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50 years after landmark death penalty case, Supreme Court's ruling continues to guide execution debate

  • Written by Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
50 years after landmark death penalty case, Supreme Court's ruling continues to guide execution debateThe execution chamber inside Oklahoma State PenitentiaryAP Photo/Sue Ogrocki

The state of Oklahoma put James Coddington to death on Aug. 25, 2022, for the 1997 murder of a 73-year-old friend who refused to give him money to buy drugs.

It marks the beginning of a busy period at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary’s execution chamber. Last month,...

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