ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Decision in Glossip v. Gross
WASHINGTON – Cassandra Stubbs, director of the Capital Punishment Project of the American Civil Liberties Union, had this comment in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Glossip v. Gross:
“Today’s 5-4 decision ignores the evidence and endorses a state’s right to torture people to death absent any other alternative. This reading of the Constitution cannot and should not stand. As powerfully set forth in the dissent, capital punishment in the United States is unreliable and arbitrary, racially biased and geographically skewed. Much of America has turned away from the death penalty, leaving only a handful of counties insisting on putting people to death. The time has come to end this nation’s disastrous experiment with capital punishment.”
Information about the ACLU’s Capital Punishment Project: https://www.aclu.org/issues/capital-punishment
Stay Informed
Every month, you'll receive regular roundups of the most important civil rights and civil liberties developments. Remember: a well-informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.
Learn More About the Issues in This Press Release
-
Renowned Civil Rights and Legal Organizations File Petition Challenging California Death Penalty, Highlight Evidence Demonstrating Racial Discrimination
-
Historic Hearing Challenging Racial Bias in North Carolina’s Death Penalty Concludes with Overwhelming Evidence of Discrimination in Capital Cases
-
Challenging the Racist Death Penalty in North Carolina
-
ACLU, ACLU of South Carolina Challenges Prison Policy that Seeks to Silence the Incarcerated