Solitary Confinement Issues Are Being Brought to the Discussion
Summary: Several cases are in the process, either at the federal level or Supreme Court, of being argued to whether…
Eighth Amendment
First Lethal Drug Execution since Glossip v. Gross
Summary: State lawyers and the US Supreme Court made it clear in the dismissal of Zink's appeals that citing Breyer’s…
U.S. Supreme Court Rules 5-4 in Favor of Death Penalty
Summary: Although midazolam has not been approved by the FDA for its usage in lethal injections, it is the only…
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Death Penalty Is Constitutional
Summary: The Glossip v. Gross case over the use of midazolam in Oklahoma’s three-drug protocol concluded, with another close vote,…