It appears that the Supreme Court has deferred taking action on the Troy Davis case until a later (and yet to be determined) date.  Again, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution provides the best coverage of the story.  Hopefully, the high court will take up the issue after November 4th.  Two issues: a collapsing economy (the Dow is plunging well below 10,000 as I write) and a hotly contested presidential election are consuming virtually all media interest at the moment.  The Davis case has a much better chance of getting the attention it deserves when the election is over and the economic picture clarifies.

Bob Herbert of the New York Times has already weighed in on the Davis story.  Leoonard Pitts, another black syndicated columnist, tackled this issue this morning.  Pitts can understand the anguish the murder of Mark MacPhail created for the victim’s family, but rejects the notion that victims’ rights should trump basic justice.