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This Supreme Court Case on Homelessness May Limit Prisoner Rights and Expand Executions

In Grants Pass v. Johnson, a town in Oregon asks the court to reconsider what constitutes “cruel and unusual punishments.”

Analysis • 04.10.2024

What’s in a Name?

New lawsuits by transgender people challenge bans on name changes for those convicted of crimes.

News • 01.27.2020

A New Blow to Florida’s Death Penalty

The U.S. Supreme Court says state judges cannot sentence death without a jury’s mandate

Analysis • 01.12.2016

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