Stacie Lieberman

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals decision.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals decision.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has issued a stay of execution for Robert Roberson, sending his case back to the trial court.

Yom Kippur is a day of reflection, of forgiveness, of restoration. This year, may we all pray for a better, kinder, more peaceful future.

Wishing all who observe across the five boroughs and the world a meaningful, easy fast. G’mar chatimah tovah.

Shaun King backing up Tucker Carlson that Jews killed Jesus.

It is important to state this bluntly (I should actually write a piece about it): Antisemitism is close to getting mainstream. One thing preventing it on the right is Trump's support of Israel, but Carlson and others are pushing it.

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David Bowie with NIN

Botox and Ajovy/Emgality are fantastic. I hope you can get some relief soon!

I also find in a pinch an ice pack and a Coke can go a long way.

Judge mulls bail for death row prisoner with vacated conviction Following a tense three-day hearing, Judge Alvin Sharp says he needs more time to decide whether to free Jimmie Duncan pending another trial.

2-- After a three-day hearing this week on whether to release Duncan, Ouachita Parish Judge Alvin Sharp said that he will not rule until Monday at the earliest. veritenews.org/2025/07/25/d...

Florida made a mistake in Crosley Green case. It's time they right their wrong. | Opinion Torres: Florida admittedly made a mistake with Crosley Green's parole date but refused to correct it. Now, an appellate court may force them to.

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This is the single best piece of art created during Trump II.

Genie: ok what do you want for your birthday
Trump: a military parade, oh, and also millions of people on the street chanting my name
Genie: okie dokie

"No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title ... from any King, Prince, or foreign State." U.S. Const. Art I, Sec. 9, cl. 8.

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The nation's criminal defense bar association (@NACDL.org) condemns the National Guard deployment in Los Angeles. This move, in response to protests, is an abuse of power, violating free speech and civil liberties.

Not that anyone seems to give a shit but HRT isn’t about one specific community. It can be lifesaving during peri/menopause. This is about controlling women with absolutely no regard for their health, well-being, and lives.

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If you are a member of the DC Bar, please watch this video and VOTE for Diane Seltzer for DC Bar president.

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According to the Innocence Project of New Orleans, at least 8 men were wrongfully convicted during Connick’s tenure including Kyles. 4 were sentenced to death. All were black. They collectively spent 113 years in prison and their wrongful convictions cost taxpayers $17.5 million.

The lead DA from the first trial later took responsibility for the failure that led to Kyles’s conviction and death sentence: “I was a young prosecutor back then, and I screwed up.”

Kyles was granted a new trial and ultimately tried three additional times. Each ended in a mistrial. Orleans Parish DA Harry Connick opted not to try him a sixth time. Beanie was found murdered before Kyles was released from prison, so he could not be investigated or tried.

The SCOTUS majority held that prosecutors have a duty to learn of evidence that is favorable to the defense that is in the possession, custody, or control of the government, including the police.

At SCOTUS, the DA argued that it didn’t know about this information before trial so it did not have a duty to disclose it under Brady v. Maryland.

Among additional evidence that was not disclosed to Kyles’s trial prosecutor: serious inconsistencies in eyewitness statements, statements Beanie made to police implicating Kyles, and information contradicting a key prosecution argument in favor of Kyles’ guilt at trial.

In 1988, his post-conviction defense team discovered evidence and information in the possession of the New Orleans Police Department and the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office that heavily supported the defense’s theory at trial: a man named Beanie was the perpetrator, not Kyles.

Curtis Kyles, a black man who lived in the Desire area of New Orleans, was convicted and sentenced to death in 1984 for the broad daylight robbery-murder of a white grandmother in a grocery store parking lot. It was his second trial - the first ended in a mistrial.

In 1995, Justice Souter authored the majority opinion Kyles v. Whitley making it clear that prosecutors are responsible for disclosing exculpatory, impeachment, and mitigating evidence in possession of the police. Strong and under utilized, I cite to it in my practice nearly every day. RIP.

My big takeaway from tonight’s DC Bar president candidates Q&A is that Pam Bondi’s brother is exactly who you think he is, and it’s very important that DC lawyers cast our votes for @whatajlp.bsky.social by the 6/4 deadline. Search your email for “Vote Today in the D.C. Bar Election” and do it now.

Louisiana death row conviction overturned as man's lawyers cite faulty forensic analysis A man who has served nearly three decades on death row in Louisiana has had his conviction overturned by a judge.

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He’s Been On Louisiana’s Death Row for Decades. A Judge Just Vacated His Conviction. Chris Duncan’s longtime claims of innocence were boosted by the discrediting of bite mark analysis, and by recent reforms now under threat from the state’s Republican leadership.

Did you see this news over the weekend? Chris Duncan has been on Louisiana's death row for 26 years, claiming innocence. His conviction hinged on a method now widely discredited as "junk science."

A Louisiana court just vacated his conviction. boltsmag.org/chris-d...

He’s Been On Louisiana’s Death Row for Decades. A Judge Just Vacated His Conviction. - Bolts Jimmie Christian Duncan has spent over 26 years on death row at Louisiana’s Angola prison for the rape and murder of his girlfriend’s toddler daughter—a crime he has always maintained... Read More

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