Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Gonzales getting extra authority in death penalty cases

Implementing a "little-notice provision in last year's reauthorization of the Patriot Act," the Justice Department rules give Gonzales authority that had previously been held by federal judges to decide whether states are providing adequate council for defendants in death penalty cases, according to the Times.

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