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Retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who dissented in abortion ruling, accepts award in Chicago: ‘Overall, I’m still an optimist’
07 Aug 2022 00:50 GMT
… the court’s majority upheld lethal injection. Breyer dissented and questioned … to judges and attorneys. Several Supreme Court justices have received the honor, including … Thurgood Marshall in 1992 and Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2010.
Associated Press contributed …
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Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Plans To Retire (CBS News)
26 Jan 2022 17:54 GMT
… previously clerked for Breyer. California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger is also considered … ;s three-drug protocol for lethal injection, wrote he believes "it … death of the liberal stalwart Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg expanded the court's …
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Supreme Court rules man can be executed by lethal injection after claim it would cause 'severe pain'
01 Apr 2019 16:15 GMT
… "excruciating pain."
The Supreme Court last year had granted a … proceedings that executing Bucklew by lethal injection risks subjecting him to constitutionally … joined in his dissent by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan …
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Hoosier Amy Coney Barrett likely among front-runners for Supreme Court vacancy
19 Sep 2020 01:10 GMT
… line to succeed Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court likely starts with these … Circuit.
Grant, a former Georgia Supreme Court justice and solicitor general, was nominated … Ohio's method of lethal injection for executions, as well as …
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Justice Dept. carries out second federal execution after another late-night, divided Supreme Court ruling
16 Jul 2020 18:56 GMT
… eventually arriving at the Supreme Court. In various cases, … inmates challenging the new lethal-injection protocol; and his … two courts. The Supreme Court jettisoned one of those … . Breyer, joined by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, wrote a dissent repeating …
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Supreme Court order cleared way for second federal execution
16 Jul 2020 18:36 GMT
… Wesley Purkey was killed by lethal injection at the penitentiary in Terre … dissent July 16, joined by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. "A modern system of … without comment or dissent, the Supreme Court rejected arguments from spiritual advisers …
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Federal Government Executes Second Man After Supreme Court Denies Appeals
16 Jul 2020 15:18 GMT
… via lethal injection on Thursday morning in Terre Haute, Indiana. The Supreme Court early … Thursday, with the liberal justices dissenting. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that … quot; She was joined by justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Elena …
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Supreme Court Allows Federal Executions to Proceed National Review
15 Jul 2020 17:02 GMT
… Lee’s scheduled execution, the Supreme Court found that the prisoners on … Sotomayor each wrote dissents, which Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan joined.
The … lawsuits challenging the government’s lethal-injection protocol played out in court …
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Supreme Court allows federal execution
15 Jul 2020 06:38 GMT
… The Supreme Court Building is seen in Washington DC. - The Supreme Court … cases arguing that the new lethal-injection protocol is unconstitutional.
An … liberal justices wrote two dissents. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and …
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U.S. carries out first federal execution since 2003 after Supreme Court intervention
14 Jul 2020 19:32 GMT
… cases arguing that the new lethal-injection protocol is unconstitutional.
An … four liberal justices wrote two dissents. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and … a statement.
Even after the Supreme Court’s order, uncertainty still …