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The Daily Digest, 4/19/11

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

The New York Times on Sunday ran a provocative op-ed co-authored by one of my colleagues at Vanderbilt, Nancy King. In that editorial, the authors call for reform to the endless process of habeas review, arguing that claims are reviewed, … Continue reading →

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The Daily Digest, 4/5/11

Posted on April 5, 2011 by

After the major decision handed down by the United States Supreme Court yesterday, all bets are off on the likely success of claims for ineffective assistance of counsel for failure to introduce mitigating brain evidence at trial. The case may … Continue reading →

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The Daily Digest, 2/17/11

Posted on February 17, 2011 by

Until I read the first case today, I had no idea that there were Brain Injury Identification cards! These cards are available through local Brain Injury Associations for “persons with brain injury [who may] have motor and speech impairments that … Continue reading →

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