Publications & Testimony
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Jan 09, 2003
Statement of David C. Baldus
Prof. Baldus Statement…
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Juveniles News and Developments 2002
New York Times Condemns Capital Prosecution of…
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Notice to Seek the Death Penalty Against Moussaoui
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF…
Read MoreDec 31, 2002
Resources: Studies and Additional Resources (2002)
“Capital Punishment 2001” — The Bureau of Justice Statistics released its annual report on the death penalty with statistics from the previous year. The report contained a number of interesting…
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Clemency News and Developments: 2002 – 2001
Clemency Often Used in the Past to Remedy Injustice In a recent article in the Chicago Tribune, law Professor Daniel Kobil examined historical uses of the power of…
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Costs News and Developments: 2002
High Cost of the Death Penalty in Kansas…
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State Statutes Prohibiting the Death Penalty for People with Intellectual Disability (pre-Atkins)
NOTE: The statutes listed in this chart were all passed prior to the United States Supreme Court Ruling in Atkins v. Virginia. During this time period, intellectual disability was referred to as “mental…
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International News and Developments: 2002
International Community Praises Governor Ryan’s…
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List of Defendants with Intellectual Disability Executed in the United States (1976 – 2002)
In 2002, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Atkins v. Virginia that executing inmates with “mental retardation” was unconstitutional. Some inmates with claims of intellectual disability have been executed since then, but they are not included in this…
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Intellectual Disability News and Developments: 1999 – 2002
Tennessee Supreme Court Finds Execution of Mentally Retarded…
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