Clarkson family hangs in

The family of Lana Clarkson said through its attorney that "we support the decision of the district attorney in this case and we will be present at the retrial. We will not rest until justice is done." A status conference is scheduled today at the Pasadena Courthouse on the wrongful death lawsuit brought against Phil Spector by her mother, Donna Clarkson.

Also: Deanne Stillman writes at Native Intelligence that "while everyone is trying to figure out what happened in the jury room and assign blame or credit to the lawyers, there's a problem in this case that goes much deeper and its ramifications will be felt for years to come. It involves the women who testified about Spector's violent past - and the men who didn't because they weren't called (or in some cases, have passed away)."