Campaign update for week of May 20

Imminent Decision by Special Master
Judge Michael Manners announced at the March oral arguments that he’d make his recommendations to the Missouri Supreme Court on or by June 1, 2013. That’s next week so the Campaign is poised to hold a press conference as well as get the news out to supporters as quickly as possible. We will email you but we also ask that you help us get the word out via social media: Post and re-post on Facebook, tweet and re-tweet on Twitter and please do text your contacts.

Webby Awards Nominee
Kudos to Ed Pilkington from The Guardian-UK. Ed was recently nominated for a Webby Award for his series on Reggie’s case, Death Penalty on Trial. Although he didn’t get the award, his extensive coverage of Reggie’s case has given it international attention.

Death Penalty News
Our sources tell us that none of the death penalty bills were passed in the Missouri legislative session. The good news is that Maryland became the 18th state to abolish the death penalty.