Publications & Testimony

On December 10, 2002, the U.S. Supreme Court dis­missed with­out decid­ing the case of Abu-Ali Abdur’Rahman, who is on death row in Tennessee. The Court heard argu­ments in the case on November 6, 2002, but declined to issue a rul­ing. Justice Stevens dis­sent­ed from the order,…

Illinois Governor Pardons Four Death Row…

Another Judge Rules Federal Death Penalty Unconstitutional ​“MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A fed­er­al judge declared the fed­er­al death penal­ty uncon­sti­tu­tion­al Tuesday in the sec­ond such rul­ing in less than three…

“Dignity Denied: The Experience of Murder Victims’ Family Members Who Oppose the Death Penalty” (2002). This report released by Murder Victims’ Families for Reconciliation pro­vides an account of the expe­ri­ences of mur­der vic­tims’ fam­i­ly mem­bers who oppose cap­i­tal pun­ish­ment and steps that can be tak­en to pro­tect these indi­vid­u­als from dis­crim­i­na­tion based on this oppo­si­tion. ​“Dignity Denied” chal­lenges law­mak­ers, the…

“People lie, but insects don’t…

“People lie, but insects don’t…

UPDATE: Quinones and his co-defen­dant were sen­tenced to life impris­on­ment. (New York Times, Jan. 2,…

“Last Known to be Alive“Joseph Neff, Staff…

‘The truth as they knew it’ Joseph Neff, Staff…

State again tries Alan Gell for 1995 slay­ing. Gell’s lawyers will use evi­dence with­held by pros­e­cu­tors in his first…