Leadership Conference on Civil Rights

In Baze v. Rees, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that execution by lethal injection is not unconstitutionally cruel. Their 7-2 ruling ended a de facto moratorium on executions nationwide. This case addressed the question of whether or not usage of three-drug lethal injection cocktails violate the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition of punishments deemed “cruel and unusual.” Evidence suggests that if the mixture of the three drugs does not work properly, it can cause extreme pain during execution. ... full story |