Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law
Though 2020 has been a rough year, I still feel fortunate that the last big in-person event I attended was this amazing conference, The Controlled Substances Act at 50 Years, which was hosted in February 2020 by the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and put together by the amazing team at The Ohio State University s Drug Enforcement and Policy Center and ASU s Academy for Justice. This terrific conference is on my mind now because the terrific
Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law has recently published its Fall 2020 issue which includes these nine terrific papers from the conference:
December 26, 2020
Federal judge blocks January 12 execution date for only woman on federal death row
As repoted in this AP piece, a federal judge said the Justice Department unlawfully rescheduled the execution of the only woman on federal death row, potentially setting up the Trump administration to schedule the execution after president-elect Joe Biden takes office. Here is more about a ruling that was handed down before Christmas:
U.S. District Court Judge Randolph Moss also vacated an order from the director of the Bureau of Prisons that had set Lisa Montgomery’s execution date for Jan. 12. Montgomery had previously been scheduled to be put to death at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, this month, but Moss delayed the execution after her attorneys contracted coronavirus visiting their client and asked him to extend the amount of time to file a clemency petition.
GO NZ: The perfect challenge to end a challenging year
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Cycling, walking and kayaking across the South Island in four days is huge effort for huge rewards, writes
Stephanie Holmes
With only 2km left to go of the 30km hike, the sudden burst of tears takes me by surprise. Only a moment ago, I was silently congratulating myself on how well I ve done, how I just have to push a little further to reach the finish line. Now I m sobbing.
I d cried earlier, too, but that was entirely warranted – I d just slipped from an algae-covered rock into the fast-flowing waters of the Deception River, my hip and thigh landing hard on a boulder. The cold water did nothing to numb the pain, and the shock and frustration manifested in hot, embarrassed tears.
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