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 ...
Bryan Kohberger’s lawyers argue he could be executed by ‘inhumane’ firing squad if he’s convicted of Idaho murders
Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students, is back in court Thursday as his lawyers argue to take the death penalty off the table, claiming he would face an ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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.
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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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 ...
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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 ...
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Defense takes aim at Idaho’s death penalty ahead of Bryan Kohberger capital murder trial
The filings came in response to objections earlier this month from state prosecutors who want capital punishment for ...
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 ...
Rajasthan: Rape-cum-murder convict gets capital punishment
A local court here on Monday awarded capital punishment to a convict in a case of rape and gruesome killing of a minor ...