Bloggers look back at 2007 criminal justice stories, and ahead

As we reflect on 2007 headed into the BCS bowl weekend ... er ... the New Year, here a some year-end top ten lists worth reading:

• A Prediction of 2008 Government Power Grabs by Radley Balko
• Drug War Chronicle's Top Ten Drug War Stories of 2007
• Sentencing Law & Policy's 2007 Top Ten Sentencing Stories

In addition, Doc Berman pointed out several more year-end lists that may interest Grits readers:

• The Sentencing Project here has a review of 2007 developments in felon disenfranchisement reform.
• White Collar Crime Prof Blog here gives out "2007 White Collar Crime Awards"
• The Death Penalty Information Center (as previously discussed here) has made available here its 13th annual Year-End Report.

I've declared intentions to publish my own Top Ten Texas Criminal Justice Stories of 2007 on New Years Day, along with predictions on Texas justice topics for 2008 (see how Grits did prognosticating last year), so let me know what you think are Texas' biggest 2007 criminal justice stories and any predictions you have for the coming new year.