Law professor, CUNY Law School. Author of "Imprisoned by the Past: Warren McClesky, Race, and the American Death Penalty" about the history of capital punishment. Criminal law, social justice, etc. he/him.
Jeff Kirchmeier
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Alabama's nitrogen gas executions constitute cruel and unusual punishment, judge rules. #deathpenalty www.cbsnews.com/news/alabama...
A federal judge banned Alabama from executing an inmate by nitrogen hypoxia, calling the method unconstitutionally cruel.
How a Prisoner Ended Up Alone in Court in a Death Penalty Case. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/u...
Wow, the Supreme Court's third and final decision is Hamm v. Smith, a case about the execution of mentally disabled people—but the court simply dismisses it as improvidently granted. Thomas and Alito dissent.
Count this as a win—the 8th Amendment survives. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
The concerns of a dissenting Justice is often shown by one clear statement of "I dissent" instead of something like "I respectfully dissent."
By my count, Justice Kagan writes "I dissent" six times in the dissenting opinion.
Supreme Court spares life of convicted murderer with low IQ. #deathpenalty www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
