No death-penalty doubts at justice: DNA testing and racial bias raise questions of fairness--but not with Ashcroft. (Court Packing).(Attorney General John Ashcroft)
American Prospect, The, March, 2003 by Rosenbloom, Joseph
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In a time of growing doubt about whether the death penalty is being administered fairly and accurately, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft is hewing to a policy of full speed ahead in implementing it. "He's the anti-Ryan," says David Bruck, a federal capital-defense lawyer in Columbia, S.C., contrasting Ashcroft with former Gov. George Ryan (R-Ill.), whose misgivings about the death penalty have struck a national chord.
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Ashcroft took office in February 2001. Four months later, the attorney general issued what amounted to a clean bill of health for the federal ...
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