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Alameda County Prosecutors Investigated For Misconduct In Death Penalty Cases

Alameda County DA uncovers misconduct in 35 death penalty cases, potential criminal conduct. Review initiated after exclusion of Black and Jewish jurors in...

China Threatens Death Penalty For Taiwan Independence Separatists

China threatens death penalty for Taiwan separatists, sparking tensions with Taiwan. International community watches developments closely.

Australia’s first civilian jury was entirely female. Here’s how ‘juries of matrons’ shaped our legal history

It’s hard to imagine now, but for almost 1,000 years, pregnant women in England could avoid the death penalty just by virtue of being pregnant. A pregnant woman sentenced to death would receive a stay of execution until the baby was born. It was called “pleading the belly” and often…

The Conversation · Jun 21, 2024

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California prosecutors used anti-gay slurs to refer to prospective jurors

Handwritten notes show Alameda county DA’s office prosecutors using homophobic labels

The Guardian - US · Jun 18, 2024

Former White House staffer says Trump called for leaker to be executed

Trump’s demand that 2020 leaker be punished with death raises questions about retribution if he is re-elected

The Guardian - US · Jun 15, 2024

Killer sporting Nazi face tattoos is found guilty of brutal strangling of two Florida women hours apart

Wade Wilson, 30, faces the death penalty for the October 2019 murders of 35-year-old Kristine Melton and 43-year-old Diane Ruiz

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2024

Missouri Executes Man Convicted Of Double Murder In 2009

Missouri executes man convicted of double homicide, sparking debate on the death penalty and justice system.

Madeline Soto’s alleged killer to face death penalty over 13-year-old’s death

Stephan Sterns is facing over 60 charges in connection to the case of slain Florida girl

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2024

Three Americans appear in court over failed coup attempt in DR Congo

Three Americans appear in court over last month's botched coup attempt in DR Congo. The defendants could be facing the death penalty after being accused of terrorism, murder and criminal association. Also, pro-democracy activists in Sudan say the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have killed around 40 people in the…

France 24 · Jun 10, 2024

Chad Daybell was sentenced to death for killing his wife and Lori Vallow’s kids. A firing squad could execute him

Idaho’s death penalty is getting renewed attention thanks to the high profile cases of Chad Daybell and Bryan Kohberger

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2024

Idaho Jury Sentences Chad Daybell To Death Penalty

Chad Daybell sentenced to death for murders of wife and two children in Idaho. Jury's decision brings closure to a tragic case.

Chad Daybell convicted of killing his wife and Lori Vallow’s kids as murderer now faces death penalty sentence

Daybell could face life in prison or the death penalty. The same jury will decide his fate after a penalty phase of testimony

The Independent UK · May 30, 2024

Texas Republicans open to death penalty for abortion providers

GOP convention votes on wide-ranging platform including striking law protecting abortion providers from being charged with murder

The Guardian - US · May 30, 2024

TX GOP wants death penalty for abortions

"Equal protection for the preborn" is a "call for abortion to be treated as homicide," says Jessica Valenti

Salon · May 30, 2024

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The Independent UK · May 29, 2024

Three dead bodies and a thirst for money and sex: Prosecutors lay out Chad Daybell death penalty case

Chad Daybell faces life in prison or the death penalty if convicted of 2019 killings of Tammy Daybell, and Lori Vallow’s youngest children, 16-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow

Radio France Internationale · May 29, 2024

Global executions at highest level in almost a decade, says Amnesty

Executions soared to their highest level in almost a decade in 2023, the rights group Amnesty International said Wednesday as it released its annual report on the global use of the death penalty.

The Independent UK · May 28, 2024

US ranks in top 5 countries with most executions

Executions were up 33 per cent in the US in 2023

Salon · May 25, 2024

GOP pushing to expand the death penalty

Death penalty states want the Supreme Court to throw out its precedents and allow the execution of child rapists

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International Business Times · May 22, 2024

Death Penalty Sought Again For 88-year-old In Japan Murder Saga

Japanese prosecutors again sought the death penalty in the retrial on Wednesday of an ex-boxer who was the world's longest-serving death row prisoner until his release in 2014, local media reported.

Evening Standard · May 20, 2024

Julian Assange wins right to fresh appeal in extradition battle with the US

Assange’s legal team say they have accepted an assurance that US prosecutors would not seek the death penalty

The Guardian - US · May 16, 2024

Bad Bunny sports agency sues MLB players’ union over ‘death penalty’ ban

Bad Bunny’s representation firm sued the baseball players’ association Thursday, disputing a ban it says amounts to a ‘death penalty’ for its business

The Guardian - US · Apr 28, 2024

Prison officers traumatized by rate of executions in US death penalty states

Pursuit of ‘non-stop executions’ causing psychological distress to corrections staff as states urged to widen gap between executions

WEKU · Apr 25, 2024

What is the future of the death penalty in Kentucky?

There are topics which generate much debate and sometimes emotional commentary. One is abortion, which has been that kind of topic in Frankfort in recent years. There’s another which has not been formally debated but often carries a strong reaction as well.The death penalty is legal in Kentucky and has…

The Guardian - US · Apr 23, 2024

California county to review 35 death penalty cases after judge cites ‘pattern of misconduct’

Alameda county district attorney’s office said it unearthed records suggesting prosecutors deliberately excluded Jewish and Black jurors from capital trials

Alabama Supreme Court Authorizes Execution Of Convicted Killer

Alabama Supreme Court authorizes execution of Keith Edmund Gavin for 1998 murder case, sparking debates on death penalty fairness and legal procedures.

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