What does Donald Trump’s return mean for the death penalty?
Abolitionists will have to play defense at the federal level, and plot a long-term strategy for ending the death penalty in ...
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Opinion | The death penalty needs to be abolished, not revived
In the U.S., individuals can face the death penalty even when their guilt is not proven beyond a reasonable doubt. A ...
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Robert Roberson's death row case raises questions over capital punishment fairness
News coverage of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson's stalled lethal injection raises questions about Texas executing the ...
Justice or politics? Here’s why California prosecutors seek death penalty despite moratorium
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for the man who pleaded guilty to the 2019 murder of Sacramento police Officer Tara ...
Capital Punishment: Commanders Beat Bears on Hail Mary Pass
After the Bears offense came to life for a late comeback, the defense gave up a 52-yard Hail Mary TD pass on the last play ...
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The debate over the death penalty
The U.S. is among one of the leading countries in executions. Gallup polling shows that as of last year, 53% of Americans ...
Why do Alex Murdaugh, others escape the death penalty in SC while Richard Moore doesn’t?
South Carolina’s death penalty law is unevenly applied. Some horrific killers get life sentences, while those who commit ...
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Legal groups challenge the death penalty in Kansas, 60 years after the state’s last execution
The American Civil Liberties Union joins law firms to argue that capital trial juries in Kansas are racially discriminatory.
Iran executes a Jewish citizen convicted of murder following a dispute over money
Iran has executed a Jewish citizen convicted of murdering another man following a personal dispute. It was a rare case of an execution of member of a religious minority in the predominately Muslim ...
Kolkata rape-murder case: Junior doctors call for capital punishment
Junior doctors in Kolkata are demanding strict action from the CBI and capital punishment for those involved in the rape and ...
Death penalty expert examines Idaho student murders suspect's arguments against capital punishment
Matt Mangino, former Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, district attorney and expert on capital punishment, says Bryan Kohberger's defense is facing an uphill battle in their fight to have the death ...