Legal Updates

Posted on August 10, 2015July 30, 2015 by Lena Juarez

LETHAL INJECTION APPROVED The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a capital punishment case that a sedative administered prior to the injection of lethal drugs was constitutionally sound and could be used in such cases. In response to the ruling, the Florida Supreme Court lifted its stay of executions as its protocol was nearly identical to Read more about Legal Updates[…]

Execution Drug Update

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Lena Juarez

Yesterday, the Florida Supreme Court agreed with a Bradford County Circuit Judge saying the state’s use of a new execution drug is effective and does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment. Their unanimous decision lifted the stay of execution for Askari Abdullah Muhammad. He was originally scheduled to die by lethal injection on December 3rd.