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Sonia Sotomayor: “In addition to being near instant, death by shooting may also be comparatively painless.”

On the recordMarch 6, 2025
In addition to being near instant, death by shooting may also be comparatively painless.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York

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Justice Sotomayor's dissent on the firing squad's potential for a less painful death.

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