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"Bizarre" SCOTUS death penalty hearing

Even Oklahoma's Republican attorney general backs Richard Glossip — but court is focused on "procedural niceties"

Salon · Oct 11, 2024

‘Unconventional’ party platform heavy on partisan attacks - Roll Call

The Democratic Party platform is a combination of broad appeals to voters and specific policy plans sought by constituent groups.

Roll Call · Aug 20, 2024

States try to obscure execution details as drugmakers hinder lethal injection

In 2011, Jeffrey Motts was executed in South Carolina. More than a decade later, the state hasn’t carried out another execution because officials have struggled to obtain the drugs needed for lethal injection.

Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2023