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Could people facing the death penalty lose the right to tell juries their life stories?
Anti-death penalty advocates fear Supreme Court may change how life circumstances are considered in capital cases. Concerns ...
‘I do not support the death penalty’: Why the prosecution in Laken Riley’s murder trial asked for life in prison
When Deborah Gonzalez ran to be elected District Attorney of Georgia’s Western Judicial Circuit in 2020, she made no bones ...
Georgia senator seeks death penalty for Laken Riley's killer, calls on attorney general to step in
A state senator demands Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr intervene and demand the death penalty for Laken Riley's murderer ...
Idaho Supreme Court rules on Thomas Creech’s last state appeal to avoid death penalty
The death row prisoner argued that it would be cruel and unusual punishment to try to execute him again after a failed attempt.
Arizona ready to resume executions; attorney general will seek death warrant
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that her office would be seeking a death warrant for ...
Don’t just pardon turkeys — use Thanksgiving to spare lives on death row
As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, a lot of ink has already been — and will continue to be — spilled urging Biden to do ...
Judge rules Bryan Kohberger can face the death penalty if convicted
Defense attorneys argued that forcing inmates to wait on death row as well as the methods used for executions were cruel and ...
Can a death row inmate’s dementia spare him from capital punishment? A Utah judge will decide.
If Utah death row prisoner Ralph Menzies is determined mentally competent, his execution could proceed. His attorneys allege ...
Idaho college killings to remain a death penalty case
The judge overseeing Bryan Kohberger's murder case has ruled the death penalty will remain on the table, rejecting a request ...
Japan prosecutor bows in apology to former death row inmate
A senior Japanese public prosecutor on Wednesday bowed in apology to Iwao Hakamada, the world's longest-serving death row ...
Opinion
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Bring back capital punishment
To those who claim that capital punishment applied only in the Old Testament under the Mosaic laws, you are in error. According to teachings in the New Testament, it is clear that Jesus and the ...