Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Sotomayor casts first anti-execution vote

Jason Getsy died this morning after receiving a lethal injection in an Ohio prison. His was the first death penalty matter addressed by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who dissented from the denial of stay that allowed the execution to proceed. She was joined by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsberg, John Paul Stevens and Stephen Breyer.

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