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Supreme Court considers ministers’ presence in death chamber during execution

January 14, 2022 by Timothy Hicks

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A Death Row inmate’s religious request to have his pastor place hands on him during his execution is being examined by Supreme Court Justices, said … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Death Penalty, Legal, Recently Posted Tagged With: DEATH PENALTY, texas, U.S. Supreme Court, USSC

USSC denies stay of execution because of constitutional issues

July 9, 2019 by Amir Shabazz

Over the last three months, six executions in the United States have been stayed or rescheduled because of constitutional issues regarding the method … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Death Penalty, Legal Tagged With: execution, USSC

Amnesty International urges death penalty repeal

December 29, 2018 by Noel Scott

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“Two wrongs don’t make a right. The death penalty is no way to impart justice,” says Erika Guevara Rosas, Americas Director at Amnesty … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Death Penalty Tagged With: Amnesty International, DEATH PENALTY, Florida, USSC

Texas court updates death penalty protocols

October 18, 2018 by Achilles

A Texas court implemented updated protocols for Death Row prisoners with intellectual disabilities. The revised standards came after the U.S. Supreme … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Death Penalty Tagged With: DEATH PENALTY, Death Penalty Information Center, Death Row, texas, Texas execution, USSC

Lawyer urges defendant to plead guilty in capital case

January 18, 2018 by Charles David Henry

In the summer of 2011, defendant Robert McCoy met with his lawyer Larry English to discuss how to plead in a capital case, The New York Times … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Death Penalty, Legal Tagged With: death penalty cases, USSC

Initiatives Solicit Voters’ View About Death Penalty

April 1, 2016 by Charles David Henry

Signatures are being solicited for two November ballot initiatives that would ask California voters to speed up executions or repeal the death … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Death Penalty Tagged With: DEATH PENALTY, USSC

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