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TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime
http://talkleft.com
Jeralyn Merritt is a criminal defense attorney in Denver. She served as one of the principal trial lawyers for Timothy McVeigh in the Oklahoma City Bombing trial. She has been a television legal analyst since 1996, most frequently appearing on MSNBC, CNN and Fox News, and is the creator and principal author of the weblog, TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime.
Based in Denver, TalkLeft has covered the presidential elections since 2000 and will be a media credentialled blogger at the DNC This August.
- Added on: Jul 21st, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Jeralyn Merritt
- Listed in: Democratic Blogging
- Tags: politics law injustice guantanamo democratic convention militarycommission trials
Recent Posts
Should "Good People" Be Prosecutors?
George Washington Law Professor Paul Butler has a new book out, Let's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice. It's a book about why the U.S. is wrong to lock up so many people, and how we can safely reduce our incarceration rate. He devote...
The Benefits of Trying 9/11 Defendants in Federal Court
Thomas Wilner, who represented some of the Guantanamo detainees in their babeas cases in the Supreme Court has an op-ed in todays' Wall St. Journal explaining why the Obama Administration made the correct call in deciding to prosecute the 9/11 de...
Friday Football Open Thread
So you thought the football was over for the weekend? No it is just starting. Today, there are 13 college games. Here are my picks: Louisville (+3) over Rutgers. Temple (-3) over Ohio. Illinois (+21) over Cinncinati. Central Michigan (-13.5) over ...
R.I.P. Kobe Matisse Rose (Hamsher)
Jane Hamsher of Firedoglake writes tonight of the recent passing of Kobe Mattisse Rose, her beautiful poodle who was the inspiration for the blog. It's one of the most moving posts I've ever read. I had the privilege of spending a wee...
David Headley: Double Agent?
I've been writing about the curious case of David Headley, former heroin smuggler who got a sweetheart deal from the DEA and DOJ in exchange for cooperation that included travel to Pakistan. Today, the Times of India picks up on the DEA connect...
Roman Polanski Ready for Release, No Appeal of Bail Decision
Preparations are underway for Roman Polanski to be released from jail on bail and home detention at his chalet in Switzerland. The Swiss Justice Ministry announced today they will not appeal the decision. Polanski will be released from custody as so...
