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Alex Klein

@alkm27

Assistant Professor of Law at W&L Law. Death Penalty, Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law. RPCV Moldova 🇲🇩 She/her. All views my own. RTs = of interest.

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Maurice Chammah🍹🎻 (@mauricechammah) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A juror in Robert Roberson's case just told legislators that at the trial his affect seemed flat at trial. That made him seem "odd" (read: scary) But autism was a big part of it. themarshallproject.org/2024/09/18/tex…

W&L Law School (@wlulaw) 's Twitter Profile Photo

W&L Law profs Mark Drumbl and Shannon Fyfe Shannon Fyfe recently spoke at events in Germany. Prof. Drumbl spoke at an event in Nuremberg on children in armed conflict, and Prof. Fyfe spoke in Munich on academic debates concerning Israel and Palestine. columns.wlu.edu/international-…

W&amp;L Law profs Mark Drumbl and Shannon Fyfe <a href="/sefyfe/">Shannon Fyfe</a>  recently spoke at events in Germany. Prof. Drumbl spoke at an event in Nuremberg on children in armed conflict, and Prof. Fyfe spoke in Munich on academic debates concerning Israel and Palestine. columns.wlu.edu/international-…
Justice Forward VA (@justicefwdva) 's Twitter Profile Photo

CHARLOTTESVILLE: We’ve joined forces with some amazing orgs to try to assist Virginians saddled with criminal records. On Thursday, October 31st, join us at CitySpace to remove eligible criminal & traffic charges from public record. Registration here: bit.ly/ExpungementCli… 3/4

CHARLOTTESVILLE: We’ve joined forces with some amazing orgs to try to assist Virginians saddled with criminal records. On Thursday, October 31st, join us at CitySpace to remove eligible criminal &amp; traffic charges from public record. Registration here: bit.ly/ExpungementCli… 3/4
Innocence Project (@innocence) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Yesterday, the Texas Attorney General issued a press release misrepresenting #RobertRoberson’s innocence case, discrediting him and his supporters. His legal team has issued a point-by-point rebuttal with citations and post-conviction records. Read now: innocenceproject.org/rebuttal-from-…

Robert Dunham (@rdunhamdp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

South Carolina has executed Richard Moore. He is the 2nd person executed in the state and the 21st in the U.S. in 2024. This was the 45th execution carried out by South Carolina since it reenacted capital punishment in the 1970s. Justice 360 SCADP

South Carolina has executed Richard Moore. He is the 2nd person executed in the state and the 21st in the U.S. in 2024. This was the 45th execution carried out by South Carolina since it reenacted capital punishment in the 1970s. <a href="/justice360sc/">Justice 360</a> <a href="/SCADeathPenalty/">SCADP</a>
Chris “Law Dork” Geidner (@chrisgeidner) 's Twitter Profile Photo

SCOTUS sends Joseph Clifton Smith’s capital case out of Alabama back to the 11th Circuit for further consideration of how courts analyze multiple IQ scores. Thomas and Gorsuch would have taken the case up now, so this would appear, at least, to be a temporary win for Smith.

SCOTUS sends Joseph Clifton Smith’s capital case out of Alabama back to the 11th Circuit for further consideration of how courts analyze multiple IQ scores. Thomas and Gorsuch would have taken the case up now, so this would appear, at least, to be a temporary win for Smith.
Laura Burstein (@lauraburstein1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Just In: Trial court finds that #MelissaLucio “is actually innocent; she did not kill her daughter” and recommends that her conviction and death sentence be overturned. The case is now before the TX Court of Criminal Appeals. Read more here: tinyurl.com/3pfsdbms

Texas Defender Service (@texdefender) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"Two strikingly similar cases involving decades-old claims of shaken baby syndrome are making news this week. In one, a Dallas County man, Andrew Roark, has been exonerated. In the other, Robert Roberson is waiting on an execution date." cbsnews.com/texas/news/as-…

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President Biden still has an opportunity to commute the death sentences of all individuals on death row before he leaves office. He should stick to his anti-death-penalty principles and follow through with his promises before time runs out. themarshallproject.org/2024/11/16/tru…

Robert Dunham (@rdunhamdp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A petition urging President Donald J. Trump Biden to commute all federal death sentences is being jointly circulated by dozens of state organizations. You can find (and sign) the petition at commutetherow.com. #CommuteTheRow #deathpenalty Equal Justice USA Witness to Innocence Death Penalty Action flocc

A petition urging <a href="/POTUS/">President Donald J. Trump</a> Biden to commute all federal death sentences is being jointly circulated by dozens of state organizations. You can find (and sign) the petition at commutetherow.com. #CommuteTheRow #deathpenalty <a href="/EJUSA/">Equal Justice USA</a> <a href="/WTIUSA/">Witness to Innocence</a> <a href="/DeathPenaltyAct/">Death Penalty Action</a> <a href="/floccjustice/">flocc</a>
W&L Law School (@wlulaw) 's Twitter Profile Photo

At #AALS25, Professor Suzette Malveaux will be honored with the Ferguson award, Professors Sarah Haan Sarah Haan and Alex Klein Alex Klein present, and Dean Melanie Wilson Melanie D. Wilson wraps up her year as AALS president. columns.wlu.edu/wl-law-faculty…

Corinna Lain (@lawproflain) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I'm excited to announce Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection. This is an account of all the ways that the state cannot be trusted with the power to kill and how they have tried to hide that reality. This book is the truth every citizen should know.

I'm excited to announce Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection. This is an account of all the ways that the state cannot be trusted with the power to kill and how they have tried to hide that reality. This book is the truth every citizen should know.