DOJ memo targets undocumented immigrants with death penalty, but only for capital crimes
A memo from Pam Bondi asked prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for groups including immigrants illegally residing in the ...
CT weighs barring companies from selling products for use in death penalty
I am grateful to Connecticut for banning the death penalty, but it is deeply troubling to me that Connecticut companies are ...
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The Ladies on Death Row
From the daily newsletter: an editor’s note from Daniel Zalewski. Plus: Jia Tolentino on Joan Didion on Martha Stewart; ...
What to know about the death penalty and death row in Texas
Since Texas reinstated capital punishment and adopted lethal injection as its means of execution in 1977, the state has put ...
Federal judge to hold hearing on death penalty for Tops mass shooter
A federal judge in Buffalo has ruled that a hearing will be held later this year to determine whether the 19-year-old Tops ...
Execution date set for Arizona inmate who says his death sentence is "long overdue"
Arizona has set an execution date for a convicted killer on death row, marking the state's return to the death penalty after ...
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Does the death penalty deter crime?
The debate on whether the death penalty deters and lowers rates of crime is a long-simmering one, with both sides variously ...
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, ...
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New attorney general’s orders could affect WNY's witness-death case, defense lawyers say
The Trump administration's move to revive the federal death penalty could affect the local case against strip club owner ...
Executions in Alabama and Texas as Trump administration sets out death penalty agenda
The executions of Steven Nelson in Texas and Demetrius Frazier in Alabama come in the context of the Trump administration’s efforts to bolster the federal death penalty and to encourage the 27 states ...
Required death penalty sought in immigration plan
Undocumented immigrants convicted of first-degree murder or raping children would face mandatory death sentences, under bills advanced Wednesday by key House and Senate committees.
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 ...