Bessler on the Death Penalty

John Bessler (U. Baltimore) writes over at Jurist.org with helpful background and context on Glossip v. Gross. That's the Supreme Court case testing the constitutionality of lethal injection when the first drug doesn't reliably induce unconsciousness, or a deep, coma-like state, resulting in extreme pain when the second drug is administered. Our preview of the oral arguments is here.