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Finally, a legal victory against the death penalty
In Kansas, Judge Bill Klapper concluded that “The scientific community has found no reliable evidence of the death penalty ...
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Kansas judge says capital punishment is flawed but tosses death penalty challenge
A district court judge has thrown out a challenge to the Kansas death penalty on procedural grounds, but said there are economic and psychological concerns about capital punishment in Kansas.
After Biden commuted federal death row sentences, DAs are weighing state charges
A White House executive order called on the U.S. attorney general to determine whether former federal death row inmates “can ...
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Court Declines to Rule on Constitutionality of Kansas Death Penalty and Death Qualification
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — After hearing a historic challenge to the constitutionality of the death penalty and the practice of death qualification, a Kansas trial court has issued a written order finding ...
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Luigi Mangione's case marks a shift in politics of the death penalty in the U.S.
Over the last half-century, the political leanings of the Supreme Court, Congress, and the presidency contributed to ...
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Kansas judge tosses death penalty challenge but says capital punishment is flawed
A district court judge has thrown out a challenge to the Kansas death penalty on procedural grounds, but said there are economic and psychological concerns about capital punishment in Kansas.
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Kansas court declines to rule on constitutionality of death penalty but finds defects
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas trial court has issued a written order – finding extensive and irredeemable defects in the application of the death penalty over the past 30 years. This comes after ...