On July 2, 1976, the United States Supreme Court decided Gregg v. Georgia, ruling that capital punishment does not violate the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. For 36 of the 50 summers since, a group of death penalty abolitionists has gathered to protest that decision. “Starving for Justice” is an annual fast, vigil, and protest calling for an end to capital punishment. Organized by the Abolitionist Action Committee with support from Death Penalty Action, the event brings together activists and advocacy groups each July for a series of speeches and demonstrations. This year, participants set up a row of long tables in front of the Supreme Court, with more people seated in folding plastic chairs nearby. Anti-death penalty signs were propped against the tables or held by d