Baze v. Rees
Judgment: Affirmed, in an opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts on April 16, 2008.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Baze Commentary: Justice Stevens' Concurrence (Eliza Presson, April 17, 2008)
- Commentary: Praise for Baze (Eliza Presson, April 17, 2008)
- Lethal injection allowed (Lyle Denniston, April 16, 2008)
- Analysis: Focus on the mechanics of execution (Lyle Denniston, January 7, 2008)
- Argument preview: Baze v. Rees (Scotus Staff, January 4, 2008)
- Court drops one issue on lethal injection (Lyle Denniston, October 3, 2007)
Briefs and Documents
Merits briefs
Amicus briefs
- Brief for the American Civi Liberties Union of Kentucky and the Rutherford Institute in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for Fordham University School of Law, Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for Critical Care Providers and Clinical Ethicists in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for Drs. Kevin ConCannon, Dennis Geiser, Carolyn Kerr, Glen Pettifer, and Sheilah Robertson in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for Michael Morales, Michael Taylor, Vernon Evans Jr., and John Gary Hardwick Jr. in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Human Rights Watch in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Anesthesia Awareness Campaign, Inc. in Support of Neither Party
- Brief for the American Society of Anesthesiologists in Support of Neither Party
- Brief for the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the United States of America in Support of Respondent
- Brief for Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Mississippi, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and Wyoming in Support of Respondent
Certiorari filings
