April 4, 2011
The United States Supreme Court on March 29, 2011, held in Connick v. Thompson that Louisiana prosecutors who failed to turn over exculpatory...
March 31, 2011
The State of Alabama executed Glenn Boyd today even though his jury decided that the death penalty was not appropriate in his case and that he should...
March 21, 2011
Today the United States Supreme Court decided to review the case of Cory Maples, who has been denied review of his conviction and death sentence...
March 21, 2011
The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday reversed the summary denial of death row prisoner Willie Scott's postconviction petition because the trial court'...
March 16, 2011
The Alabama Supreme Court has scheduled an execution date for death row prisoner William Boyd. The state is set to put Mr. Boyd to death on March 31...
March 9, 2011
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn today signed a bill that abolishes the death penalty, making Illinois the third state since 2007 to outlaw capital...
February 25, 2011
EJI won a new trial for death row inmate Jason Sharp today when the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals held that the Madison County prosecutor...
February 22, 2011
According to a national study by the nonpartisan Justice at Stake Campaign and other organizations, candidates in Alabama's three Supreme Court races...
February 3, 2011
In the face of growing evidence about the unreliability of the death penalty, and in sharp contrast with the national trend again death sentences...
January 28, 2011
The Alabama Supreme Court has ordered further review for two EJI clients on Alabama's death row: Christopher Floyd and Oscar Doster. In separate...
