Commentary on Baze: SCOTUSblog has posted a commentary by our own Kent Scheidegger on what the Court's opinions in Baze will mean for the states as they look to implementing death sentences. The commentary states that in the wake of Wednesday's opinions, the delay in executions "should be nearly over."

Crackdown on Sex Offenders: Sentencing Law and Policy posted a link to Stateline.org's article titled "Lawsuits test crackdown on sex offenders." The article gives summaries of some cases challenging state punishments for sex criminals pending in state and federal courts.

More on Kennedy v. Louisiana: Dan Slater at Wall Street Journal Law Blog posted yesterday on highlights from the oral arguments.