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Ledell Lee v. State of Arkansas
Arkansas
Apr 2017

Capital Punishment

Ledell Lee v. State of Arkansas

Ledell Lee, an innocent man who had been on Arkansas death row since 1995, was executed on April 20, 2017, despite overwhelming evidence that he was intellectually disabled, evidence that had never been considered by any court due to two decades of repeated failures by the attorneys charged with protecting his life. In 2002, the Supreme Court outlawed the death penalty for people with intellectual disabilities, noting that they 鈥渋n the aggregate face a special risk of wrongful execution,鈥 Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304.
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Arkansas
Apr 2017
Ledell Lee v. State of Arkansas

Capital Punishment

Ledell Lee v. State of Arkansas

Ledell Lee, an innocent man who had been on Arkansas death row since 1995, was executed on April 20, 2017, despite overwhelming evidence that he was intellectually disabled, evidence that had never been considered by any court due to two decades of repeated failures by the attorneys charged with protecting his life. In 2002, the Supreme Court outlawed the death penalty for people with intellectual disabilities, noting that they 鈥渋n the aggregate face a special risk of wrongful execution,鈥 Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304.
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Holt v. Hobbs
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2015

Religious Liberty

Holt v. Hobbs

Whether Arkansas prison officials violated a federal law designed to protect the religious rights of prisoners when they denied petitioner an exemption to grow a one-half inch beard in compliance with his religious beliefs.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2015
Holt v. Hobbs

Religious Liberty

Holt v. Hobbs

Whether Arkansas prison officials violated a federal law designed to protect the religious rights of prisoners when they denied petitioner an exemption to grow a one-half inch beard in compliance with his religious beliefs.
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Dawson v. H & H Electric, Inc.
Arkansas
Sep 2014

LGBTQ Rights

Dawson v. H & H Electric, Inc.

The 桃子视频, the 桃子视频of Arkansas, and co-counsel John Burnett have filed a lawsuit on behalf of Patricia Dawson against her former employer, H & H Electric, for firing her after she transitioned from male to female on the job.
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Arkansas
Sep 2014
Dawson v. H & H Electric, Inc.

LGBTQ Rights

Dawson v. H & H Electric, Inc.

The 桃子视频, the 桃子视频of Arkansas, and co-counsel John Burnett have filed a lawsuit on behalf of Patricia Dawson against her former employer, H & H Electric, for firing her after she transitioned from male to female on the job.
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Cole v. Arkansas
Arkansas
Apr 2011

LGBTQ Rights

Cole v. Arkansas

VICTORY! On April 7, 2011, the Arkansas Supreme Court upheld a ruling striking down Act 1, a law prohibiting adoption by unmarried couples.
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Arkansas
Apr 2011
Cole v. Arkansas

LGBTQ Rights

Cole v. Arkansas

VICTORY! On April 7, 2011, the Arkansas Supreme Court upheld a ruling striking down Act 1, a law prohibiting adoption by unmarried couples.
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