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Glossip v Gross

576 U.S. 863 (2015)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year2015
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Eighth Amendment; lethal injection protocol; midazolam; prisoner must identify known available alternative

Area of Law

criminal

Related Cases

Glossip v Oklahoma 604 U.S. 226 (2025)
McElrath v Georgia 601 U.S. 87 (2024)
Smith v United States 599 US 236 (2023)

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