Monthly Archives: December 2010

We recently returned from the SALT Human Rights Delegation to Guatemala. The trip was a profoundly haunting and disturbing experience. Jennifer Harbury requested the delegation at a critical time for human rights accountability in Guatemala and for those brave enough to pursue it. The civil war in Guatemala, which lasted from 1960 until 1996, left a river of blood, with 200,000 dead, the vast majority Mayan Indians, but also many labor, church, civic, and student leaders, as well as their families. Continue reading →

Imagine my panic when my son’s school invited me to present for 250 sixth graders on immigration – in the time slot just before lunch. On the one hand, I welcomed a chance to counter the distressing anti-immigrant xenophobia I witness every day on the web, in social settings, and even in court. Continue reading →

Written by J.D. King I always get excited when obscure issues of criminal procedure find their way into popular culture.  Last week, the issue of expired sodium thiopental was featured on both the CBS drama, “The Good Wife” and Comedy … Continue reading →

Written by Michael Perlin Note: I originally published this in the CrimProfs blog last year, and, in a slightly modified version, in the Clinicians With Not Enough To Do blog shortly thereafter. I’ve updated it a bit, and hope it … Continue reading →