Editorial: A flawed law ensures a larger death row

It would not occur to most people to think about the semantic legal difference between “procedural” and “substantive.” But in Florida, it’s a question of life or death. Depending on how the courts eventually answer that question, prisoners could be put to death under a law that was passed after they committed their crimes. That is not justice. Our federal and state constitutions both prohibit ...

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