All posts tagged "Death Penalty"
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Arkansas Keeps Fighting to Carry Out Planned Executions
Eight inmates were scheduled to be executed over an 11-day period.
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Will Banning Judicial Override for Capital Cases Keep Alabama Out of Court?
Alabama's sentencing scheme still lags behind other states'.
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Florida Prosecutor Won’t Seek Death Penalty, Governor Yanks Her Cases
Democrat Aramis Ayala is the first black elected prosecutor in the country.
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Arkansas Can’t Find Enough Witnesses for Upcoming Executions
Eight executions are scheduled over 10 days in April.
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SCOTUS Overturns Death Sentence for Black Man Whose Lawyer Called Racist Witness
Duane Buck will now have another chance.
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Is the U.S. Slowly Phasing Out Capital Punishment?
In 2016, the U.S. saw a record decline in death penalty use and public support.
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RantCrush Top 5: December 29, 2016
Take a midday news break!
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Trump vs. Central Park 5: The Long Saga Trump Can’t Let Go
Why can't he let this go?
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World Day Against Death Penalty: Do Executions Belong In the 21st Century?
On Monday, many around the world spoke out against the death penalty.
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“Grim Sleeper” Serial Killer Receives Death Sentence for LA Murders
He was convicted of killing 10 women over a 22 year period.
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Dylann Roof’s Lawyers Seek Life Sentence Over Death Penalty
The death penalty is unconstitutional, they argue.
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Death Is Different: Restricting the Sale of Lethal Injection Drugs
Should companies make it harder for states to buy execution drugs?
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Pfizer Prohibits Use of its Drugs for Executions
It's the last major company to do so.
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Supreme Court Deems Florida Death Penalty Sentencing Unconstitutional
How will this affect the state with the second highest number of death row inmates?
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Capital Punishment: Is American Opinion Changing?
A look at some of the arguments surrounding the death penalty.
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This Process May Stop the Government From Executing Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Convicted Boston bomber Dzhokar Tsarnaev may not see his lethal injection for decades.
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Death by Firing Squad Now Legal in Utah
Death row prisoners in Utah can now be executed by firing squad if lethal injection drugs are unavailable.
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DOJ Study: Death Penalty Not a Guaranteed Death Sentence
A new study has found that many death row prisoners are never executed.
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Utah May Bring Back the Firing Squad
Utah legislators are debating bringing back the firing squad instead of lethal injection in death penalty cases.
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Teen Murder Suspect Takes Selfie With Victim
A teenager arrested for the murder of another teen was caught after sending a selfie with his dead...
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Jury Selection Begins in Boston Marathon Bomber Trial
How do you select jury members to try domestic terrorism?
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Death Penalty in the United States: Why We Still Have It
The United States is one of only a few remaining countries to use the death penalty. Why do...
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Stop Delaying Movie Theater Shooter’s Trial Date
It's time to stop delaying the trial for movie theater shooter James Holmes and bring him to justice.
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45 Years Later, a Reflection on the Manson Family Murders
All of the Manson family murderers continue to live in prison with the opportunities for parole
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It’s Time To Bring Back The Firing Squad
In the United States, it's getting harder and harder to kill people. Recently a federal judge suggested a...
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Cruel and Unusual: California Death Penalty Delays
A federal judge ruled last week that California’s death penalty system is unconstitutional because it violates the Eighth...
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Meriam Ibrahim: Free at Last?
Meriam Ibrahim, the 27-year-old Christian woman who was jailed for apostasy in Sudan and sentenced to death by...
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Lethal Injection Crisis in America: How States Are Solving the Problem
Due to lethal injection crisis in America--the dwindling access to typical lethal injection drugs-- states across the nation...
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IQ Requirements for Death Penalty to Change Due to SCOTUS Ruling
In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court overturned a Florida law that used a strict IQ cutoff point...
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Hall v. Florida: What Will the Ruling Be?
On Monday, March 3, 2014 the Supreme Court heard oral arguments that charged Florida with failing to properly...
