It’s an affront to the idea of a written constitution that this case will reach oral argument.
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It’s an affront to the idea of a written constitution that this case will reach oral argument.
A friend shared with me a girl scout cookie link from a group that's having a hard time selling in Minneapolis right now.
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Jimmie Duncan walked out of the Ouachita Parish jail last week and into the arms of his parents after spending 27 years on death row. But Duncan’s journey to freedom is far from over. Prosecutors want to reinstate his death sentence. @propublica.org @veritenews.org veritenews.org/2025/12/03/j...
Jimmie Duncan was released on bond in Louisiana after evidence used to convict him in the murder of his former girlfriend's daughter was discredited.
BREAKING: Jimmie “Chris” Duncan is released on bail Wednesday after being on death row for 27 years. In 1993, Mr. Duncan was wrongfully accused of the death of his then girlfriend’s daughter, who was found unconscious in a bathtub.
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Dr April Ulmer at the Low Cost Animal Medical Hospital on Washington is amazing. She really goes above and beyond.
Judge grants bail to Louisiana death row prisoner Jimmie Duncan
Louisiana death row inmate Jimmie Duncan is closer to freedom after a judge granted bail. Duncan was convicted in killing his ex-girlfriend’s toddler, but the conviction was based partly on bite mark evidence that is now considered…
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 25-385 (25A378)
CHARLES RAY CRAWFORD v. MISSISSIPPI ON APPLICATION FOR STAY AND ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI
[October 15, 2025]
The application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to JUSTICE ALITO and by him referred to the Court is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is de-nied.
JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, with whom JUSTICE KAGAN and
JUSTICE JACKSON join, dissenting from the denial of application for stay and denial of certiorari.
Charles Ray Crawford will be executed tonight for a crime that his own lawyers told the jury he committed, despite his express instructions not to do so. Had this case come to this Court on direct appeal, Crawford could have proved that his Sixth Amendment rights were violated under our decision in McCoy v. Louisiana, 584 U.S. 414
(2018), in which we held that lawyers may not override a defendant's explicit and unequivocal decision not to concede guilt at trial. He would also likely be entitled to a new trial, as a McCoy violation is a structural error that mandates reversal.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreiepxn2c2sysmhnj65djmldlau3pusmhbc7t3kfv6phnqpt5itky6e@jpeg)
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES No. 25-385 (25A378) CHARLES RAY CRAWFORD v. MISSISSIPPI ON APPLICATION FOR STAY AND ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI [October 15, 2025] The application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to JUSTICE ALITO and by him referred to the Court is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is de-nied. JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, with whom JUSTICE KAGAN and JUSTICE JACKSON join, dissenting from the denial of application for stay and denial of certiorari. Charles Ray Crawford will be executed tonight for a crime that his own lawyers told the jury he committed, despite his express instructions not to do so. Had this case come to this Court on direct appeal, Crawford could have proved that his Sixth Amendment rights were violated under our decision in McCoy v. Louisiana, 584 U.S. 414 (2018), in which we held that lawyers may not override a defendant's explicit and unequivocal decision not to concede guilt at trial. He would also likely be entitled to a new trial, as a McCoy violation is a structural error that mandates reversal.
Charles Ray Crawford has identified an important constitutional issue that this Court has not addressed and has divided courts around the country. The Court refuses to Cite as: 607 U.S. (2025) 13 SOTOMAYOR, J., dissenting resolve that question, even though a man's life is in the bal-ance. For these reasons, the Court should have granted Crawford's motion for a stay of execution and petition for writ of certiorari. I respectfully dissent.
The Supreme Court's Republican appointees let Mississippi kill Charles Ray Crawford tonight, despite treatment at trial that was of the same type that SCOTUS later held in another case is unconstitutional.
All three Democratic appointees, in a lengthy dissent, would have kept him alive.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals decision.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals decision.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has issued a stay of execution for Robert Roberson, sending his case back to the trial court.
Yom Kippur is a day of reflection, of forgiveness, of restoration. This year, may we all pray for a better, kinder, more peaceful future.
Wishing all who observe across the five boroughs and the world a meaningful, easy fast. G’mar chatimah tovah.
Shaun King backing up Tucker Carlson that Jews killed Jesus.
It is important to state this bluntly (I should actually write a piece about it): Antisemitism is close to getting mainstream. One thing preventing it on the right is Trump's support of Israel, but Carlson and others are pushing it.
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Botox and Ajovy/Emgality are fantastic. I hope you can get some relief soon!
I also find in a pinch an ice pack and a Coke can go a long way.
2-- After a three-day hearing this week on whether to release Duncan, Ouachita Parish Judge Alvin Sharp said that he will not rule until Monday at the earliest. veritenews.org/2025/07/25/d...
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This is the single best piece of art created during Trump II.
"No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title ... from any King, Prince, or foreign State." U.S. Const. Art I, Sec. 9, cl. 8.
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The nation's criminal defense bar association (@NACDL.org) condemns the National Guard deployment in Los Angeles. This move, in response to protests, is an abuse of power, violating free speech and civil liberties.
Not that anyone seems to give a shit but HRT isn’t about one specific community. It can be lifesaving during peri/menopause. This is about controlling women with absolutely no regard for their health, well-being, and lives.
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According to the Innocence Project of New Orleans, at least 8 men were wrongfully convicted during Connick’s tenure including Kyles. 4 were sentenced to death. All were black. They collectively spent 113 years in prison and their wrongful convictions cost taxpayers $17.5 million.
The lead DA from the first trial later took responsibility for the failure that led to Kyles’s conviction and death sentence: “I was a young prosecutor back then, and I screwed up.”
Kyles was granted a new trial and ultimately tried three additional times. Each ended in a mistrial. Orleans Parish DA Harry Connick opted not to try him a sixth time. Beanie was found murdered before Kyles was released from prison, so he could not be investigated or tried.
The SCOTUS majority held that prosecutors have a duty to learn of evidence that is favorable to the defense that is in the possession, custody, or control of the government, including the police.
At SCOTUS, the DA argued that it didn’t know about this information before trial so it did not have a duty to disclose it under Brady v. Maryland.
