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Diann Rust-Tierney: A Personal Reflection on McCleskey v. Kemp
Originally posted by Diann Rust-Tierney on the ACLU Blog of Rights. April 22 marks the 25th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision inMcCleskey v. Kemp, in which the Court ruled that a defendant cannot rely upon statistical evidence of systemic racial bias to prove his death sentence unconstitutional, no matter how strong that evidence may be. […]
25 Years After McCleskey, Looking Forward to Legislative Fixes of Supreme Court Error
Originally posted by Tanya Greene, on the ACLU Blog of Rights. 25 years ago today, when the United States Supreme Court dealt a blow to fairness in the death penalty with its ruling in McCleskey v. Kemp, a colleague of mine in Georgia where I represented death-sentenced men recalled feeling an overwhelming sense of foreboding about the […]
The U.S. Death Penalty — An International Human Rights Wrong?
Posted by Avinash Samarth, ACLU Human Rights Program April 22 marks the 25th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in McCleskey v. Kemp, in which the Court ruled that a defendant cannot rely upon statistical evidence of systemic racial bias to prove his death sentence unconstitutional, no matter how strong that evidence may be. McCleskey has been […]
Video, PDF of RJA Ruling
Gerda Stein of CDPL forwarded a video by a local TV station of Judge Meek’s ruling and a PDF of the written decision.
Fighting for ‘Too Much Justice’
Originally posted by Vanita Gupta, a Deputy Legal Director at the ACLU and director of the organization’s Center for Justice, on the ACLU Blog of Rights. April 22 marks the 25th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in McCleskey v. Kemp, in which the Court ruled that a defendant cannot rely upon statistical evidence of systemic racial […]
‘The Death Penalty Failed Experiment: From Gary Graham to Troy Davis in Context’ by Diann Rust-Tierney
Thirty-five years ago, the Supreme Court upheld one of the country’s most controversial practices — capital punishment. Since then, nearly 1,300 Americans have been executed by the state. In the second edition of McKinney & Associates’ eBook series, The Death Penalty Failed Experiment: From Gary Graham to Troy Davis in Context, activist Diann Rust-Tierney passionately […]
Wrongful Convictions, Wrongful Bias
Originally posted by Cassandra Stubbs of the ACLU Capital Punishment Project. April 22 marks the 25th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in McCleskey v. Kemp, in which the Court ruled that a defendant cannot rely upon statistical evidence of systemic racial bias to prove his death sentence unconstitutional, no matter how strong that evidence may […]
A Shameful Race-Based System of “Justice”
By Brian Stull of the ACLU Capital Punishment Project, cross-posted from the ACLU Blog of Rights special series marking the 25th anniversary of McCleskey v. Kemp. It took Florida authorities nearly six weeks to arrest George Zimmerman and charge him with second-degree murder of Trayvon Martin, a delay that led many to question the response by the police in Sanford, […]
If Germany Had The Death Penalty: A Thought Experiment
Originally posted by Denny LeBoeuf of the ACLU Capital Punishment Project on the ACLU Blog of Rights. April 22 marks the 25th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in McCleskey v. Kemp, in which the Court ruled that a defendant cannot rely upon statistical evidence of systemic racial bias to prove his death sentence unconstitutional, no matter how […]
Connecticut Gov. to Sign Death Penalty Repeal Law
Conn. Governor Dannel P. Malloy last night issued the following statement on House passage of a bill that will prospectively repeal capital punishment and replace it with a mandatory sentence of life without the possibility of release: “I’m pleased the House passed the bill, and when it gets to my desk I will sign it. […]
