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Glossip v. Gross

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The Death Penalty Case - Is There a Less Cruel Option?

The case is happening in 2015 we're at a sort of interesting point even outside of the death penalty context you had cases like Graham v. Florida which found that mandatory life in prison without parole for non-homicide offenses for minors was unconstitutional. Even with a conservative court we're seeing some big liberal wins Yeah, and just think about the claim here right if you brought this now it would seem audacious right challenging the use of a particular Anesthetic in lethal injections The most common form of execution in this country. That's a claim that this court would toss out without hesitation Right, but at the time they're bringing it I think with a viable chance of winning in their minds.

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