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March 4, 2021
Making the case for repealing AEDPA . and a reminder that Joe Biden was one of the most vocal critics of the AEDPA’s habeas provisions
I have lately been giving thought to the need for Congress to give more attention to the need to reform the ever-ugly and ever-litigated Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). But Radley Balko has this new
Washington Post piece, headlined It’s time to repeal the worst criminal justice law of the past 30 years, effectively reminding us that another lousy and clumsy piece of federal legislation (also starting with an A) should be getting a lot more attention. Here are excerpts, ending with a useful reminder of an important bit of history:
Dateline’s Keith Morrison Is Getting Used to Podcast Stardom Oh, you like podcasts? Sign up for Vulture’s new recommendation newsletter 1.5x Speed here. Photo: NBC Universal
After more than 50 years in the broadcasting business, there are still some surprises to be had for Keith Morrison, the dulcet-toned correspondent of NBC’s long-running newsmagazine,
Dateline. For instance, the success of his first podcast, 2019’s
“I hadn’t given much thought to the podcast world because we were busy enough as it was,” says Morrison, who began his career in radio. “I was somewhat skeptical at the beginning that this would be such a good fit for us, but once you realize that you’re not constrained by all the structure of a television show, you can get more into the details and down the rabbit holes. It was fun.”