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On Monday, the Union Leader published “Legal Legend Heads to NH,” a profile of John “Jay” Brooks’ lawyer David I. Bruck. Bruck, who is also a law professor at Washington and Lee University School of Law, specializes in death penalty cases. The profile focuses on Brooks’ track record, especially his work in Susan Smith’s defense, and his soft spoken presentation. Despite the Union Leader’s editorial support of capital punishment, Russ Choma’s articles frames Bruck sympathetically.

Also on Monday, The Keene Sentinel ran an editorial against the use and expansion of the death penalty in New Hampshire. Specifically, the editorial alludes to “the frightful string of cases in other states where innocent people have been convicted,” as well as the high cost of death penalty cases.