Top 10 ACBA Blog Posts of 2014

In this special New Year’s edition of the ACBA Blog we pulled together the top ten most popular blog posts from 2014. If you missed them the first time, here’s your chance to catch them now… and feel free to share with your networks! 1) JONES V. CHAPPELL: DISMANTLING THE DEATH PENALTY IN CALIFORNIA 2) ABE LINCOLN’S […]

Jones v. Chappell: Dismantling the Death Penalty in California

On July 16, 2014, a federal judge ruled that systemic delay in California’s death penalty system renders it unconstitutional (Jones v. Chappell, No. 2:09-cv-02158 (C.D. Cal. July 16, 2014)).  Following is a brief summary of Jones v. Chappell, prepared by Stephen M. Duvernay, a Senior Research Fellow with the California Constitution Center at Berkeley Law,with answers […]