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Deborah W. Denno
Arthur A. McGivney Professor of Law


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Curriculum Vitae [PDF]
Fordham University School of Law
140 West 62nd Street
New York, NY 10023
Email: ddenno@law.fordham.edu
Telephone: 212.636.6868
Fax: 212.636.6899
Office: Room 143

Media Appearances

May 10, 2013 Could Ariel Castro be tried for murder? Case would be unprecedented.
The Christian Science Monitor
May 10, 2013 Explainer: A Murder Charge in the Cleveland Kidnapping Case?
The Brian Lehrer Show (WNYC)
April 14, 2013 California's dormant death penalty system faces another legal test
The Oakland Tribune
March 26, 2013 Searching for an Execution Drug
Colorado Public Radio
March 12, 2013 Ma'Lik Richmond, Steubenville Rape Suspect, To Speak Out In '20/20' Interview
The Huffington Post
March 01, 2013 Getting Scholarship Into Court Project
NACDL's Champion Magazine
December 05, 2012 At 450 pounds, Ohio killer fights execution
The Associated Press
October 29, 2012 The Death Penalty is Experiencing Technical Difficulties
Pacific Standard
October 18, 2012 Execution changes occur without public scrutiny, input
The Austin American-Statesman
August 20, 2012 Missouri’s one-drug execution plan draws some critical looks
The Kansas City Star
August 07, 2012 The search for a humane way to kill
BBC NewsMagazine
July 27, 2012 Virginia adds new lethal injection drug
Seattle PI
July 27, 2012 Virginia Adds New Lethal Injection Drug: Rocuronium Bromide
CBS DC
July 21, 2012 Kentucky proposes single-drug execution method
The Courier-Journal
July 20, 2012 Kentucky switching to 1 drug executions
SF Gate
July 17, 2012 Ga. switching to single-drug method for executions
The Huffington Post
July 13, 2012 Europe Affecting U.S. Death Penalty
CNN
July 12, 2012 CNN'S AMANPOUR - Libya Elects Liberal Congress; Death Penalty in America - Transcript
CNN
June 06, 2012 Denno on Courts' Increasing Consideration of Behaviorial Genetics Evidence
CrimProf Blog
May 21, 2012 8 Highly Influential Law Professors Today
Background Check.ORG
May 18, 2012 Missouri finds a drug option for executions: propofol
pennlive.com
May 11, 2012 Shortage of key drug puts executions in limbo
The Kansas City Star
April 17, 2012 Can brain scans show where evil resides?
Radio Health Journal
March 27, 2012 Judge blocks states from importing drug used in executions
Global Post
March 27, 2012 Judge bars import of drug used in death penalty
News Talk 1360AM/97.5FM WTAQ.com
January 12, 2012 The Urgent Need to Change the CDC's Definition of 'Safe' Blood Lead Levels
The Huffington Post
December 26, 2011 California executions remain in everlasting limbo
San Jose Mercury News
December 15, 2011 Number of death sentences hits a 35-year low
USA Today
December 02, 2011 Women's Rights Advocates Denounce Arrest for Self-Abortion
WNYC
November 19, 2011 Behind execution of Gary Haugen, controversy swirls around the drugs used and who administers them
The Oregonian
October 28, 2011 Obama's illegal-immigrant crackdown fills prisons with Hispanics
The Christian Science Monitor
October 13, 2011 Fla. lawmaker files bill to bring back firing squads
msnbc.com
October 07, 2011 Can the Obama administration stop Alabama's immigration law?
The Christian Science Monitor
September 28, 2011 Drug maker urges Florida NOT to use its product in execution scheduled for 3pm today
The Daily Mail (UK)
September 27, 2011 Florida execution: drug firm protests to governor over lethal injection
The Guardian (UK)
September 22, 2011 Analysis: High-profile Davis execution raises questions
WHNT
September 08, 2011 Las cárceles de Estados Unidos, llenas de latinos
BBC Mundo
September 07, 2011 Death Warrant Revives Execution Debate
GPB News
September 06, 2011 Feds: Hispanics comprise majority of all people sent to federal prison for committing felonies
The Washington Post
September 05, 2011 Florida executions in legal limbo
The Gainesville Sun
August 16, 2011 The Conspirator: The Plot to Kill Lincoln
The Conspirator Special Features DVD
August 14, 2011 Nation’s last public execution, 75 years ago, still haunts town
Boston Globe
August 11, 2011 Levi Aron Psych Evaluation Earns Him No Sympathy From Community
CBS New York
August 05, 2011 Sanity Is Next Issue in Brooklyn Boy’s Killing
The New York Times City Room
August 05, 2011 Sanity Is Next Issue in Brooklyn Boy’s Killing
The New York Times
July 26, 2011 Truth. Fairness. Transparency
Gamso - For the Defense
July 25, 2011 Execution Could Set Precedent
Gpb News
July 23, 2011 Video of a Lethal Injection Reopens Questions on the Privacy of Executions
The New York Times
July 22, 2011 Georgia's videotaped execution sets new precedent
KSRO Newstalk
July 11, 2011 Cases Often Rest on Shaky Witnesses
The Wall Street Journal
July 08, 2011 Anthony to Go Free in 10 Days
The Wall Street Journal
July 07, 2011 Casey Anthony's lawyer goes from deadbeat dad to fierce advocate for his client
St. Petersburg Times
July 07, 2011 Casey Anthony to be freed from jail on July 13 despite four-year jail sentence for lying to cops
NY Daily News
July 06, 2011 'The biggest failure by a jury since OJ': Outrage over shock acquittal of Casey Anthony... and will she now cash in on her notoriety?
