11 anesthesiologists volunteered to be chemically paralyzed but fully awake.
The Court specifically cites saphenous venous cutdown as a reason lethal injection doesn't violate the Eighth Amendment.
There's a lot to like about the National Drug Control Strategy—andit'd be great if they took their own advice.
A facially absurd DOJ opinion makes lethal injection easier.
We don't know how big the problem is—and that's part of the problem.
Gonzales's desire to give life was too unpredictable for the state trying to kill him.
For Robert Roberson, a sea change in the science hasn't set him free.
The same factors that make it deadly on the street make it unreliable for the death chamber.
One of the most vocal non-institutional proponents of capital punishment presents outdated and dishonest arguments in its defense.
When they most likely describe today's execution in glowing terms, understand what they mean.
When people call for putting death row inmates down "like a dog," few understand it'd be an improvement.
The comparisons are natural, but the similarities end at the superficial.