Convicted for starving and torturing her roommate’s 9-year-old son to death, Lisa Colman became the 15^th woman to be executed on death row since 1976. So reports Dallasnews.com.

A disputed bite-mark identification is at the heart of a Mississippi man’s appeal of his conviction for the murder and rape of an 84-year-old woman. So reports The New York Times.

A California judge has called for the 6-month suspension of an attorney who posted photoshopped images of herself with celebrities on her professional website. So reports The Recorder.

When star-caliber athletes become entwined in complex, controversial, and contentious legal cases, especially ones involving sensitive subjects like domestic violence, battle lines among principal parties inevitably get drawn.