Would you like to know how many people have visited this page? Or how reputable the author is? Simply
sign up for a Advocate premium membership and you'll automatically see this data on every article. Plus a lot more, too.
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, May 8, 2015 Law Profs: SCOTUS Should Focus on Risky Execution Drug, Not Activists
In a new op-ed, Harvard Law professor Charles Ogletree and University of North Carolina Law professor Robert Smith argue that the issues raised about death penalty activists and drug shortages have no bearing on the core issue in Glossip v. Gross.
SHARE Friday, May 1, 2015 SCOTUS Should Find Okla. Execution Drug Protocol Unconstitutional, Say Anesthesiologist and Law Prof
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Glossip v. Gross, a case challenging whether the drug midazolam is suitable for use in lethal injection executions. What makes this three-drug cocktail different from the one the Court reviewed before? Today in The New Republic, an anesthesiologist and law professor provide clarity.
SHARE Friday, May 1, 2015 Why states could be botching executions we'll never know about
Imagine your entire body feels like it's on fire, but you're unable to move, scream, or indicate you're in discomfort in any way. The idea may sound farfetched, but it's the gruesome reality of some states' execution protocols.
SHARE Saturday, April 18, 2015 Former Attorneys General: Oklahoma's Lethal Injection Process Flawed
In an op-ed published yesterday, the former AGs criticize lawyers with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections and Oklahoma Attorney General's Office for their hasty selection of midazolam, which resulted in the botched execution of Clayton Lockett.