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...only Texan to serve as his state's chief justice, attorney general and secretary of state, but John Hill was also its first Democrat in more than a century to lose an election for Governor (in 1978, to opponent William Clements). Hill was a Big Hat Texan with a gift for hyperbole whose last role was head of the Texas Lottery Commission...
...current Los Angeles city attorney has recently found himself once again the focus of the press—but not for something as minor as prosecuting the much-talked about socialite...
Georgia officials insist that Davis' failed 2004 federal court hearing is proof he has had his opportunity in court with the new evidence. "They've had a chance to challenge the conviction," said David Lock, chief assistant district attorney in Chatham County, where Savannah is located...
...Davis' attorney has been filing a flurry of requests for a stay of execution until a new trial can be held. Meanwhile Davis' sister, Martina Correia, has helped assemble an diverse group of advocates - from Dead Man Walking author Sister Helen Prejean to South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu to former FBI director William S. Sessions (a death penalty supporter) - to petition the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles to commute Davis' sentence to life in prison when it meets on July 16, the day before he's scheduled to die by lethal injection...
...Regardless of the outcome of the executive privilege battle, the volleys will continue against the White House and Justice Department, especially against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, whose resignation has been called for by Senators on both sides of the aisle. He is next scheduled to testify before the Senate Judiciary committee on July 24 regarding oversight at the Justice Department. Chances are he'll at least show...