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Lethal Injection
639 published works
Sentencing Law and Policy
“The Humane Death Penalty Charade”
Main January 27, 2015"The Humane Death Penalty Charade"The title of this post is the headline of this New York Times editorial. Here are excerpts: When the United States at last…
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Seven years afterBaze, Supreme Court takes up another lethal injection challenge
Main January 23, 2015Seven years after Baze, Supreme Court takes up another lethal injection challengeAs reported in this new USA Today piece, taking up a "case that could have broad…
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Over dissent of four Justices, SCOTUS lets Oklahoma execution go forward (… and Florida executes around the same time)
Main January 15, 2015Over dissent of four Justices, SCOTUS lets Oklahoma execution go forward (... and Florida executes around the same time)As reported in this USA Today article, a "sharply…
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Oklahoma geared up to restart its machinery of death nine months after ugly execution
Main January 15, 2015Oklahoma geared up to restart its machinery of death nine months after ugly executionAs reported in this Politico article, headlined "Oklahoma prepares to use controversial execution drug,"…
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Ohio to delay scheduled executions early in 2015 after adopting another new execution protocol
Main January 8, 2015Ohio to delay scheduled executions early in 2015 after adopting another new execution protocolThis Columbus Dispatch article, headlined "State revises death penalty protocol, will delay executions," provides…
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Have messy executions in 2014 moved the death penalty debate in any way?
Main December 28, 2014Have messy executions in 2014 moved the death penalty debate in any way? The question in the title of this post is prompted by this new AP…
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Ohio officials (and taxpayers) get a lethal injection lawsuit for the holidays
Main December 25, 2014Ohio officials (and taxpayers) get a lethal injection lawsuit for the holidaysOn the last day of Hanukkah which happened also to be Christmas Eve, a group of…
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Various appeals do not interfere with Georgia and Missouri completing final executions of 2014
Main December 10, 2014Various appeals do not interfere with Georgia and Missouri completing final executions of 2014As detailed in this lengthy AP/CBS article, headlined "Missouri, Georgia execute murderers, one a…
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Ohio and Utah moving forward with distinct fixes for lethal injection drug problems
Main November 21, 2014Ohio and Utah moving forward with distinct fixes for lethal injection drug problemsAs reported in this two article, legislatures in Ohio and Utah are taking quite different…
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“Physicians, Medical Ethics, and Execution by Lethal Injection”
Main October 30, 2014"Physicians, Medical Ethics, and Execution by Lethal Injection"The title of this post is the title of this new article by I. Glenn Cohen, Robert Truog, and Mark…