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Lethal Injection
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Sentencing Law and Policy
The latest (silly?) front in the lethal injection scrummages
Main March 12, 2006The latest (silly?) front in the lethal injection scrummagesAs detailed in this Los Angeles Times article, the latest front in the lethal injection scrummages involved the ACLU…
Sentencing Law and Policy
The lethal injection debate rages on
Main February 24, 2006The lethal injection debate rages onThe fall-out from California's struggles to kill Michael Morales (background here and here) continues to generate a wide range of media coverage.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Capital punishment headlines
Main February 22, 2006Capital punishment headlinesThough I find Blakely and Booker issues far more interesting, the media continues (despite my protests) to focus on capital sentencing news. Here are some…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Ninth Circuit rejects efforts to block California execution
Main February 19, 2006Ninth Circuit rejects efforts to block California executionAs detailed in this AP article, the Ninth Circuit this afternoon "dismissed petitions seeking to block Tuesday's lethal injection" of…
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Back to the lethal injection scrum inMorales
Main February 18, 2006Back to the lethal injection scrum in MoralesGovernor Arnold Schwarzenegger denial of clemency to California death row inmate Michael Morales(details here) closes one chapter in this high-profile…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable editorials on lethal injection scrummages
Main February 17, 2006Notable editorials on lethal injection scrummagesBesides making great fodder for a modern-day Kafka novel, the litigation scrummages over lethal injection also provide grist for the editorial mill:The…
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Another front in the lethal injection wars
Main February 15, 2006Another front in the lethal injection warsOver here at SCOTUSblog, you can access a cert. petition filed today in Abdur'Rahman v. Bredesen by the folks at Goldstein…
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Judge places restrictions on California execution method
Main February 14, 2006Judge places restrictions on California execution methodAs well covered by Howard Bashman, who provides here links to press coverage, today a federal judge refused to stop California…
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Double developments in California capital case
Main February 13, 2006Double developments in California capital caseThe Morales case in California, in which an execution is scheduled next week, continues to make headlines in two different ways:As detailed…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Another lethal litigation update
Main February 12, 2006Another lethal litigation updateThe Kansas City Star has two informative pieces about an on-going lethal injection scrummage: this piece details that an Eighth Circuit panel will hear…