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 »
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 »
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 »
In December 2004, Los Angeles couple Jean and Scott Adam embarked on a round-the-world voyage on their yacht, the s/v Quest. ((Jean Adam, Welcome to s/v Quest Adventure Log, S/V… Read more »
The first reported intercollegiate athletics contest in the United States took place in 1852. ((See RONALD A. SMITH, SPORTS AND FREEDOM: THE RISE OF BIG-TIME COLLEGE ATHLETICS 168 (Peter Levine… Read more »
Not many would argue that banks should leave their front doors and vaults unlocked, even in towns lacking any reported cases of bank robbery. To the contrary, many banks and… Read more »