Archive of Court Watch articles, Articles, and Notes
In Washington, debate roils on about whether terrorism suspects should be tried by military commission, Article III courts, some combination of the two, or not at all. The Obama administration’s… Read more »
Humberto Leal Garcia savagely raped and murdered sixteen-year-old Adria Sauceda in San Antonio in the spring of 1994.[1] A Texas jury sentenced him to death.[2] On these facts alone, his… Read more »
Sex offenders are not a sympathetic bunch. Throughout American history, society has imposed on sexual offenders a variety of punishments, from incarceration[1] to castration.[2] In recent years, in response to… Read more »
When the issue of human trafficking first gained widespread public attention in the United States in the 1990s, the discussion centered on international human trafficking. In 2000, the United States… Read more »
Since the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976,[1] the United States has executed twenty-eight foreign nationals from fifteen different countries.[2] Most of those foreign nationals were never informed… Read more »
In the last quarter century, a particular problem facing humanity has become increasingly clear to innovators around the world: the consumption of immense quantities of natural resources of limited and… Read more »
On the evening of January 27, 2010, the Capitol witnessed an epic bout. From his bully pulpit and encircled by the thundering applause of his political majority, President Barack Obama… Read more »
Most fishermen are probably not thinking about the law on a normal day on the water. But perhaps they should if they are one of the anglers paying a fee… Read more »
In December 2004, Los Angeles couple Jean and Scott Adam embarked on a round-the-world voyage on their yacht, the s/v Quest.1 They hoped to spend their retirement on the seas,… Read more »
The first reported intercollegiate athletics contest in the United States took place in 1852.1 Harvard University challenged Yale University to a rowing contest similar to those staged in England by… Read more »