Commentaries by Kimberly Newberry

Secrecy in Lethal Injection: How the Oklahoma Courts are Supporting a Deadly Double Standard

June 1, 2014 03:00:00 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Kimberly Newberry, Harvard Law School Class of 2014, clarifies the current policy surrounding lethal injection law in Oklahoma and explores the repercussions of such a policy...On April 29, 2014, the State of Oklahoma forced Clayton Lockett to...

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'Squeaky' Fromme found guilty in Ford assassination attempt

On November 26, 1975, Charles Manson follower Lynette ”Squeaky” Fromme was found guilty by a federal jury in Sacramento, California, of the attempted assassination of President Gerald Ford.

India constitution adopted

On November 26, 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India voted to adopt the country's first constitution after attaining independence from the United Kingdom. The document went into force on January 26 of the following year.