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Russell Covey

@covProf

Professor of Law, Georgia State University College of Law

 Atlanta, GA
Joined June 2013
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Corinna Lain@lawproflain7 Apr 2023
In the end, the man who survived Oklahoma’s repeated attempts to torture him to death—the man whose name is one of the worst Supreme Court death penalty decisions—should not have been convicted at all.
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@RDunhamDP6 Apr 2023
BREAKING: @Okla_OAG Gentner Drummond has filed a brief in the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals asking the court to overturn Richard Glossip's conviction. I'll post a link to the brief shortly. @RealRichGlossip @dknightlaw @WTIUSA @kmcdugle #deathpenalty
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Road trip for rock stars. In.
Daniel Medwed (@danielmedwed) profile pictureDaniel Medwed@danielmedwed26 Mar 2023
A fantastic hire for a fantastic school! I’m a #Beeliva in the genius that is @valenabeety & @jenndoliva. Road-trip to Bloomington 2024 @MaybellRomero @ayagruber @ytbutler @covProf @jiseonsong ?
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In 1970, the Supreme Court gave a Constitutional thumbs up to plea bargaining. The mass incarceration crisis followed. It's time to do something different. americanbar.org/groups/crimi…
ABA CJS Plea Bargaining Task Force

ABA CJS Plea Bargaining Task Force

A task force to more closely examine the role of plea bargaining in our modern system of criminal justice.

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The @ABACJS Plea Bargaining Task Force collaboratively crafted 14 Principles that we believe will help create a more transparent, fairer, and more just criminal system. Learn more in this op-ed co-authored with @TheaBJohnson and @covProf #FixthePlea dcjournal.com/plea-bargainin…
Plea Bargaining Is Broken; We Can Fix It – DC Journal - InsideSources

Plea Bargaining Is Broken; We Can Fix It – DC Journal - InsideSources

When Carolyn Jean Hamm was found hanged in her basement in Arlington, Va., police suspected a “strange” young man seen in the area named David Vasquez.

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We did it. We FREED ADNAN!
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Don Winslow
@donwinslow13 Sep 2022
Turn the sound up LOUD and give me 3 MINUTES. We must be the change we want to see. I don't want your money I don't accept ANY donations I am just asking you to retweet this video to protect women's rights and to get safe schools! #VoteBetoSaveTexas
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Eliza Orlins@elizaorlins12 Sep 2022
I want to talk about how junk science ruins innocent lives. The criminal legal system is overwhelmed by junk science. IT IS AN OUTRAGE. If you're not deeply disturbed by what's going on, I need you to pay close attention. Let me explain. 🧵/x
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All Americans should spend a few days in prison so they have skin in the criminal justice game. Currently less than half of Americans spend any time in prison each year.
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Wait, wasn’t this the set-up for The Planet of the Apes? apple.news/A63wLFn6FSluDwHUo…
Scientists Create Early Embryos That Are Part Human, Part Monkey

Scientists Create Early Embryos That Are Part Human, Part Monkey

An international team has put human cells into monkey embryos in hopes of finding new ways to produce organs for transplantation. But some ethicists still worry about how such research could go wrong.

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Want to know what is behind MAGA? Try ‘hegemonic masculinity’. apple.news/AyrKWq_AdTeaQBCk1…

What motivates the motivated reasoning of pro-Trump conspiracists?

New study suggests a desire to see society focus on men helps drive support.

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Keep it simple, people. Opinion | Democrats Are Pursuing the Wrong Impeachment Charges Against President Trump - POLITICO politico.com/news/magazine/2…
Opinion | Democrats Are Pursuing the Wrong Impeachment Charges Against President Trump

Opinion | Democrats Are Pursuing the Wrong Impeachment Charges Against President Trump

It would be better to make a case around provable facts rather than a matter of judgment.

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Girl Scouts call on bakers to address child labor ajc.com/news/nation-world/gi…
Girl Scouts call on bakers to address child labor

Girl Scouts call on bakers to address child labor

The Girl Scouts of the USA said child labor has no place in its iconic cookies and called on the two companies that bake them to act quickly to address any potential abuses linked to the palm oil in...

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This from an organization that built its entire distribution system around child labor? No irony here.
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#AJMF7 New Era
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My guess is that hair analysis is right up there with snitches in terms of unreliability. teapawt.net/pal8g2015/status/70406…
Paul Lombardo (@pal8g2015) profile picturePaul Lombardo@pal8g201528 Feb 2016
FBI admits flaws in hair analysis over decades wpo.st/WviG1
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