Lawyers

• Lethal injection executions in the U.S. continuing to decline due to court disputes over controversial drug used in death sentences

  The court hearings regarding a controversial lethal injection drug has greatly contributed to the decline in executions in the U.S.

• 2 Executions Halted: Georgia Inmates Invoke Mental Disabilities to Avoid Death Penalty, Will it Work?

  A federal appeals court gave Georgia death row inmate Warren Lee Hill, a temporary last minute reprieve because doctors changed their minds, believing he is mentally disabled. His legal battle to avoid lethal injection still likely faces an uphill climb. Another inmate, Andrew Cook also has used the mental disability clause.