Supreme Court considers lethal injection challenge, RICO case
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday considered whether a death row inmate can challenge the constitutionality of a state's method of lethal injection under 42 USC 1983 even when all...
Supreme Court considers lethal injection challenge, RICO case
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday considered whether a death row inmate can challenge the constitutionality of a state's method of lethal injection under 42 USC 1983 even when all...
Federal judge rules brain-wave monitor can be used to ensure no pain during execution
A federal judge on Monday ruled that North Carolina officials could use a brain-wave monitor rather than have a doctor present to ensure a prisoner was not conscious during an execution by lethal injection. Lawyers for...
Ninth Circuit rules Los Angeles homeless ordinance violates Eighth Amendment
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in a 2-1 decision Friday ruled that a Los Angeles ordinance that subjects the homeless to arrest if they are caught "sitting, lying or...
Los Angeles homeless ordinance constitutionality ruling [9th Circuit]
Jones v. City of Los Angeles, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, April 14, 2009 [holding that a Los Angeles ordinance that subjects the homeless to arrest if they are caught "sitting, lying or sleeping on public sidewalks"...
California federal judge bans public release of information on executioners
US District Judge Jeremy Fogel has authorized lawyers to obtain information on executioners at San Quentin Prison, but has banned the release of any details about them to the public. Lawyers for convicted murderer and death row...
ACLU lawsuit: California executions violate witness First Amendment rights
The ACLU of Northern California has filed a lawsuit in the US District Court of Northern California on behalf of Pacific News Service, seeking a permanent injunction to prevent the California Department of...
The US Supreme Court refused Monday to entertain a second appeal by convicted murderer Clarence Hill in which his lawyers argued that Florida's system of death by lethal injection amounted to a cruel and...
Medical controversy creates virtual moratorium on California executions
California faces a virtual moratorium on executions in the wake of a court ruling that medical professionals must monitor executions by lethal injection to be sure that the inmate feels no pain. The execution of condemned killer Michael Morales...
BREAKING NEWS ~ California postpones Morales execution indefinitely
The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has said that the state of California has decided to postpone indefinitely the execution of condemned killer Michael Morales , initially delayed late Monday after two anesthesiologists refused to take part...
California execution delayed after doctors refuse to participate over ethics concerns
The execution of Michael Angelo Morales , scheduled to take place just after midnight Tuesday morning, was delayed after the two anesthesiologists on hand to ensure that Morales would not suffer excessive pain during the process refused to...