Punch and Jurists

Baze v. Rees, No. 07-5439 (U.S. Supreme Court) (553 U.S. 35; 128 S.Ct. 1520) (April 16, 2008) (Justice (John G.) Roberts) by In a widely splintered 91-page decision, the Supreme Court upheld the most common method of lethal injection executions in the United States, clearing the way for such executions …

Morales v. Tilton, No. 5:06-cv-00219-JF (N.D.Cal.) (465 F.Supp.2d 972) (December 15, 2006) (Judge Jeremy Fogel) by This is another death penalty case. However, in crafting this “Memorandum of Intended Decision”, Judge Fogel made clear: “This case is not about whether the death penalty makes sense morally or as a matter …