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Lethal Injection
639 published works
Sentencing Law and Policy
A continuing moratorium, murder statistics and capital news
Main November 24, 2007A continuing moratorium, murder statistics and capital newsThis weekend marks the end of a second full month of an execution moratorium created and sustained by the Supreme…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Are botched executions inevitable?
Main November 23, 2007Are botched executions inevitable?Today's Washington Post has this extended article on execution protocols entitled, "Lethal Injection to Get Supreme Test; Doubts of Humaneness Bring Case to High…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Has President Bush been soft on capital murderers?
Main November 12, 2007Has President Bush been soft on capital murderers?As showcased here, the Dallas Morning News is in the midst of a five-part series debunking the myth that Texas…
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Petitioner’s brief inBazelethal injection case
Main November 6, 2007Petitioner's brief in Baze lethal injection caseNow available at lethalinjection.org, the great web project of the Berkeley Law Death Penalty Clinic, is the Petitioner's brief on the…
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Lots of capital news that’s fit to print (and blog about)
Main November 4, 2007Lots of capital news that's fit to print (and blog about)The New York Times this morning has these three piece covering notable aspects of the modern administration…
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Florida Supreme Court upholds state’s lethal injection protocol
Main November 1, 2007Florida Supreme Court upholds state's lethal injection protocolAs detailed in this AP article, Florida's state Supreme Court unanimously ruled today that "Florida's procedure for carrying out execution…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Wondering once more about the broader impact of a de facto execution moratorium
Main November 1, 2007Wondering once more about the broader impact of a de facto execution moratoriumA few weeks ago I pondered here whether and how a de facto moratorium on…
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Is an execution moratorium scary or sacred or silly or sound?
Main October 31, 2007Is an execution moratorium scary or sacred or silly or sound?This piece by Linda Greenhouse at the New York Times notes the import of the Supreme Court's…
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Down to the wire with executionstill schedulednow stayed in Mississippi
Main October 30, 2007Down to the wire with execution still scheduled now stayed in Mississippi 30Along with Kent at Crime & Consequences, I am still awaiting word on whether the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
NPR piece on moratorium mayhem
Main October 29, 2007NPR piece on moratorium mayhemToday on its Day to Day show, NPR started with this segment entitled "Future of Lethal Injection in Question." The audio piece covers…