Family and criminal lawyers were among those Wednesday blasting the province for failing to renew a governance agreement ensuring legal aid for vulnerable Albertans, expressing concerns about jeopardizing legal independence and court system access. Read More
The urgent, futile calls to halt Marcellus Williams’s execution, explained
A 55-year-old Missouri man — who maintained he was innocent — was executed Tuesday evening, and became the latest of several recent people put to death who have renewed scrutiny of the death penalty. In 2001, Marcellus Williams was convicted of the 1998 killing of social worker and former St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Felicia “Lisha” […]

