Caroline KochFeb 25, 20193 minSCOTUS Sets Lethal Precedent: The Case of Domineque RayCorrectional facilities’ attempt to balance security and inmates’ constitutional rights often skews in favor of security. However, in a...
Kathryn CanningFeb 11, 20193 minCould a Prisoner be “Unhealthy” Enough to Execute?There has been a debate on whether a prisoner is “healthy” enough to execute. Consistent with the Eighth Amendment, and this Court’s...
Lisa SendrowSep 10, 20184 minEvolving Standards of Decency: Will Kavanaugh Transform the Death Penalty the way Kennedy did?Justice Anthony Kennedy retired from the Supreme Court on July 31, 2018. He was often the swing vote of many of the most ideological...
Chelsea JacobiNov 26, 20164 minChoosing Capital Punishment: 2016 Referendums and the Death PenaltyAs of July 1, 2016, there are 2,905 Americans on death row. Almost one-third of those inmates live in one of these three states:...