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Lethal Injection
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Oklahoma AG requests additional delay before state gets back to executions
Main October 13, 2014Oklahoma AG requests additional delay before state gets back to executionsAs reported in this Reuters article, "Oklahoma's attorney general has filed a request to delay three upcoming…
Death Penalty
Lethal Injection: If It’s Not the Chemicals, It’s the Method
By Terry Lenamon / Reba Kennedy
Last week, a report was released over in Oklahoma that confirmed that the botched execution of Clayton Derrell Lockett wasn’t the result of any drug or combination of drugs. Nope.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Despite another round of drug-based appeals, Missouri and Texas both able to complete executions today
Main September 10, 2014Despite another round of drug-based appeals, Missouri and Texas both able to complete executions todayAs reported in AP article here and here, both Missouri and Texas completed…
Death Penalty
Texas Has A Top-Secret Execution Method
By Terry Lenamon / Reba Kennedy
This week, the Associated Press did a nice job of listing the various problems that the lethal injection method of execution has had since it was first used by…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable new follow-ups to recent ugly executions in Arizona and Ohio
Main August 19, 2014Notable new follow-ups to recent ugly executions in Arizona and OhioCoincidentally, this week has brought two distinct follow-up article examining the backstories that may have contributed to…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Federal district judge extends Ohio’s death penalty moratorium based on execution challenges to January 2015
Main August 11, 2014Federal district judge extends Ohio's death penalty moratorium based on execution challenges to January 2015As reported in this Reuters article, a "federal judge has added five months…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Will any Justices express any concerns about drug secrecy after third ugly execution?
Main August 4, 2014Will any Justices express any concerns about drug secrecy after third ugly execution? The question in the title of this post is prompted by this new AP…
Legislation Law Prof Blog
NEWS: Another Botched Execution
By Kevin Barry
On the heels of Judge Kozinski’s opinion less than two weeks ago declaring the death penalty unconstitutional, another botched execution—this time, in Arizona.“The execution of a convicted murderer in Arizona…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“After troubled execution in Arizona, Ohio to use same drugs, dosage”
Main July 25, 2014"After troubled execution in Arizona, Ohio to use same drugs, dosage"The title of this post is the headline of this new article in my own Columbus Dispatch,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
After stays vacated, Arizona needs two hours to complete another ugly execution
Main July 23, 2014After stays vacated, Arizona needs two hours to complete another ugly execution As reported in this AP piece, "Arizona executed Joseph R. Wood on Wednesday afternoon, but…