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Lethal Injection
639 published works
Sentencing Law and Policy
“The free-market case for opposing the death penalty”
Main March 16, 2015"The free-market case for opposing the death penalty"The title of this post is the headline of this new piece from The Week magazine. Here are excerpts: There…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Death of the death penalty by lethal injection shortage?”
Main March 14, 2015"Death of the death penalty by lethal injection shortage?"The question in the title of this post is the headline of this notable recent Chicago Tribune column. Here…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Cloudy with (less of) a chance of executions in Georgia
Main March 4, 2015Cloudy with (less of) a chance of executions in GeorgiaAs reported in this Time piece, headlined "Georgia Postpones 2 Executions Over ‘Cloudy’ Drugs," the forecast in the…
Death Penalty
Georgia Halts Executions Out of Concern for Pentobarbital Quality
By Terry Lenamon / Reba Kennedy
Georgia is halting its lethal injection executions for now because of concerns voiced by state officials about the quality of the chemicals available to be used by executioners. Kelly Gissendaner's…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Concerns about lethal drug creates reprieve for condemned Georgia woman
Main March 3, 2015Concerns about lethal drug creates reprieve for condemned Georgia womanAs reported in this CNN piece, for "the second time, a Georgia woman's execution has been postponed --…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“The Politics of Botched Executions”
Main March 1, 2015"The Politics of Botched Executions"The title of this post is the title of this timely new article by Corinna Lain now available via SSRN. Here is the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Florida Supreme Court stays lethal injection pending SCOTUS case, and AG Holder urges national execution halt
Main February 17, 2015Florida Supreme Court stays lethal injection pending SCOTUS case, and AG Holder urges national execution haltAs reported in this Reuters piece, "Florida’s highest court put executions on…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Update on a decade-long (lack of) effort (not) to fix lethal injection in California
Main February 11, 2015Update on a decade-long (lack of) effort (not) to fix lethal injection in CaliforniaCalifornia has long been a state leader in spending lots of time, energy and…
Death Penalty
Is Death Penalty by Lethal Injection Unconstitutional?
By Terry Lenamon / Reba Kennedy
The Supreme Court has agreed to consider the case of Glossip v. Gross (coming out of Oklahoma) which is a death penalty case that may have national impact on how…
Sentencing Law and Policy
After adopting new execution drug laws, Ohio delays all executions for additional year
Main January 31, 2015After adopting new execution drug laws, Ohio delays all executions for additional yearAs explained in this AP article, a full year after Ohio had difficulties executing Dennis…