Daily Mail
July 06, 2011 Casey Anthony Acquitted of Most Charges
The Wall Street Journal
July 06, 2011 Jose Baez entered Casey Anthony courtroom a 'Bozo' but left a miracle worker
The Florida Times Union
July 06, 2011 It's the worse Casey scenario
New York Post
July 05, 2011 Verdict boosts standing of Casey Anthony lawyer Jose Baez
Orlando Sentinel
July 02, 2011 Prisons face new roadblock to get execution drugs
Taiwan News
July 02, 2011 New obstacle to death penalty in U.S.
The Washington Post
July 01, 2011 Danish company moves to block use of drug for lethal injections
The Washington Post (blog)
June 06, 2011 Dominique Strauss-Kahn Faces Lengthy Legal Battle Ahead in Sex Assault Case
WNYC
June 04, 2011 More Hispanics go to federal prison
USA Today
May 12, 2011 The Executioner's Dilemma
The Nation
May 08, 2011 What impact will judge's decisions have in Jacques' case?
The Burlington Free Press
April 25, 2011 Death penalty stuck in limbo in Tenn.
CorrectionsOne
April 17, 2011 TN may change execution method
The Tennessean
April 12, 2011 The Conspirator
National Geographic Channel
March 29, 2011 Lawsuit: Void Texas’ new execution procedure
The Austin American-Statesman
March 17, 2011 Georgia May Have Broken Law By Importing Drug
NPR
March 16, 2011 Texas Decides on Substitute Execution Drug
The Texas Tribune
March 16, 2011 Texas picks new drug for execution cocktail
The Austin American-Statesman
March 11, 2011 Ohio executes inmate using new, single-drug method for death penalty
The Washington Post
February 07, 2011 Drug shortage forces states to reevaluate the death penalty
Deseret News
February 05, 2011 Will Europe Thwart Texas Executions?
The Texas Tribune
February 05, 2011 A Drug Used in Executions Becomes Very Hard to Get
The New York Times
February 02, 2011 FDA Dragged Into Execution-Drug Controversy
The Wall Street Journal
January 29, 2011 New Lethal Injection Drug Raises Concerns
NPR
January 28, 2011 Execution with Danish anaesthetic 'painful'
Politiken
January 27, 2011 US states search for new lethal injection drugs
Agence France-Presse
January 26, 2011 Ohio switching its execution drug
The Columbus Dispatch
January 25, 2011 Ohio is latest state switching drugs for executions
Reuters
January 25, 2011 Ohio switching to a new drug for lethal injections
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
January 25, 2011 Animal euthanasia drug to be used on death row
Dayton Daily News
January 22, 2011 Drug Halt Hinders Executions in the U.S.
The Wall Street Journal
January 22, 2011 Company to stop making drug commonly used in executions
The Washington Post
January 10, 2011 Deborah Denno on Shooting in Tucson
WPIX-TV
December 09, 2010 Practicing Medicine on Death Row
Truth Out
December 06, 2010 Tennessee lacks medical expertise for lethal injections
The Tennessean
December 06, 2010 Tenn. Warden To Check Consciousness In Execution
My Fox Memphis
November 28, 2010 Many questions remain about lethal injection
The Tennessean
November 22, 2010 New Execution Drug Approved
The Wall Street Journal
November 19, 2010 Okla. Considers Using Vet Drug To Execute Inmate
NPR
November 08, 2010 Jury to Decide Penalty in Home Invasion Murder Case
FOX News
November 08, 2010 Execution temporarily delayed for local man
OakRidger.com
November 08, 2010 Justice, Not Relief
CBS 2 News
November 06, 2010 Tenn. Supreme Court grants temporary stay for West
The Associated Press
November 06, 2010 Tenn. Supreme Court grants temporary stay for West
NECN
November 06, 2010 Tenn. Supreme Court grants temporary stay for West
The Stamford Advocate
November 03, 2010 Capital Punishment’s Latest Challenge: Foreign Drugs
The Wall Street Journal
October 28, 2010 UK Supplies Lethal Injection Drugs to Execute Strangler
Express
October 27, 2010 States may go overseas for lethal injection drugs
The Examiner
October 27, 2010 Arizona's Jeffrey Landrigan executed despite concerns drugs not FDA-approved: Supreme Court gives OK
The New York Daily News
October 27, 2010 Cruel and Usual?: Is Capital Punishment by Lethal Injection Quick and Painless?
