday

I'm traveling today.  Posts will resume this evening.  Visit the Daily Must Reads, Essential Law Blogs and other blogs in the left-column webroll.

Monday

I am in meetings today.  Posts will resume later today.  Please visit the Daily Must Reads and other blogs in the left-column webroll.

Friday

I'll be traveling much of today.  Posts will resume later this evening.