No, a Feb. 5 DOJ memo does not authorize the death penalty solely for being an undocumented immigrant
A memo directs DOJ staff to pursue the death penalty for undocumented immigrants who have been charged with capital crimes, ...
Should arsonist get death penalty if people die in wildfire? California Supreme Court to decide
The Supreme Court of California met in Sacramento on Wednesday to hear oral arguments in the case of an arsonist sentenced to ...
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Reviving The Death Penalty Is One Of Trump’s Greatest Moral Failures
One of Trump’s most despicable day-one executive orders revoked Biden’s moratorium on federal executions, ensured that states ...
Racial bias tainted jury selection and death sentence for a Black man in North Carolina, judge says
A North Carolina judge has ruled that racial bias tainted jury selection and sentencing in the trial of a Black inmate who was sentenced to death in 2009.
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Judge grants a hearing to May 14 mass shooter on whether he's too young for death penalty
A federal judge will hold a hearing on whether May 14 mass shooter Payton Gendron is too young for the death penalty.
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Death penalty case of Esperanza Fire arsonist reaches California Supreme Court
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — The appeal of an arsonist facing the death penalty in California reached the state’s highest court ...
Federal judge to hear arguments on whether the Tops mass shooter should face death penalty
U.S. District Judge Lawrence Vilardo has suggested the end of May as the start time for hearings from the prosecution and ...
Race was ‘a significant factor’ in Johnston County death penalty case, NC judge rules
Attorneys for the state said they planned to appeal the superior court judge’s ruling to the NC Supreme Court.
Child rape death penalty bill moving through Alabama Legislature – but is it constitutional?
A proposal to give prosecutors the option of seeking the death penalty in child rape cases cleared a state House committee in ...
SC cites haste in trial to set aside death penalty
A bench comprising justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta underscored the fundamental necessity of affording a ...
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Supreme Court Criticises 'Undue Haste' Of Trial Court In Awarding Death Penalty In 2 Months Without Proper Opportunity For Defence
The Supreme Court recently, while quashing the death penalty of the present appellant/accused, observed that the reliance on the DNA report without examining scientific experts led to the ...
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Should arsonist get death penalty if people die in wildfire? California Supreme Court to decide
Oral arguments in his nearly 20-year-old case were heard Wednesday by the Supreme Court of California ... and the state’s evolving policy on the death penalty, which costs $72 million per ...