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Press releases, statements, and earned media from We the Jury and coverage of judicial override in Alabama.

Alabama Reporter
June 5, 2026
Opinion: Honor the jury's vote — A plea for Jeffery Lee
An op-ed urging Gov. Ivey to honor the jury's life verdict and commute Jeffery Lee's death sentence imposed through judicial override.
Yellowhammer News
June 2026
A jury voted for life. Alabama should honor that. (Op-Ed)
Former Alabama Chief Justice Drayton Nabers Jr. argues that Governor Ivey should commute Jeffery Lee's death sentence, noting the jury voted for life and Alabama later abolished the judicial override practice that put him on death row.
AL.com
May 2026
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey banned judicial override in 2017. Now it's time she finished the job (Op-Ed)
An op-ed urging Gov. Ivey to use her executive authority to grant clemency in remaining judicial-override cases.
AL.com
April 2026
Reflections on mercy and justice in Alabama this Easter season (Op-Ed)
A call for mercy, fairness, and the correction of unconstitutional capital sentences in Alabama.
AL.com
April 2025
Executions in Alabama are tied to Jim Crow — Op-Ed from former Gov. Don Siegelman
Former Governor Don Siegelman traces Alabama's capital sentencing practices to the legacy of Jim Crow.
NPR
March 1, 2025
Alabama Governor Commutes Death Sentence
Gov. Ivey commutes the death sentence of Robin 'Rocky' Myers to life without parole.
Alabama Reporter
April 12, 2017
Ending Judicial Override: Gov. Kay Ivey's First Signature
Gov. Ivey signs SB 16 into law, ending judicial override in Alabama capital cases.

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