April 17, 2008

 

U.S. Supreme Court issues opinion regarding lethal injection

On Wednesday, April 16, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion affirming the Kentucky State Supreme Court’s opinion that Kentucky’s lethal injection protocol does not violate the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

Supreme Court opinion

ASA submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in this case.

ASA amicus brief