Making Death a Spectacle: Execution, Racial Terror, and the Power of the State

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Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972). Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School. https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/408/238. Last visited October 11, 2026.

Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U.S. 153 (1976). Justia U.S. Supreme Court Center. https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/428/153/. Last visited October 11, 2026.

McCleskey v. Kemp, 481 U.S. 279 (1987). Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School. https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/481/279. Last visited October 11, 2026.

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