We’re joined by long-time listener and federal public defender Josh Lee to discuss the death penalty. We talk about Josh’s practice, death row, the latest death penalty decision’s substance and tone, and whether the death penalty will last much longer.
About Josh LeeAmicus: The Term in Review, episode 23 of Dahlia Lithwick’s excellent Supreme Court podcastOral Argument 66: You’re Never Going to Get It All DoneFederal Public Defender Organization, Eastern District of ArkansasAbout the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996Ake v. Oklahoma (guaranteeing a right to psychiatric exam to prepare a criminal defense); see also Ward v. State, an Arkansas Supreme Court decision noting the court’s belief that “a defendant's rights are adequately protected by an examination at the state hospital, an institution that has no part in the prosecution of criminals”ABA Guidelines for the Appointment and Performance of Defense Counsel in Death Penalty CasesJosh Lee, Determinism and the Death PenaltyWilliams v. HobbsGlossip v. GrossJosh Lee, Dignity Kennedy, Burkean Kennedy, and Libertarian KennedyJosh Lee, Judicial Abolition from BelowBill Mears, Justice Breyer Robbed at Machete-Point During Caribbean VacationDoug Berman, "Anti-Death Penalty Activists Are Winning The Fundraising Battle In Nebraska"CasetextChristopher McCrudden, Human Dignity and Judicial Interpretation of Human Rights; see also Christopher McCrudden, Understanding Human Dignity (the introduction of which is here)