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Lethal Injection
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Still more notable capital coverage
Main May 1, 2006Still more notable capital coverageIn posts here and here and here, I linked to a number of interesting articles and commentaries about recent capital sentencing developments. I…
Sentencing Law and Policy
How could (and should) Congress clean up the lethal injection mess?
Main April 30, 2006How could (and should) Congress clean up the lethal injection mess?No matter what one's view on the death penalty, the lethal injection litigation over the last four…
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A couple of compelling capital commentaries
Main April 29, 2006A couple of compelling capital commentariesTwo great commentaries about capital cases in the news are available on-line this weekend:Commenting on the Hill lethal injection case, Ronald Bailey…
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Lethal injection litigation developments
Main April 27, 2006Lethal injection litigation developmentsThough we'll have to wait a few months for the Supreme Court's decision in the Hill case (background here and here), there are notable…
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SCOTUS to enter lethal injection scrummages today
Main April 26, 2006SCOTUS to enter lethal injection scrummages todayAs briefly noted in this post, the Supreme Court hears oral argument today in the lethal injection case of Hill v.…
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Human Rights Watch issues report on lethal injection
Main April 24, 2006Human Rights Watch issues report on lethal injectionJust in time for a big Supreme Court death penalty week (details here), the public policy group Human Rights Watch…
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Reviewing the lethal injection scrummages
Main April 12, 2006Reviewing the lethal injection scrummagesThis morning's New York Times has this article by Adam Liptak reviewing all the recent litigation over lethal injection. Here's how it starts:Judges…
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Trans-coastal lethal injection inspections
Main April 10, 2006Trans-coastal lethal injection inspectionsReturning to the lethal injection scrummages, this story from North Carolina suggests that state may be starting down the same rocky road that California…
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Federal Judge Allows Release of Executioner Info to Lawyers, Not to Public
The federal judge hearing death row inmate Michael Morales' appeal against the use of lethal injection as a means of execution has ruled that his attorneys may obtain information about…
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Latest lethal injection litigation news
Main March 30, 2006Latest lethal injection litigation newsAs detailed in news reports here and here, a "federal judge will conduct a fact-finding tour of San Quentin's execution chamber Thursday as…