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50 years after SCOTUS ruled death penalty cruel and unusual, race factors heavily in executions
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the death penalty unconstitutional 50 years ago, but a mere four years later ... Read more
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Court overturns Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence
A federal appeals court on Friday tossed the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man convicted in the ... Read more
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Man facing execution for pastor’s sword-and-dagger slaying
MONTGOMERY — A man convicted of the sword-and-dagger stabbing death of a pastor is set to become the ... Read more
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Supreme Court rules in favor of Alabama death row inmate
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that an Alabama inmate was deprived of an independent mental health ... Read more
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Lawmakers to vote on removing judicial discretion to impose death penalty
The legislation would only affect future capital cases, not inmates currently on Alabama's death row. Read more
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Alabama death penalty cases may soon rest solely with jury
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama could be close to ending its one-of-a-kind practice of allowing judges to hand ... Read more
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Georgia leads nation in number of executions as Texas slows
ATLANTA — Georgia led the nation this year in the number of inmates put to death, an anomaly ... Read more
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Bill to abolish death penalty in Kentucky rejected
FRANKFORT, Ky. — They were a retired military officer and conservative Republican lawmaker; a former prosecutor; a former judge ... Read more
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The U.S. saw fewer executions and death sentences in 2015 than it has in decades
WASHINGTON – This year, the death penalty in the United States has been debated by the Supreme Court ... Read more
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How a jury decided to sentence the Boston Marathon bomber to death
The federal jury that sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death on Friday had already found him guilty on every ... Read more