Attorneys for Tennessee death row men Oscar Smith and Byron Black are calling on Governor Bill Lee to issue a temporary halt on executions until March 2026, when a trial on the constitutionality of the state’s new lethal injection protocol is set to begin, due to concerns about the new protocol’s lack of safeguards.
NASHVILLE, TN – Nine men on death row in Tennessee have filed a legal challenge against the…
PASADENA, CA – The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals here last week upheld an Idaho abortion travel…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. — A Missouri judge ruled late last week the state’s ban on gender-affirming surgeries…
NEW YORK, NY – The narrative that voters’ “wholesale rejection of criminal justice reform” will end reform…
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By Rena Abdusalam BROOKLYN, NY – Equal Justice USA (EJUSA), a national organization that works to improve…
By The Vanguard OAKLAND, CA – California Attorney General Rob Bonta this week announced his state’s…
By Cynthia Hoang-Duong and Fanelisa Leconte WOODLAND, CA – While discussing the prosecution and defense’s motions during…
By Leslie Acevedo WASHINGTON, DC – Five U.S. senators Friday urged the Dept. of Justice to investigate…
By Sunny Zhou NASHVILLE, TN – When the Tennessee House Criminal Justice Committee last week discussed a…
By Laurel Spear BATON ROUGE, LA — On Tuesday, Nov. 8, voters in five states—Alabama, Louisiana, Oregon,…
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By Serene Chang and Anika Khubchandani NASHVILLE, TN – A federal judge in Tennessee has blocked a…