Year-End 2022

Pro Bono

Pro Bono Team Wins Injunctive Relief Halting Executions in Georgia

Pro bono attorneys brought innovative litigation under emergency conditions to hold the State of Georgia to a critical agreement brokered between it and the Federal Public Defender governing execution warrants during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Death Penalty

Finality Over Fairness: How Execution Sprees Compromise Representation

By Alexa Johnson-Gomez Project Intern & Emily Olson-Gault, Director

Execution “sprees” have been attempted in recent years by several states as well as the federal government. When these occur, capital defense counsel may be unable to fulfill their duties to zealously advocate for their clients.

Pro Bono

Project Surpasses 400 Prisoners Assisted by Pro Bono Counsel

In 2022, the Death Penalty Representation Project marked a significant milestone when it surpassed 400 capital defendants and prisoners assisted by the Project’s pro bono lawyers since 1998.

Pro Bono

Project Honors Pro Bono Volunteers

The Death Penalty Representation Project celebrated its pro bono volunteers at the 2022 Volunteer Recognition Awards Event in Washington, DC, on September 15th, the Project’s first in-person event since going virtual in 2020.

Meet the Project Staff

2022 has been a year of new beginnings for the Project, with two new staff members joining. Learn more about our two newest staff members, Laura Berg and Taylor Smith.

Death Penalty

2022 Supreme Court Year in Review

2022 was an active year for the U.S. Supreme Court in death-penalty jurisprudence with three significant cases narrowing the availability of federal habeas corpus relief for death-sentenced prisoners.

Death Penalty

Fall 2022 Pending SCOTUS Cases

In fall 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three cases involving narrow procedural questions with broad implications for the ability of prisoners to receive judicial review of the merits of their claims.