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Supreme Court rejects Alabama's request to let it kill Jeffery Lee with nitrogen gas this week
Two lower courts had earlier refused Alabama's request to let the state proceed with its plans to use the method of execution declared unconstitutional…
Jun 12
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Federal court rules Alabama's nitrogen gas execution protocol unconstitutional
Judge Emily Marks on Tuesday barred Alabama from using nitrogen gas to suffocate Jeffery Lee to death Thursday.
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Supreme Court, on another 5-4 vote, tosses out another death sentence
On Thursday, Justice Kavanaugh wrote his second majority opinion for the court upholding protections against racial discrimination in jury selection.
May 28
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A 5-4 SCOTUS rejects Alabama's effort to make executing intellectually disabled people easier
Lower courts tossed out Joseph Clifton Smith's death sentence after a finding him to be intellectually disabled. That decision stands, but SCOTUS…
May 21
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The Supreme Court allowed Texas to kill a man the state earlier said it was not permitted to kill
Justice Jackson: "I cannot understand the Court’s rush to extinguish [life], much less in the circumstances of this case." And, for paid subscribers…
May 17
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DOJ plans to "strengthen" the federal death penalty — but Biden nearly cleared death row
DOJ seeks to expand federal methods of execution to include the firing squad. Also: Fifth Circuit rejects challenge to Texas's criminal immigration…
Apr 24
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Pam Bondi is out — and that is a good thing. She was Trump's lawyer, and DOJ paid the price.
Also: Florida will not kill James Duckett this week. And: What's next for conversion therapy bans after Tuesday's SCOTUS decision? Lastly: Law Dork in…
Apr 3
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Alabama was set to kill Sonny Burton on Thursday. Governor Kay Ivey stopped it.
Sonny Burton did not kill anyone, but Alabama put him on death row. Update: Ivey granted Burton clemency on March 10, commuting his death sentence to a…
Mar 8
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The D.C. District Court strikes back
Three judges issued three rulings protecting constitutional rights in cases relating to Trump admin actions against federal inmates, Alien Enemies Act…
Feb 12
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Florida's year of executions masks broader discontent with the death penalty
Beneath an alarming number of executions in 2025, there are signs of continued growing opposition. Also: USA Today's ICE propaganda. And, for paid…
Dec 16, 2025
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Oklahoma governor stops execution, commuting death sentence of Tremane Wood
Wood will now spend life in prison following Gov. Stitt's clemency. Also: SCOTUS allows Florida execution to go ahead. And: Full SNAP benefits are…
Nov 13, 2025
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A guide to what is happening in the challenges to Trump's National Guard deployment efforts
Expect significant rulings from the courts — including the Supreme Court — in the coming weeks. Also: The Supreme Court won't stop an eighth execution…
Oct 23, 2025
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