Topic
Lethal Injection
639 published works
Sentencing Law and Policy
Can doctors block all US lethal injections (and indirectly abolish the death penalty)?
Main January 24, 2008Can doctors block all US lethal injections (and indirectly abolish the death penalty)?This new editorial authored by three physicians in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests…
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More evidence some are afraid to change lethal injection protocols
Main January 23, 2008More evidence some are afraid to change lethal injection protocolsThanks to this post at C&C, I see that The Tennessean has this notable article in which Governor…
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Upcoming NYC conferences on lethal injection
Main January 17, 2008Upcoming NYC conferences on lethal injectionEven though New York has not executed anyone in nearly 50 years (details here), and even though New York's modern death penalty…
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A bit of historical perspective on execution methods
Main January 16, 2008A bit of historical perspective on execution methodsProviding an interesting perspective on the Supreme Court's consideration of execution methods in Baze, Jonathan Turley today has this notable…
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Should SCOTUS really be reviewing Missouri’s lethal injection team?
Main January 12, 2008Should SCOTUS really be reviewing Missouri's lethal injection team?One challenge for the death row inmates challenging a lethal injection protocol in the Baze case is that the…
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A great animal irony in theBazeoral argument
Main January 7, 2008A great animal irony in the Baze oral argumentThrough a C-Span link, I am listening to a rebroadcast of this morning's Baze oral argument. During questioining of…
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The secret story behind theBazecase
Main January 7, 2008The secret story behind the Baze caseIn just a few hours, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the Baze lethal injection case, and this new…
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TheBazeargument (finally) and the long litigation path toBaze
Main January 6, 2008The Baze argument (finally) and the long litigation path to BazeAbout 12 hours from the time I am writing this post, the Supreme Court will finally hear…
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“Death Penalty Walking”
Main January 4, 2008"Death Penalty Walking"The title of this post is the title of this terrific new Time magazine article. The piece is quite intriguing and effective, even though covering…
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Examining why states have not tried improving execution protocols
Main January 3, 2008Examining why states have not tried improving execution protocolsAdam Liptak has this great article in today's New York Times, headlined "States Hesitate to Lead Change on Executions."…