BRENDA EVERS ANDREW v. TAMIKA WHITE, WARDEN
An absolute landmark ruling for women facing the death penalty--
and demonstrating the importance of research in this area.
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Sandra Babcock is a Clinical Professor at Cornell Law School and the Co-Founder of the Center on Gender and Extreme Sentencing. See her article, Supreme Court Decision on Prosecutor Sexism Could Give Women New Trials
1-21-25-scotus-andrew-per-curiam.pdfIn the below petition, note the listing of "other authorities."
Baker's (2016) book is cited on page 17 "In a study of 42 cases of women sentenced to death for spousal murder between 1632 and 2014, the accused’s “adulterous” behavior was a major component of the evidence against her, even where it bore no relation to the crime."
Brenda Andrew Amicus Brief.pdf"A robust catalogue of scholarly research confirms this fact, and makes clear that the flames of gender bias the prosecution fed throughout trial were so prejudicial as to have deprived Ms. Andrew of a fair trial" (page 15).
Hartung, A. L. (Counsel of Record), & Craig, J. W. (2024, February 22). Brief amici curiae of A Former Federal Judge, et al. (No. 23‑6573). Supreme Court of the United States. https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-6573/301162/20240222144232127_Andrew%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf
This page will be updated as much as possible. As of June 19th, https://www.kosu.org/local-news/2025-06-19/state-appellate-judges-reconsider-case-of-only-woman-on-oklahomas-death-row
See also Jamie Abrams, NYT Coverage of Brenda Andrew's Case and Submitted Sex Stereotyping Amicus Brief, Gender and the Law Blog (2024). Available at: https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/pub_disc_media/572
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