Georgia’s Pandemic-Era Execution Agreement Tested as State Pushes Forward with Death Penalty

In a tense courtroom showdown in Atlanta, lawyers for Stacey Humphreys, a man scheduled for execution on December 17, are challenging Georgia’s decision to move forward despite a binding agreement made during the COVID-19 pandemic designed to safeguard death row inmates’ rights. This legal fight exposes an alarming disregard for due process and equal protection under the law — principles that should remain ironclad regardless of political pressure or public opinion. Is Georgia Upholding Justice or Undermining It? At the heart of this dispute lies an agreement forged between the state attorney general’s office and defense lawyers during the early...