Bi-Partisan Panel: States Should Use Single Drug for Executions to Reduce Errors

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A bipartisan panel of criminal justice experts concluded that states should administer capital punishment with a single drug approved by the U.S. government for executions, the Washington Post reports. The legal research team called the Constitution Project released the 165-page study, which also calls for lethal-injection protocols in each of the 35…

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Defense for Boston Bombing Suspect Claim FBI Is ‘Needlessly Intrusive’ in Counsel’s Meetings with Client

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are complaining that the FBI is getting in the way of legal counsel’s constitutional rights to meet with their client in private. The Boston Globe reports that lawyers filed the complaints in court late Monday, saying FBI continues to be “needlessly intrusive.” The lawyers…

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DEA Head Fights Against Obama Administration Efforts to Reduce Minimum Sentences for Drug Offenders

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com In her latest defiance of the Obama administration, DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart is unwilling to support a bill to reduce mandatory minimum sentences for federal drug crimes, the Huffington Post reports. Leonhart has departed with the administration on reforms to drug policies heralded by President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder. “Having…

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