Did Ford v. Wainwright or Town of Greece v. Galloway happen first?
Ford v. Wainwright Ford v. Wainwright, 477 U.S. 399 (1986) , was a U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the common law rule that the insane cannot be executed; therefore the petitioner is entitled to a competency evaluation and to an evidentiary hearing in court on the question of their competency to be executed.
Francis Ford (judge) Francis Joseph William Ford (December 23, 1882 – May 26, 1975) was a U.S. District Court Judge in Boston from 1933 to 1972, after serving briefly as senior judge during his final year of service.