Practices in prisons and jail, discrimination in the criminal Justice System and judicial independence. Mix of cases that bookman worked on and those hes researched and the book looks at the Death Penalty in terms of public policy rather than through moral argument, revealing the system in practice. Scholarly yet largely accessible language, he evaluates a dozen cases that expose glaring injustices in the system, creating a clear and comprehensive portrait of a broken system. The cases he highlights make fascinating reading. Publishers weekly that it shows whats wrong with Capital Punishment. Now im pleased to turn things over to Tonights Speaker and so the digital podium is yours, mark and steven. Good luck. Thank you. I welcome any opportunity to talk about justice with mark bookman. Mark is a good friend for a long time. Hes done great work, as a public Defender And Director of the atlantic center. We will talk about that for a minute. Claire, i want to thank you too. I spent many w
Juries and four cases before the supreme Court And Litigation and scholarly areas of interest are in Capital Punishment, legal representation for poor people accused of crimes, conditions in practices in prisons and jail, discrimination in the criminal Justice System and judicial independence. Mix of cases that bookman worked on and those hes researched and the book looks at the Death Penalty in terms of public policy rather than through moral argument, revealing the system in practice. Scholarly yet largely accessible language, he evaluates a dozen cases that expose glaring injustices in the system, creating a clear and comprehensive portrait of a broken system. The cases he highlights make fascinating reading. Publishers weekly that it shows whats wrong with Capital Punishment. Now im pleased to turn things over to Tonights Speaker and so the digital podium is yours, mark and steven. Good luck. Thank you. I welcome any opportunity to talk about justice with mark bookman. Mark is a go
Tonights first ever mlb game in iowa on the real Life Field of Dreams Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with Lester Holt good evening, everyone there is Breaking News out of afghanistan tonight where a Swift Taliban advance and the rapid crumbling of the afghan government is triggering the return of 3,000 u. S. Troops to evacuate american civilians the State Department accelerating its reduction of Embassy Staff In Kabul, and warning americans should leave the country immediately. Tonight some of afghanistans largest cities are back under taliban control as fears grow that the capital itself, kabul, could fall soon. The reintroduction of american ground troops coming just week before the scheduled end of the decadeslong u. S. Military mission there. Kelly cobiella is in Kabul Tonight with the latest. Reporter tonight a shocking announcement just weeks before the u. S. Completes its full withdrawal of troops from afghanistan. This is a temporary mission with a narrow focus. Reporter 3,
This hour to decide which categories of fully vaccinated people can now receive third shots because of their weakened Immune Systems. Dr. Walensky could sign a final order as early as late this afternoon, and ill be joined this hour by nbc nightly News Anchor Lester Holt for a preview of his powerful dateline special an investigation into Police Misconduct and a discussion of a Philadelphia Man who spent 28 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. I wanted him dead, i did. Did you kill Barbara Jean Horn . No, i did not do. I did not do anything to that child at all. Did you look at the jury. Yeah. They were stone faced. Yeah, we want to just get rid of you. Thats Coming Up, but well begin in afghanistan with Nbcs Kelly Cobiella in kabul. Kelly, the march of the taliban, rapid, one city after another. Reporter thats right. The provinces continue to fall like dominos today. Andrea, you mentioned kandahar now being in the hands of the taliban. That was confirmed by Nbc News early to
Families sue florida to stop the governors mask mandate ban. Many classes there start tomorrow. The battle against californias biggest single wildfire ever. 30,000 people out of their homes. Our exclusive interview with the governor. Taliban forces take over multiple cities in afghanistan just weeks after most u. S. Troops left. The american embassy warning all citizens to get out now. Were on the ground. And a hero welcome. The epic homecoming as americas athletes return home. I just feel so honored and blessed to be able to represent this amazing country. The emotional reunions weeks in the making. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with Kate Snow. Good evening. Im Hallie Jackson in for kate. As we come on the air, the covid cries Sis Deepening in parts of america. Hospitals in some places overwhelmed again. We will get to all of it tonight, but we very least a reason to exhale with the olympics coming to a close today. Athletes from around the world pulling off what at times seemed