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TN Indigent Defense Attorneys Receive Less than Half the Dollars Allocated to the Prosecution
New report reveals that fairness and accuracy of the Tennessee criminal justice system is jeopardized by funding disparity
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – A new report on prosecution and indigent defense funding in Tennessee has uncovered disturbing evidence of a significant and unfair…
Read More »TN: Death Penalty Study Bill Passed
Thanks to the efforts of The Tennessee Justice Project and allies, the Tennessee Legislature recently passed a bill creating a special committee for the study of the state’s death penalty system.
In recognizing the impact new methods and technologies have on the…
Read More »US Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Tennessee Death Row Inmate
House v. Bell Could Impact Other Tennessee Cases
Experts Available to Comment on Today’s Ruling
In an opinion issued today in the case of House v. Bell, the United States Supreme Court ruled 5-3 that Tennessee death row inmate Paul House is…
Read More »Prominent Tennessee Doctors Challenge State’s Lethal Injection Procedures
Cite Risk of “Extreme Pain and Suffering” Under Current Protocol
Attorneys for Abu-Ali Abdur’Rahman Available for Comment
Seventeen prominent Tennessee medical professionals filed an amicus brief today with the United States Supreme Court on behalf of Tennessee death row inmate Abu-Ali Abdur’Rahman…
Read More »Tennessee Lethal Injection Protocol Challenged
Abu-Ali Abdur’Rahman Files Petition for Writ of Certiorari to US Supreme Court
NASHVILLE - In a petition filed today for a writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court, Abu-Ali Abdur’Rahman challenges the Tennessee Supreme Court’s decision upholding the constitutionality…
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