Tag Archives: Eighth Amendment

Wednesday Legal News Round Up

Posted on March 31, 2010 by

Notable legal news and views from around the legal world: The AP reports that the U.S. government has agreed to remove over 50 decaying military ships from a California bay over concerns that the ships were leaking toxic materials into … Continue reading →

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Former detainee sues U.S. military contractors

Posted on May 9, 2008 by

Fox Business News reports: New torture claims have been leveled at two U.S. military contractors by a former Abu Ghraib “ghost” detainee who was wrongly imprisoned and later released without charge, according to a lawsuit filed today in Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court upholds lethal injection

Posted on April 16, 2008 by

CNN reports: The Supreme Court, in a 7-2 ruling, upheld Kentucky’s use of lethal injection as a means of executing prisoners, ruling that the method — used in 35 states — is properly and humanely applied.The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court to review constitutionality of lethal injections

Posted on September 25, 2007 by

AP News reports: The US Supreme Court announced Tuesday it would consider the constitutionality of lethal injections, which is used in almost all executions in the United States. The court agreed to consider the cases of two men condemned to … Continue reading →

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