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60 Capital Punishment Cases
U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2008
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Baze v. Rees
Whether Kentucky's lethal injection protocol violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment by using a combination of drugs that creates an unnecessary and avoidable risk of excruciating pain. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2008
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Baze v. Rees
Whether Kentucky's lethal injection protocol violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment by using a combination of drugs that creates an unnecessary and avoidable risk of excruciating pain. DECIDED
Court Case
Mar 2008
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State of Tennessee v. Taylor
Severely Mentally-Ill 糖心VlogClient is Sentenced to Life Imprisonment After Successful Appeal and 18 Years on Death Row
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Court Case
Mar 2008
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State of Tennessee v. Taylor
Severely Mentally-Ill 糖心VlogClient is Sentenced to Life Imprisonment After Successful Appeal and 18 Years on Death Row
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2008
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Kennedy v. Louisiana
Whether a state may constitutionally impose the death penalty for the rape of a child. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2008
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Kennedy v. Louisiana
Whether a state may constitutionally impose the death penalty for the rape of a child. DECIDED
U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2007
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Danforth v. Minnesota
Whether a state can permit an inmate to raise constitutional claims in state post-conviction proceedings that would be barred in federal habeas proceedings. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2007
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Danforth v. Minnesota
Whether a state can permit an inmate to raise constitutional claims in state post-conviction proceedings that would be barred in federal habeas proceedings. DECIDED