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Lethal Injection Procedure Upheld
The Supreme Court has decided that the procedures used in Kentucky for execution by lethal injection do not violate the Constitutional prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. Executions had been…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Lots of praise forBazeand for capital punishment federalism
Main April 16, 2008Lots of praise for Baze and for capital punishment federalismI suspect the nearly 100-page Baze lethal injection ruling from SCOTUS today will be subject to a lot…
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Now thatBazeis out, when and where will there be the first “new” execution?
Main April 16, 2008Now that Baze is out, when and where will there be the first "new" execution?Before even having a chance to consume the nearly 100-page Baze lethal injection…
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New study confirms we do not treat murderers like dogs
Main April 6, 2008New study confirms we do not treat murderers like dogs As this AP story details, examination of lethal injection protocols is not awaiting a Supreme Court ruling…
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A killer conference at Fordham
Main March 7, 2008A killer conference at FordhamStaring this morning is this conference in New York on lethal injection sponsored by the Fordham Urban Law Journal. I have the honor…
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Justices take another long break without resolvingBaze
Main March 3, 2008Justices take another long break without resolving Baze Lawyers and judges in state and lower federal courts in regions with active capital punishment systems are accustomed to…
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Can we learn anything from five months without executions?
Main February 24, 2008Can we learn anything from five months without executions?The last execution in the United States was on September 25, 2007. That date was the day that the…
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Three brief queries about capital appellate briefing realities
Main February 18, 2008Three brief queries about capital appellate briefing realitiesPrior posts about the Penry case and death penalty costs have me again interested in doing some arm-chair empiricism about…
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Injections, physicians and distractions
Main February 14, 2008Injections, physicians and distractionsAs detailed in many long-ago posts (examples here and here), for nearly two years — ever since lower federal courts started regularly blocking state…
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Is an Alabama execution possible this week after Eleventh Circuit lifts a stay?
Main January 30, 2008Is an Alabama execution possible this week after Eleventh Circuit lifts a stay?It has been a long time since any lower court has generated serious execution news…