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9 May, 2023

Supreme Court Intervenes in Richard Glossip’s Execution

2023-05-09T11:14:03-05:00May 9th, 2023|Tags: , , , |

Less than two weeks before Richard Glossip was scheduled to be executed on May 18th for the murder for hire of his former boss, the US Supreme Court intervened and granted a stay of execution. This is not the first time Glossip's execution has been stayed--in fact, this would be the state's 10th attempt to [...]

27 Mar, 2020

COVID-19: U.S. Prison System’s Response to Pandemic

2020-03-27T10:41:35-05:00March 27th, 2020|Tags: , , , |

  Over 2.2 million people are incarcerated in the United States. This makes our prisons a virtual petri dish for the spread of viral illness. In an effort to slow the onset of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. prison system, many prisons have been forced to quickly change their daily operations. Prisons in Arizona and [...]

17 Feb, 2020

Serial Slayer Seeks Certiorari

2020-02-17T14:21:54-06:00February 17th, 2020|Tags: , , , , |

An Omaha man who killed multiple people to honor an ancient Egyptian god has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review his death sentence. Nikko Jenkins, a 33-year-old diagnosed with bipolar and schizoaffective disorders, is one of 12 men on Nebraska's death row.  He blamed the State for letting him out of prison six years [...]

26 Jun, 2014

In Forma Pauperis v. Booklet Format

2019-03-18T18:47:35-05:00June 26th, 2014|Tags: , , , , , |

After an unfavorable decision by a state’s highest court or a federal court of appeals, the losing party frequently asks itself: “Can’t we take this to the Supreme Court?” And while countless blog posts could be devoted to various aspects of this important question, one of the first decisions you must make is whether to [...]