Properties (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
|
| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Upheld lethal injection protocols
|
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
07-5439
Civil rights case |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
553 U.S. 35
|
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
5-4 ruling Set standards for execution methods |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
April 16, 2008 |
| gptkbp:filedIn |
January 7, 2008
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Debates on capital punishment
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Post-Gregg_v._Georgia_era
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Involved multiple appeals
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Baze v. Rees
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced lethal injection procedures
|
| gptkbp:judges |
Justice Clarence Thomas
Concerns about execution methods Constitutional validation of lethal injection Influenced state laws on execution methods Justices_of_the_Supreme_Court Supreme_Court_review Influenced_future_Supreme_Court_rulings |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
Eighth Amendment implications
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkb:Kentucky_Attorney_General gptkb:Eighth_Amendment_to_the_U.S._Constitution Death penalty cases Confirmed legality of lethal injection Constitutionality of lethal injection Debate on humane execution methods Impact on death row inmates Addressed_Eighth_Amendment_issues |
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
Extensive media coverage
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Lethal injection protocols
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Examined execution methods
Landmark case in death penalty law |
| gptkbp:outcome |
The_Court_upheld_the_use_of_lethal_injection
|
| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
gptkb:David_Baze
gptkb:John_Rees |
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens
Affirmed lethal injection as constitutional |
| gptkbp:precedent |
gptkb:Estelle_v._Gamble
gptkb:Furman_v._Georgia Standards for lethal injection protocols |
| gptkbp:publicAccess |
Controversial decision
|
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Bucklew_v._Precythe
Glossip v. Gross |