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Lethal Injection
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Sentencing Law and Policy
After Kozinski’s candor, what will SCOTUS due about First Amendment stay in Arizona capital case?
Main July 22, 2014After Kozinski's candor, what will SCOTUS due about First Amendment stay in Arizona capital case?The question in the title of this post follows up the news, reported…
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Florida completes third uneventful US execution in less than one day
Main June 19, 2014Florida completes third uneventful US execution in less than one day As reported in this CNN piece, a "double murderer was executed in Florida Wednesday night, becoming…
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Georgia and Missouri complete uneventful executions, Florida up next
Main June 18, 2014Georgia and Missouri complete uneventful executions, Florida up nextAs reported in this AP article, "Within an hour, Georgia, then Missouri carried out the nation’s first executions since…
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“Lethal Injection Secrecy and Eighth Amendment Due Process”
Main June 16, 2014"Lethal Injection Secrecy and Eighth Amendment Due Process"The title of this post is the title of this timely new article by Eric Berger now available via SSRN.…
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In wake of ugly lethal injection, Oklahoma legislator talking up “firing squad, hanging and electric chair”
Main June 11, 2014In wake of ugly lethal injection, Oklahoma legislator talking up "firing squad, hanging and electric chair"As reported in this AP article, headlined "Republican Oklahoma lawmaker seeks study…
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Is midazolam the key problem drug in recent lethal injection experiments?
Main June 2, 2014Is midazolam the key problem drug in recent lethal injection experiments?The question in the title of this post is prompted by this informative new Wall Street Journal…
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“Photos from a Botched Lethal Injection”
Main May 30, 2014"Photos from a Botched Lethal Injection"The title of this post is the headline of this notable lengthy new piece by Ben Crair in The New Republic which…
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“Judge orders temporary moratorium on Ohio executions”
Main May 28, 2014"Judge orders temporary moratorium on Ohio executions"The title of this post is the headline of this notable capital news emerging in my local legal arena. Here are…
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Eighth Circuit and SCOTUS staying (and then later unstaying?) Missouri’s execution plans
Main May 21, 2014Eighth Circuit and SCOTUS staying (and then later unstaying?) Missouri's execution plansAs detailed in this AP story, now headlined "Missouri Inmate's Hopes Rest With Supreme Court," the…
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Georgia Supreme Court rejects attack on execution drug secrecy
Main May 20, 2014Georgia Supreme Court rejects attack on execution drug secrecyAs reported in this local article, yesterday the Georgia Supreme Court "upheld the constitutionality of a state law that…