December 6, 2012
On November 13, 2012, the United States Supreme Court denied the State of Alabama's petition challenging a federal appellate court decision which...
November 28, 2012
The 2012 Smithsonian magazine American Ingenuity Award winners, including EJI Director Bryan Stevenson, will be presented trophies at a special...
November 20, 2012
The United States Supreme Court granted the State of Michigan's petition for review on October 29, 2012, in McQuiggin v. Perkins to address what...
November 12, 2012
Death Row Unit, Holman Prison in Atmore, Alabama
The Alabama Supreme Court has again reversed the case of Anthony Ray Hinton, who has spent more...
November 5, 2012
Bryan Stevenson was awarded the Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award on November 3, 2012, in Birmingham, Alabama.(Frank Couch/fcouch@al.com)...
October 30, 2012
Voters in the nation's most populous state could abolish the death penalty on November 6, which would have huge implications for the death penalty...
October 22, 2012
On September 28, 2012, the Alabama Supreme Court reversed and remanded the case of Christopher Floyd, who was sentenced to death by an all-white...
October 18, 2012
Uniformed police officers oppose relief in Fayetteville courtroom during Racial Justice Act hearing. Photo by Andrew Craft/Fayetteville Observer...
October 12, 2012
On September 24, 2012, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama ruled that Bobby Tarver cannot be executed because he is...
September 27, 2012
Amy Bishop puts her head down during sentencing hearing.
Photo by Michael Mercier, The Huntsville Times
Former University of Alabama at Huntsville...
