Federal Insider: Is insanity defense a constitutional right?

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Monday, July 23, 2012 News from the Fed Page A constitutional right to the insanity defense? Robert Barnes Lawyers for John Joseph Delling, a convicted killer who described himself as "a type of Jesus," are asking the Supreme Court to rule that states must allow an insanity plea. More Federal Headlines U.S. classification system called dysfunctional Hospitals' readmission rates won't budge The Federal Eye Union says contract with TSA is near Appropriations bill includes additional veterans eye research funding GSA spent more than $280K on awards event for honored employees Federal Diary Federal regulations ease rules for same-sex partners Joe Davidson Regulations ease restrictions on same-sex domestic partners of federal employees and allow them some of the same benefits available to other families. Federal question of the week Some employee groups say the STOCK Act goes too far. Do you agree? How much privacy should a federal employee expect? On Leadership How not to spend $270,000 Jena McGregor What's wasteful is not that the GSA spent that amount of money to reward good employees, but how they spent it. See more from Jena McGregor's PostLeadership blog Federal Player of the Week Improving the reliability of medical imaging technology The Partnership for Public Service Dr. Kyle Myers helps develop standards for the medical imaging devices that doctors use to diagnose illnesses, to ensure the equipment provides the most accurate information possible. The voting database Browse every vote in the U.S. Congress since 1991. Explore the database House votes Senate votes Get The Washington Post, your way. Want to stay on top of the latest news, features, commentary and more? Here's how: Mobile: Alerts: Social Media: Applications Web site E-mail SMS RSS Feeds Facebook Twitter SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-NEWSLETTER CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2012 The Washington Post Privacy Policy