Entries tagged with “Gregg v. Georgia”

Death Row

Jul 02, 2026

Sam Spital on 50 Years Since Gregg v. Georgia and Examining the Decision’s Legacy and Unfulfilled Promises

In the July 2026 episode of *12:01: The Death Penalty in Context*, DPI’s Executive Director Robin M. Maher speaks with Samuel Spital, Associate Director Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF). To mark the 50th anniver­sary of the Supreme Court’s deci­sion in *Gregg v. Georgia,* they explore the his­to­ry of the land­mark case, the piv­otal role played by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund in the lit­i­ga­tion, and the endur­ing lega­cy of leg­endary LDF attor­ney Anthony Amsterdam. They…

Death Row

Jul 02, 2026

DPI Podcast 12:01 Marks 50 Years Since Gregg v. Georgia, Examining the Decision’s Legacy and Unfulfilled Promises

In the July 2026 episode of *12:01: The Death Penalty in Context*, DPI’s Executive Director Robin M. Maher speaks with Samuel Spital, Associate Director Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF). To mark the 50th anniver­sary of the Supreme Court’s deci­sion in *Gregg v. Georgia,* they explore the his­to­ry of the land­mark case, the piv­otal role played by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund in the lit­i­ga­tion, and the endur­ing lega­cy of leg­endary LDF attor­ney Anthony Amsterdam. They…