Scientific American
October 27, 2010 Justices not convinced by arguments to delay execution
USA Today
October 26, 2010 State goes overseas for lethal injection drug
Contra Costa Times
October 25, 2010 In US, drug crunch throws executions into disarray
The Times of India
October 24, 2010 Drug shortage throws US executions into disarray
Inquirer.net
September 30, 2010 Calif. Back To Square One In Restarting Executions
The Associated Press
September 28, 2010 Federal judge blocks California execution
The San Jose Mercury News
September 28, 2010 Federal judge blocks California execution
Oroville Mercury Register
September 28, 2010 Federal judge blocks California execution
Daily Me
September 28, 2010 Federal judge blocks California execution
Inside Bay Area
September 28, 2010 Federal judge blocks California execution
The Santa Cruz Sentinel
September 24, 2010 Judge opens way for possible execution next week, but there are conditions to his ruling
The San Jose Mercury News
September 23, 2010 As Teresa Lewis faces execution, death penalty expert says evidence doesn't support lethal sentence
The Daily News
September 16, 2010 States Delay Executions Owing To Drug Shortage
NPR
September 11, 2010 Judge halts Kentucky execution set for next week
The Associated Press
September 10, 2010 Judge halts Kentucky execution set for next week
The San Francisco Examiner
September 10, 2010 Judge halts Kentucky execution set for next week
KSRO NewsTalk
June 18, 2010 Death by firing squad spotlights old execution method
Los Angeles Times
June 18, 2010 US convict executed by firing squad
Al Jazeera
June 18, 2010 Ronnie Lee Gardner Executed by Firing Squad in Utah
ABC News
June 17, 2010 Deborah Denno explains the US death penalty - Audio
Radio Live
June 17, 2010 Firing Squad Execution Set; More Humane Than Lethal Injection?
The Crime Report
June 17, 2010 Firing Squad Execution Set in Utah
CBS News
June 17, 2010 Utah Inmate To Be Executed By Firing Squad
Blog Network
June 16, 2010 Utah convict's choice of firing squad focuses spotlight on death penalty
The Kansas City Star
June 16, 2010 Shoot Me Now
Slate
June 16, 2010 Experts argue firing squad is a humane execution
The Associated Press
June 16, 2010 Deborah Denno on Toronto Radio
AM 640 Toronto Radio
May 18, 2010 Brain Mapping in the Courtroom
Radio Health Journal
May 03, 2010 Women on Death Row V
Women's Entertainment Channel
April 23, 2010 Utah killer chooses firing squad over lethal injection
USA Today On Deadline blog
April 23, 2010 Killer in Utah Opts to Die by Firing Squad
Faded Tribune
April 14, 2010 Anesthesia allergy could complicate Ohio execution
The Associated Press
March 15, 2010 Minds of Our Own?
BBC Radio
March 01, 2010 Trouble in Mind
Miller-McCune
February 22, 2010 Doctors who aid in executions unlikely to face sanctions
American Medical News
January 25, 2010 Kentucky lethal injection protocol vague, experts say
The Associated Press
January 08, 2010 Experts debate Ohio's 1-drug lethal injection
The Associated Press
January 07, 2010 If criminal behaviour is genetic, should it be punished?
The Winnipeg Free Press
January 04, 2010 Melissa Huckaby Case
CNN's In Session
January 03, 2010 States reluctant to switch from three-drug ‘cocktail’ for executions
The Kansas City Star
December 29, 2009 Mentally Ill Man Executed In China
PalTalk News Network
December 09, 2009 Ohio's Perverse First Place
The Huffington Post
December 09, 2009 New execution method unlikely to gain traction in California
The LA Times
December 08, 2009 With New Method, Ohio Resumes Executions
The New York Times
December 08, 2009 Ohio executes inmate with one-drug injection
The Associated Press
December 08, 2009 Witnesses summoned to view execution
The Columbus Dispatch
December 08, 2009 Ohio becomes the first US state to execute a prisoner using a single drug
The Guardian
December 08, 2009 New Execution Method Is Used in Ohio
The New York Times
December 08, 2009 Legal questions remain over Ohio's lethal injection process
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
December 08, 2009 Ohio executes inmate with untried injection method
Reuters
December 07, 2009 An American way of death
The Guardian
November 14, 2009 Ohio argues that legal challenges to lethal injection moot with switch to just 1 drug
The Star Tribune
November 13, 2009 Ohio to switch to 1 drug for lethal injection
The Associated Press
November 13, 2009 Ohio Is First to Change to One Drug in Executions
The New York Times
October 23, 2009 Doctors in the Death Chamber?
The Daily Beast
October 15, 2009 Lethal Injection Draws Scrutiny in Some States
The Wall Street Journal
October 15, 2009 Brain science starting to impact varied fields
Reuters
September 19, 2009 Is a second execution effort cruel?
The Los Angeles Times
August 18, 2009 Death Row Prisoner Wins Hearing
The Washington Post
June 03, 2009 Supporters Defend Execution Law
World-Herald News Service
May 18, 2009 N.C. court overturns ban on doctor participation in executions
American Medical News