The Supreme Court had something to say about lethal injection today. The question is – what impact will the ruling have beyond the target state, Kentucky?
Supreme Court Affirms Kentucky’s Lethal Injection Protocol
The good news is that every member of the Supreme Court agrees that disemboweling, beheading, drawing and quartering, dissecting, and burning alive all violate the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment. The bad news is that seven justices in a maze of opinions (the lead opinion, written by Chief Justice Roberts, is joined only by Justices Kennedy and Alito) agree that [...]
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