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The Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg As a minority vote on an increasingly pro-death-penalty court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg spoke up for truth in the only available way open to her: “I dissent.” For us that means that our argument, at the present time, may seem to be only a…
Call to action for Richard Glossip
Keep Ya Head Up
Sister Helen's Justice Train Playlist Why this song? This classic is one of my favorites: it calls out the government for perpetuating poverty, addresses inequality and mistreatment of women and children of color and also spreads positivity and encouragement….
Justice Kennedy’s record on the death penalty
(This summary includes only those cases he participated in deciding while on the Supreme Court, not while he was on the Ninth Circuit) Key: GOOD = Kennedy voted to limit the death penalty or strengthen rights of the accused BAD = Kennedy voted pro-death MIDDLING =…
A plea from an innocent man
The following statement was dictated to me by phone by Richard Glossip from his death watch cell in McAlester, Oklahoma, on Jan. 22, 2015.
Lethal Injection in the USA
Sr. Helen talks about states scrambling to find lethal injection drugs after a series of botched executions.