What does color of skin have to do with equal access to justice in America? The Equal Protection Clause, part of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution which took effect in 1868, provides that no…
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Last time on Life of the Law we presented Unequal Protection – Part 1, the story of Warren McCleskey’s unsuccessful appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. McCleskey argued that his death sentence by the state of Georgia…
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HOST INTRO: Last time on Life of the Law we presented Unequal Protection – Part 1, the story of Warren McCleskey’s appeal to the US Supreme Court that his sentence of death had been prejudiced…
The Supreme Court just guaranteed that America will continue its long-held tradition of botched executions. Today’s decision in Glossip v Gross, upholding the use of midazolam in lethal injections, is in keeping with the court’s…
