http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:32:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/08/17/troy-davis-deserves-hearing-say-supremes/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/08/17/troy-davis-deserves-hearing-say-supremes/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:34:46 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=23850 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/08/17/troy-davis-deserves-hearing-say-supremes/feed/ 7 The Supreme Court has called for a new trial for Troy Davis http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/29/us-supreme-court-holds-off-on-troy-davis-decision-until-september/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/29/us-supreme-court-holds-off-on-troy-davis-decision-until-september/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:58:59 +0000 Mara Shalhoup http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=21623 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/29/us-supreme-court-holds-off-on-troy-davis-decision-until-september/feed/ 2 Georgia death row inmate claims he's innocent of 1989 killing. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/25/us-supreme-court-to-consider-troy-davis-case/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/25/us-supreme-court-to-consider-troy-davis-case/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:07:25 +0000 Mara Shalhoup http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=21409 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/25/us-supreme-court-to-consider-troy-davis-case/feed/ 3 Country's highest court is scheduled to meet today to decide whether to hear Georgia death row inmate's latest appeal. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/01/bob-barr-in-new-york-times-about-troy-davis-case/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/01/bob-barr-in-new-york-times-about-troy-davis-case/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:04:40 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=20315 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/01/bob-barr-in-new-york-times-about-troy-davis-case/feed/ 1 'Mr. Davis faces an extraordinary and obviously final injustice.' http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/04/22/ajc-scooped-by-local-blogger/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/04/22/ajc-scooped-by-local-blogger/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:12:35 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=18836 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/04/22/ajc-scooped-by-local-blogger/feed/ 18 If you’ve spent much time on the Interwebs, you’ve likely come across the never-ending debate over the virtues of old-fashioned print journalism vs. blogging. (And if you haven’t, you can do some catching up here, here and most especially, here.) Yesterday, the local blog Atlanta Unfiltered scored a big coup, posting a story — including the [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/03/senate-votes-to-expand-death-penalty-alternatives/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/03/senate-votes-to-expand-death-penalty-alternatives/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:12:37 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=14055 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/03/senate-votes-to-expand-death-penalty-alternatives/feed/ 0 For the second year, the Georgia Senate has again passed a Republican-penned proposal to give prosecutors the ability to seek life without parole against murder suspects. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/01/13/fixing-georgia%e2%80%99s-death-penalty/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/01/13/fixing-georgia%e2%80%99s-death-penalty/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:10:00 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=12479 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/01/13/fixing-georgia%e2%80%99s-death-penalty/feed/ 0 A state senator has found a way to restore integrity to Georgia's death penalty while saving millions in legal costs. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/15/word-travesty-of-death/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/15/word-travesty-of-death/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:12:22 +0000 Mara Shalhoup http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=10917 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/15/word-travesty-of-death/feed/ 2 On Dec. 9, a three-judge panel heard the appeal of death row inmate Troy Davis, who claims he's innocent. Four days later, convicted courthouse killer Brian Nichols was spared the death penalty by a Fulton jury. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/13/courthouse-killer-spared/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/13/courthouse-killer-spared/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:52:07 +0000 Mara Shalhoup http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=10902 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/13/courthouse-killer-spared/feed/ 1 Prosecutors failed to convince the jury that Brian Nichols should die for his crimes. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/11/brian-nichols-jury-split-on-death-penalty-verdict/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/11/brian-nichols-jury-split-on-death-penalty-verdict/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:00:16 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=10732 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/11/brian-nichols-jury-split-on-death-penalty-verdict/feed/ 0 Judge will ask jury to continue deliberating.