Rice v. Kempker.

• Position: Corrections policy - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

EXECUTIONS

Rice v. Kempker, 374 F.3d 675 (8th Cir. 2004). A religious organization and its members brought a suit challenging a state corrections policy that barred videotaping or recording of executions. The district court granted summary judgment to the defendants and the plaintiffs appealed. The appeals court affirmed, finding that the case was not rendered moot by the execution of the prisoner because it involved matters capable of repetition. The court held that the media policy was a valid, content-neutral time...