Supreme Court Watch: Death Penalty

SCOTUSBlog had a pair of entries discussing federal death penalty matters.

The latest execution scheduled was someone who was in prison for life (multiple murder) who murdered another person guilty of a heinous crime apparently over drugs. This was back in the mid-1980s. With the help of a former federal judge (Obama pick who resigned to run a civil rights office, giving Trump another slot), he is asking for mercy given his time in prison among other things. As cited last year, execution after so long in prison is alone problematic.

So, even here, regarding an extreme case (murder in prison), the death penalty is problematic. Unusual collection of people not wanting it aside, he was executed Thursday..