Bulletin: Duane Buck: The Associated Press reports that he faces execution once again having lost his appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

STORY: "Texas inmate whose execution stopped at last minute loses appeal to U.S. Supreme Court," published earlier today by the Associated Press.

GIST: "Buck was sentenced to die for killing his ex-girlfriend and a man at her Houston apartment in July 1995. Buck's lawyers argued he deserved a new sentencing trial because a psychologist testified black people were more likely to be violent in prison. Attorneys contended it was improper to inject race into the sentencing decision."

THE ENTIRE STORY CAN BE FOUND AT:

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/f866372a425f435f9b2a79925fc36760/TX--Texas-Execution-Appeal/

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:

http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith

Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:

http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html

Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog; hlevy15@gmail.com;