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27 Sep 2009, 11:27 pm
William Michael Treanor, Dean of Fordham University School of Law, has posted a new essay, Morton Horwitz: Legal Historian as Lawyer and Historian. [read post]
2 Feb 2003, 6:52 pm
Jane Smith, the widow of Challenger pilot Captain Michael J. [read post]
9 Nov 2013, 5:20 am
In essence, Michael Morton sacrificed most of his adult life to secure that pivotal reform. [read post]
11 Feb 2012, 5:11 am
Judge Sid Harle has recommended a Court of Inquiry (see more background on this unique, Texas proceeding) regarding whether then-Williamson County DA Ken Anderson (today a District Judge) broke any laws by concealing evidence in the Michael Morton murder case 26 years ago. [read post]
7 Feb 2013, 5:54 am
I've had work to do that's kept me from attending or closely tracking the Ken Anderson court of inquiry involving alleged prosecutor misconduct in the Michael Morton case in Georgetown. [read post]
14 Oct 2011, 2:15 pm
I recently commented on the release of Michael Morton after DNA evidence established another person's guilt. [read post]
7 Dec 2007, 3:01 pm
James Dobson, Fred Barnes and Morton Kondracke, Larry Kudlow, Dennis Prager, and Laura... [read post]
13 Oct 2011, 5:48 am
The Court of Criminal Appeals apparently moved Michael Morton's case to the head of the line and granted relief yesterday. [read post]
26 Jun 2012, 10:00 am
Al Reinert, a two-time Academy Award nominee, recently began filming a documentary focusing on the trials and travails of Michael Morton, who was exonerated after 25 years of wrongful imprisonment for allegedly murdering his wife. [read post]
16 Nov 2015, 11:43 am
But only after passage of the Michael Morton Act, which explicitly demands that impeachment material be handed over, has the issue come clearly into focus among the various stakeholders. [read post]
27 Dec 2011, 3:22 pm
In Williamson County, vandals are leaving reminders on John Bradley's yard signs of the District Attorney's role delaying Michael Morton's exoneration by opposing DNA testing of a bloody bandana for years on end:Via the Wilco WatchdogOuch! [read post]
31 Jan 2012, 4:03 am
The military has a much-different process with the same name, but according to the Texas Tribune, the type of "court of inquiry" sought in the Michael Morton case is unique to Texas, and the proceedings have been upheld as constitutional by the federal 5th Circuit. [read post]
5 Dec 2013, 7:52 am
Huffpost: Confession contamination in Cook County: Demonizing youth in false confession narrativesThe Innocence Blog: Demystifying false confessionsCNN: Exonerated: Cases by the numbers CNN: 'An Unreal Dream: The Michael Morton Story,' premieres as CNN FILMS broadcast on Thursday, Dec. 5 [read post]
9 Feb 2015, 11:37 am
Ellis, DNA exoneree Michael Morton, and advocates push for stronger DNA testing law(Austin, TX) // Michael Morton, who served 25 years in prison for murder until DNA evidence proved his innocence, joined Sen. [read post]
12 Nov 2013, 6:58 am
But more common was the suggestion that 10 days was a ridiculously light sentence compared to the quarter century Michael Morton spent in prison. [read post]
3 Feb 2013, 2:34 pm
I've got work here in Austin, but Grits expects there will be plenty of MSM reporters in Georgetown starting tomorrow to cover the court of inquiry alleging prosecutorial misconduct by then Williamson County District Attorney and now District Judge Ken Anderson in the Michael Morton case. [read post]
4 Oct 2011, 11:15 am
Michael Morton spent 25 years in before new evidence forced Texas prosecutors to agree on Monday to release him from prison for beating his wife to death —a crime that he maintained he never committed, after DNA tests showed another man was responsible. [read post]
28 Mar 2012, 10:25 am
The Williamson County prosecutors are now proceeding to go after another man for the murder of Michael Morton’s late wife, Christine Morton. [read post]
11 Jul 2012, 3:30 am
The Texas Tribune has completed its series on wrongful convictions, their causes, and available remedies, with a special focus on issues surrounding prosecutorial error and misconduct: Here's their roundup of links to their various stories - "Seeking Solutions" is a 12 minute video summarizing the key issues, focusing mainly on Michael Morton's exoneration:Seeking Solutionsby Brandi Grissom, Justin Dehn and Ryan Murphy July 10,… [read post]
26 Dec 2011, 8:20 am
"- Orson WellesRegular readers will recall that Grits recently named the Michael Morton exoneration out of Williamson County the biggest Texas criminal justice story of 2011. [read post]
