News Briefs for a Hump Day
By Robert A. Vella The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that civil forfeitures imposed by state and local governments Continue reading
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Court update: CA bans Police Review Secrecy, DOJ says Homelessness is Legal, CT bans Executions
By Robert A. Vella Here are additional key court rulings from this week: From Daily Kos – California becomes the Continue reading
The disturbing lessons of Arizona’s un-American execution
What happened Wednesday afternoon to Joseph Wood in Arizona was a state-sponsored, judicially sanctioned human experiment that went terribly wrong. Continue reading
The real controversy behind Oklahoma’s botched execution
By Robert A. Vella The public furor swirling around the terribly botched execution in Oklahoma yesterday is centered on the Continue reading
Oklahoma halts double execution after one is botched
A controversial double execution in Oklahoma was scrubbed Tuesday night after the first inmate to receive an experimental three-drug cocktail Continue reading
New ‘injection secrecy’ law threatens First Amendment rights in Georgia
Update: On Thursday afternoon, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Gail S. Tusan granted a stay of Hill’s execution, concluding, among Continue reading
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