All the news that’s fit from How Appealing

Howard Bashman starts off the new week with lots of very intriguing links, including this array of items for sentencing fans:

• “A matter of life or death” (linking series on death penalty prosecutions)

• “Ex-border agents appeal convictions” (discussing Compean and Ramos appeal to he Fifth Circuit)

• “Nuance and Resolve in Rulings by Attorney General Nominee” (linking NY Times article noting AG-nominee Mukasey’s judicial sentencing record)

• “Congress OKs Fast-Tracked Executions” (linking NPR coverage of death penalty appeals)

In addition, How Appealing also has lots of links to other items that will interest anyone who follows closely the Supreme Court or law school developments.