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Know Your Executioner

Burt Likko July 18, 2015

A condemned man in Tennessee wants his lawyers to depose the people who would be his executioners.

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Big Monday, 2015

Burt Likko June 29, 2015

The Supreme Court adjourns for the Term with decisions about redistricting, air pollution, and executions. Burt Likko...

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A Sore Test of a New Conviction

Burt Likko June 24, 2015

Strong is the desire for vengeance. Pretends to be "justice," vengeance does. But down that path, no benefit...

On Death And Execution Stay of Execution

On Death And Execution

Burt Likko May 5, 2015

If the three-drug cocktail used for capital punishment is found cruel and unusual, how ever shall we...

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No Way To Die In California

Burt Likko July 25, 2014

A judge recently found that California's death penalty, as it is administered, is cruel and unusual punishment,...

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