United Mexican States, Amicus Curiae
Gregory J. Kyukendall, Counsel of Record
The Mexican Government has filed an amicus brief in this case because the petitioner is a Mexican citizen. Gregory J. Kyukendall is the director of the Mexican Capital Legal Assistance Program, where he represents Mexican nationals sentenced to death by U.S. courts. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Petitioner as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2016. Hispanics and Mexican nationals have long been the victims of discriminatory treatment in the U.S. criminal justice system. Along with this Court’s precedents, international law prohibits discriminatory treatment in the courts on the basis of race…
