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Challenging Lethal Injection

Supreme Court rules death row inmates with no more criminal appeals left may challenge constitutionality of lethal injection method of execution under federal civil rights statutes

by Jordan Smith June 23, 2006September 30, 2025

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Supremes Tackle Civility of Execution

Supreme Court takes up question of whether a death row inmate may use federal civil rights law to challenge a state’s manner of execution

by Jordan Smith May 5, 2006September 30, 2025

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In his first decision as the Supreme Court’s newest associate justice, Samuel Alito split with the court’s most conservative members, voting to uphold a stay of execution for a condemned Missouri inmate

by Jordan Smith February 10, 2006September 30, 2025

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Challenging Lethal Injection

Supremes Tackle Civility of Execution

Alito Busts a Moderate Move

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