The Fight for Disability Rights Must Extend to Death Row
Why didn't more disability rights groups work to stop the execution of Ledell Lee in Arkansas?
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A Supreme Court Decision Leaves in Place a Stay of Execution for an Arkansas Inmate
Early Tuesday morning, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge from Arkansas officials of a…
The Supreme Court Sets a New Precedent on the Death Penalty and Disability
The state of Texas really wants to kill Bobby J. Moore. The Supreme Court, in its 5–3 decision…
An Arkansas Inmate Is Set to Be Executed Due to a Legal Technicality
Marcel Williams is scheduled to die on April 24th, 2017. Williams was convicted in 1997 for the rape…
Arkansas Appears Set to Execute Eight Men Over Four Days
The state wants to kill them via lethal injection before the drugs expire. But the inmates would prefer…
Why Is the Death Penalty So Popular in Alabama?
Judges in Alabama frequently override jury’s sentences of life without parole to impose capital punishment.
The Supreme Court Passes on Ohio Lethal Injection Case
On Monday, the United State Supreme Court declined to hear the case of an Ohio death row inmate…
A Temporary End to the Death Penalty in Florida
The Florida Supreme Court ruled that the state’s death penalty sentencing procedures were unconstitutional, effectively ending the death…
When the Court Calls Psychology to the Stand
A recent Supreme Court case involving racial bias in the death penalty is far from the first time…
One Step Forward, One Step Back in the Fight Against the Death Penalty
The Department of Justice announces a rare intent to pursue the death penalty as Connecticut affirms its ban…