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16 Jan 2013, 12:20 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
The Austin Statesman's Mike Ward points to a major development on the criminal justice reform front: The entry of the Texas Association of Business, a powerful lobby representing some of the state's largest employers, will be backing a reform agenda on criminal justice this session. [read post]
11 Feb 2013, 10:03 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman reported that "the state has paid more than $65 million to 89 wrongfully convicted people since 1992," and that "some lawmakers are questioning whether Texas’ compensation system [for exonerees] is too generous, at a time when schools, law enforcement and health programs need billions more in funding." [read post]
13 Feb 2015, 5:00 am by Jon Hyman
— via Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions Facebook now lets you choose who controls your account after you die — via The Verge Invasion of the Body Cameras: You Need to Be Ready — via Inc.com Avoiding liability when searching employee devices — via Technology for HR Are RFID Chip Implants on the Horizon for Employees? [read post]
11 May 2013, 6:31 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Though Grits had heard that the decision over prison closures wouldn't be made until a 9 a.m. meeting of the budget conference committee on Monday, at which I was told to expect "fireworks," Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman reported today ("Deal reported on plan to close two private prison," May 10) that a deal has been struck. [read post]
14 Aug 2013, 8:53 am by Gritsforbreakfast
  Reported the Austin Statesman's Mike Ward (Aug. 13):While summertime water issues are not new — complaints have rolled in for years about the sulfur smell in water at state prison facility near Marlin — this summer’s heat and water outages at Connally highlight unrest over working and living conditions inside many of Texas’ 111 state prisons. [read post]
19 Dec 2016, 5:47 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In Austin, DA-elect Margaret Moore ousted 27 prosecutors in a much smaller office, but somehow nobody in the capital believes the world may come to an end as a result. [read post]
18 Apr 2008, 8:46 am
Mike Easley to resume executions and ignore a state law requiring a doctor be present for the lethal injection. [read post]
9 Jun 2010, 8:45 am by Steve Hall
"Mike" McKetta, a shareholder in Austin's Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody, argue in their objections that Berchelmann's findings are irrelevant and erroneous. [read post]
27 Oct 2010, 8:25 am by Steve Hall
"The proceedings should be remanded to the commission for reconsideration of the remedy appropriate for the violations that Judge Keller has been found to have committed," said the motion by Mike McKetta, an Austin lawyer who volunteered his time to act as examiner, or prosecutor, for the commission. [read post]
17 Dec 2010, 4:26 am by Gritsforbreakfast
John Whitmire and some advocacy groups at yesterday's hearing were still pushing the idea, reports Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman:“There are just over 1,400 youths left — about the size of a middle school in Austin — and yet the budget is $250 million, the central office staff remains large, the recidivism is still high … the cost of caring for each youth is $120,000 a year — an amazing amount,” Whitmire said. [read post]
6 Mar 2007, 7:50 am
Evil to Scott Green’s Mike Evil in “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.” Click here and try not to laugh. [read post]
13 Nov 2010, 9:10 am by Steve Hall
The Houston Chronicle reports, "Questionable capital cases raise hopes for reform," by Allan Turner and Mike Tolson. [read post]
27 Nov 2022, 9:01 pm by Austin Sarat
Austin Sarat is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College. [read post]
23 Jul 2023, 9:01 pm by Austin Sarat
Austin Sarat is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College. [read post]
4 Aug 2024, 9:01 pm by Austin Sarat
” Alabama should learn that lesson and cancel its plan to execute Alan Miller by nitrogen hypoxia.And, if it won’t, the courts should order it to do so.Follow @ljstprof Austin Sarat is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College. [read post]
21 Jul 2009, 10:25 pm
But that's a point about the political shelf-life of affirmative action, not its moral standing.Posted by Mike Dorf [read post]
2 Sep 2024, 9:01 pm by Austin Sarat
The Nebraska Legislature deserves credit for consigning it to the dustbin of history.The state supreme court should not let its attorney general stand in the way of accomplishing that end.Follow @ljstprof Austin Sarat is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College. [read post]
28 Dec 2023, 9:01 pm by Austin Sarat
”In contrast to his Florida counterpart’s enthusiasm for the death penalty, in 2020 Ohio’s Republican governor Mike DeWine said that he was “much more skeptical about whether it meets the criteria that was certainly in my mind when I voted for the death penalty, and that was that it in fact did deter crime, which to me is the moral justification. [read post]