Monthly Archives: June 2009

(An update of this story can be found here.) The Jena 6 and Justin Barker are now free to move ahead with their lives.  The terms of the plea agreement were revealed in the course of a two-hour court hearing at the LaSalle Parish … Continue reading →

I got a call from one of the Jena 6 lawyers this afternoon about this dramatic conclusion to the Jena 6 saga.  I won’t comment beyond what the AP story below reveals, but I certainly intend to be in Jena … Continue reading →

               Wiley Drake                                       Dwight McKissic A Southern Baptist pastor raised eyebrows earlier this month when he told an interviewer that he is praying for the death of president Barack Obama.  Wiley Drake, a California pastor who once served as … Continue reading →

If anyone knows how to get the attention of Attorney General Eric Holder please give me a shout. Federal judge Leon Holmes has rejected Alvin Clay’s motion for a new trial.  If you have no idea what I am talking … Continue reading →

This feature story from the Los Angeles Times will be of interest to all those concerned about the plight of Troy Davis.  With the Supreme Court unlikely to give Davis his day in court attention is shifting to Larry Chisolm, the … Continue reading →

The tragic story of Brandon McLelland took a much-anticipated twist on Friday.  McLelland was run over on a lonely highway outside Paris, Texas last September and, pinned against the undercarriage of the vehicle and apparently dragged down the highway.  But who was driving the vehicle … Continue reading →

Over at Grits for Breakfast, Scott Henson offers a damning assessment of the now-extinct legislative sessionin Austin, Texas.  The spate of DNA exonerations in Dallas has embarrassed state legislators and hopes were high that meaningful reform was waiting in the wings.  Unfortunately, Democrats and Republicans wasted … Continue reading →