A recent Washington Post article highlighted a lawsuit challenging California's death penalty statute based on allegations that its application results in significant racial disparities. The litigation was brought by a coalition represented by WilmerHale that includes the Legal Defense Fund, the ACLU Capital Punishment Project, the ACLU of Northern California and the California Office of the State Public Defender. 

According to the article, the California Supreme Court has allowed the matter to proceed and directed further proceedings in Sacramento Superior Court. The article examines the constitutional questions raised by the litigation, including claims regarding equal protection and racial disparities in capital sentencing, and discusses the potential implications of the case for capital punishment in California and beyond. 

The WilmerHale team includes Seth Waxman, Jessica Lewis, Arthur Coviello, Kathryn Zalewski, Allison Que, Nathaniel Reisinger, Kaylene Khosla, Abby Fredrick, Chelsey Jordan, Arjun Parikh, Nina Perez-Morales, William Powers and Madeeha Dean.