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A Slippery Slope: Redefining Cruel and Unusual Punishment in Madison v. Alabama

by Sierra Stockley Introduction Madison v. Alabama is a case pending a decision from the United States Supreme Court. The case was argued before the Court on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 with Bryan A. Stevenson, Esq., representing the petitioner, Vernon Madison, and Alabama’s Deputy Attorney General, Thomas R. Govan, Jr., acting on behalf of the respondent. Regarding the issue raised in the case, the Court must decide two crucial points: whether or not a state may execute a prisoner who […]

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