United States Supreme Court
,Executions Overview
,Lethal Injection
,Apr 02, 2019
In a divisive 5 – 4 decision that exposed rancor and deep rifts among the justices, the U.S. Supreme Court has given Missouri the go-ahead to execute a prisoner whose blood-filled tumors in his head, neck, and mouth…
United States Supreme Court
,Executions Overview
,Lethal Injection
,May 21, 2014
UPDATE: The U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay of execution, pending the outcome of a review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. The Court further noted: “We leave for further consideration in the lower courts whether …
Human Rights
,International
,Lethal Injection
,Mar 16, 2018
Human rights advocates are warning that the impending execution of Russell Bucklew (pictured) in Missouri on March 20 presents a “substantially increase[d] risk of a gruesome and botched execution.” Court p…
Upcoming Executions
,Lethal Injection
,Sep 30, 2019
A Missouri death-row prisoner whose rare medical condition, he says, risks making his execution by lethal injection a gruesome and grisly spectacle is seeking clemency from Missouri Governor Mike Parson ahead of …
United States Supreme Court
,Lethal Injection
,Jul 27, 2018
State lethal-injection practices may have collateral consequences that place public health at risk, according to briefs filed in the U.S. Supreme Court on July 23, 2018 by public health experts and an association representing generic drug manufact…
United States Supreme Court
,Lethal Injection
,Nov 08, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument on November 6, 2018 in Bucklew v. Precythe on whether the use of lethal injection to execute a Misso…
United States Supreme Court
,Lethal Injection
,Apr 30, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted review in the case of Missouri death-row prisoner Russell Bucklew, who has argued that the severe form of a rare congenital disorder from which he suffers makes it unconstitution…
