The Prosecutor’s Dilemma
“That it is better 100 guilty persons should escape, than that one innocent person should suffer.” — Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) The hardest decision a government prosecutor may ever face is also one of the most important tests of the rule of law: What...
Tenn. legislature to investigate other execution methods after failed lethal injections
Republican leaders in Tennessee’s legislature say they will investigate the reliability of lethal injection as an execution method after the state failed to execute two death row inmates in the span of five months. Gov. Bill Lee stopped the May execution of Tony...
Predicting Breast Cancer
Imagine there were a simple test, using AI, that could accurately predict a man’s chance of developing prostate cancer in the next five years. Would insurance pay the $249 for the test? You bet they would. “Men fund what they fear,” then Rep. Pat...
News From Around the South, 9/28 to 10/5
SOUTH CAROLINA: SC Arts Commission refuses grant funding to 2 LGBTQ+ organizations COLUMBIA — The governing board of the South Carolina Arts Commission denied grants to a pair of LGBTQ+ arts groups in the Upstate without giving a reason. The board voted 5-3 Thursday...Obiter Dicta
If you want a one-word answer to how the president is approaching this election, I’ll give you my favorite. Kentucky. Read More
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SOUTH CAROLINA: S.C. Arts Commission’s interim director steps down, following 2 board members’ resignations None of the three stepping down from their positions mentioned a controversial decision not to fund Read More