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Florida Senate OKs easier path to imposing death penalty in wake of life sentence Parkland school shooter got
Tallahassee — The Florida Senate on Thursday passed a bill repealing a law requiring a unanimous jury recommendation for the…
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Texas cop-killer Wesley Ruiz uses final breaths to talk to victim’s family before execution
A convicted cop-killer who fatally shot a Dallas police corporal after a high speed chase in 2007 used his final…
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How Biden’s failed death penalty campaign promise paved way for this NYC capital murder case
President Biden’s failure to make good on a campaign promise to eliminate the federal death penalty has paved the way…
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Iran executes 2 more men detained over nationwide protests
Iran said it executed two men Saturday convicted of allegedly killing a paramilitary volunteer during a demonstration, the latest executions…
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Bryan Kohberger could face death penalty in Idaho murders: legal expert
Accused quadruple murderer Bryan Kohberger could end up on death row at the state’s gnarliest maximum-security prison, according to a…
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Supreme Court rejects appeal from Dylann Roof
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Dylann Roof over his death sentence and conviction on Tuesday. Roof was convicted in…
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2 Brits, Moroccan sentenced to death for fighting to defend Ukraine after ‘show trial’
Two British citizens and a Moroccan national were sentenced to death Thursday for fighting to defend Ukraine, in proceedings that…
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The Supreme Court Just Made It More Likely Innocent People Will Be Executed
It’s already difficult to challenge a sentence or conviction in federal court — and the Supreme Court just made it…
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Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appeals death sentence — again
Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is again trying to avoid execution after his death sentence was reinstated by the…
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“This isn’t about attention”: Anti-death penalty activist marries Oklahoma death row inmate
Lea Rodger, 32, poses for a photo on March 28, 2022, in McAlester, Okla., the day before she married Oklahoma…
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