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California federal judge bans public release of information on executioners

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Tuesday, April 04, 2006
California federal judge bans public release of information on executioners
Krystal MacIntyre at 11:59 AM ET

[JURIST] US District Judge Jeremy Fogel [official profile] has authorized lawyers to obtain information on executioners at San Quentin Prison, but has banned the release of any details about them to the public. Lawyers for convicted murderer and death row inmate Michael Morales [NCADP profile; JURIST news archive] are seeking to substantiate claims that the lethal injection method used by the California Department of Corrections [official website] and San Quentin Prison is cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment [text]. Fogel allowed the limited disclosure of information on prison staff Monday after a review of recent execution records raised concerns as to whether the drugs were being administered properly. Reuters has more.

Morales' execution, originally scheduled for February, was indefinitely postponed [JURIST report] when two anesthesiologists withdrew their agreement to monitor the injection of a three-drug combination widely used for capital punishment and Fogel imposed further conditions to reduce the chance of a botched and potentially painful execution. A full hearing on the constitutionality of California's lethal injection method is scheduled for May 2 in San Jose.

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California federal judge bans public release of information on executioners

posted by [personal profile] maelorin at 09:11pm on 06/04/2006 under , , ,

Tuesday, April 04, 2006
California federal judge bans public release of information on executioners
Krystal MacIntyre at 11:59 AM ET

[JURIST] US District Judge Jeremy Fogel [official profile] has authorized lawyers to obtain information on executioners at San Quentin Prison, but has banned the release of any details about them to the public. Lawyers for convicted murderer and death row inmate Michael Morales [NCADP profile; JURIST news archive] are seeking to substantiate claims that the lethal injection method used by the California Department of Corrections [official website] and San Quentin Prison is cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment [text]. Fogel allowed the limited disclosure of information on prison staff Monday after a review of recent execution records raised concerns as to whether the drugs were being administered properly. Reuters has more.

Morales' execution, originally scheduled for February, was indefinitely postponed [JURIST report] when two anesthesiologists withdrew their agreement to monitor the injection of a three-drug combination widely used for capital punishment and Fogel imposed further conditions to reduce the chance of a botched and potentially painful execution. A full hearing on the constitutionality of California's lethal injection method is scheduled for May 2 in San Jose.

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us sc no tv in ct

posted by [personal profile] maelorin at 09:07pm on 06/04/2006 under , , ,
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Justices speak out against televising Supreme Court proceedings
Joshua Pantesco at 6:30 PM ET

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[JURIST] During a US House Appropriations Committee hearing [announcement] Tuesday, Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Anthony Kennedy [official profiles] spoke against a bill [PDF text] that would permit public broadcasting of Supreme Court oral arguments. The justices told lawmakers that allowing cameras in the courtroom would alter the nature of the proceedings, and that just as the Supreme Court [official website] always avoids telling Congress how to operate, Congress should not interfere in the functioning of the Supreme Court.

Rep. John Olver (D-MA) suggested that the Court should move towards transparency, a sentiment echoed by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) during Senate Judiciary Committee hearings last week where that committee approved a similar bill [JURIST report] for full Senate consideration. Both versions of the legislation would allow a majority of justices to ban cameras in any case where televised oral arguments could violate the due process rights of any party to a lawsuit. Justices sparred over the issue [JURIST report] at an American Bar Association conference last November. Justice David Souter famously told a congressional panel in 1996 that "the day you see a camera come into our courtroom, it's going to roll over my dead body."

AP has more.

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posted by [personal profile] maelorin at 09:07pm on 06/04/2006 under , , ,
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Justices speak out against televising Supreme Court proceedings
Joshua Pantesco at 6:30 PM ET

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[JURIST] During a US House Appropriations Committee hearing [announcement] Tuesday, Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Anthony Kennedy [official profiles] spoke against a bill [PDF text] that would permit public broadcasting of Supreme Court oral arguments. The justices told lawmakers that allowing cameras in the courtroom would alter the nature of the proceedings, and that just as the Supreme Court [official website] always avoids telling Congress how to operate, Congress should not interfere in the functioning of the Supreme Court.

Rep. John Olver (D-MA) suggested that the Court should move towards transparency, a sentiment echoed by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) during Senate Judiciary Committee hearings last week where that committee approved a similar bill [JURIST report] for full Senate consideration. Both versions of the legislation would allow a majority of justices to ban cameras in any case where televised oral arguments could violate the due process rights of any party to a lawsuit. Justices sparred over the issue [JURIST report] at an American Bar Association conference last November. Justice David Souter famously told a congressional panel in 1996 that "the day you see a camera come into our courtroom, it's going to roll over my dead body."

AP has more.

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