Friday Roundup: Informants, Compensation and Bad Lawyers

The New Jersey chapter of the ACLU recommended a new policy that would guide state law enforcement agencies about the

use of confidential informants

.

North Carolina exoneree Greg Taylor filed a

lawsuit against former agents at the State Bureau of Investigation

for their roles in his wrongful conviction.

New evidence clears

Texas man of sexual assault charge. 

California introduces legislation that could

abolish the death penalty

.

Overloaded public defenders can lead to

ineffective assistance of counsel

for the accused.