American Civil Liberties Union

Death Penalty:
The death penalty is the ultimate denial of civil liberties. In the past 35 years, 129 inmates were found to be innocent and released from death row. The ACLU Capital Punishment Project is fighting for the end of the death penalty by supporting moratorium and repeal movements through public education and advocacy. We are engaged in systemic reform of the death penalty process, and case-specific litigation highlighting some of its fundamental flaws.

Death Penalty : Legal Documents

Summary of 9th Circuit decision in Summerlin v. Stewart (09/04/2003)
The Supreme Court held in Ring v. Arizona, 536 U.S.584 (2002), that the 6th amendment requires that crucial findings of fact be made by a jury.

Darnell Williams Clemency Letter (07/17/2003)
Scheduled to be executed on August 1, 2003 by the state of Indiana. Mr. Williams has requested a DNA test to prove that he was not the triggerman, which if true, makes him ineligible for the death penalty.

Clemency letter for Hung Le (04/26/2003)
Hung Tranh Le was executed on March 23, 2004 despite widespread opposition to his execution.

Scott Hain Clemency Letter (03/27/2003)

Clemency letter for Scott Hain (03/26/2003)

Ron Foster Clemency Letter: Mississippi Juvenile to be Executed January 8th (12/31/2002)

The motion for summary judgment in Rafert v. Missouri (11/22/2002)

Bob Coulson Clemency Letter (06/20/2002)

Wallace Fugate Clemency Letter, EXECUTION STAYED JUNE 2002 (06/15/2002)

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