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Dec 12, 2022
We're putting the death penalty on trial.
  • Criminal Legal Reform

Kansas v. Young

If the death penalty is racist, arbitrary and serves no valid penological purpose, does it violate the Kansas constitution? The Sedgwick County District Court will grapple with this question at an unprecedented evidentiary hearing beginning on February 6, 2023.
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Apr 10, 2020
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Hadley et al. v. Zmuda et al

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Dec 12, 2022
We're putting the death penalty on trial.
Court Case
Dec 12, 2022
  • Criminal Legal Reform

Kansas v. Young

If the death penalty is racist, arbitrary and serves no valid penological purpose, does it violate the Kansas constitution? The Sedgwick County District Court will grapple with this question at an unprecedented evidentiary hearing beginning on February 6, 2023.
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Court Case
Apr 10, 2020
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Court Case
Apr 10, 2020
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Hadley et al. v. Zmuda et al

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