March 17
USA:
How the media is killing the death penalty
When Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) signs a bill abolishing the death
penalty, the state will be just the latest to wipe capital punishment off its
books; since 2007, 17 other states and the District of Columbia have outlawed
Jan. 12
USA:
Leave revenge out of justice; Life in prison prevents killers from killing
again
If I had my way we would abolish the death penalty in favor of life without
parole. Several states already have, and I expect more will follow.
It isn't that I don't think the worst
July 24
USA (RHODE ISLAND):
DOJ to review possible RI death penalty case as custody battle looms in federal
appeals court
Lawyers on both sides of a Rhode Island murder case that has spawned a custody
battle involving Gov. Lincoln Chafee are set to meet with the Department of
Feb. 3
USA:
The Tide Shifting Against the Death Penalty
If there were such a thing as a golden age of capital punishment in
America, it peaked in 1999. There were 98 executions in the U.S. that
year, the highest number since 1976, when the Supreme Court, which had
overturned all death
Oct. 12
USA:
Catholic Voters and the Teachings of the Church
A Fight Among Catholics Over Which Party Best Reflects Church Teachings
(October 5, 2008) Re A Fight Among Catholics Over Which Party Best
Reflects Church Teachings (news article, Oct. 5):
Here we go again! It must be October
Dec. 30
USA:
Death watch
With its flaws becoming more and more apparent, no wonder the death
penalty is losing favor among many Americans.
It is the one punishment imposed by the legal system that once carried out
cannot be corrected with a turn of the key or an order from the
Aug. 20
USA:
Is this truly the best way to keep things moving?
Ms. Danica Szarvas-Kidd
Policy Adviser for Adjudication
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
810 Seventh St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20531
To Whom It May Concern,
We read
July 3
USA:
High Court Ruling Could Mean More Death Sentences
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the disqualification of a
juror who expressed doubts about the death penalty, combined with an
increasing number of U.S. citizens who say their moral convictions make
them
June 3
USA:
A Demented Doctor Of DeathNational Review Online: Jack Kevorkian,
Compassionate Eccentric? The Evidence Paints A Darker Portrait
Jack Kevorkian was released from prison Friday. Don't expect Dr. Death to
keep a low profile. He is already scheduled to appear on 60 Minutes,
May 30
USA:
Challenge to lethal injections could mean delayed executions
Capital punishment in the US is facing unprecedented legal challenges
after years of revelations about inaccurate convictions and racial and
class inequalities in the way the system is administered, legal experts
say.
March 1
USA:
Law Students Take Nationwide Action Against The Death Penalty
Law students across the country are speaking out in opposition to the
death penalty on March 1, 2006 as part of the National Lawyers Guild (NLG)
Law Student Day Against the Death Penalty.
At least 32 law schools
Nov. 23
USA:
Congress Moves to Limit Prisoner HabeasAG, not appellate courts, would
review states' indigent defense work
Congress moved on several fronts last week to impose sweeping limits on
the ability of prisoners to challenge the legality of their convictions
and sentences in
May 27
USA:
Owen to join court tough on death penalty
Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owen will join a federal appeals
court already dominated by Republican judges with a record of toughness in
death penalty cases but not easy to pigeon-hole on other constitutional
issues.
Owen
Sept. 28
USA:
Drastic Expansion of Death Penalty Linked to Overbroad Terrorism
Definition (section 110)
Section 110's expansion of the federal death penalty would be drastic.
In addition to creating 23 separate new death penalties in one stroke,
section 110 also creates an unprecedented
March 8
USA:
Disorder in the court's thinking
Proclaiming their mastery of moral evolution, America's unelected rulers
have decreed that the same juveniles who enjoy the constitutional right to
kill their unborn have acquired the constitutional right to avoid
execution when they kill
March 16
USA:
'Right to trial' now a spectator sport--Column Titles are Stupid
This country loves trials.
Loves them.
In the United States, we love baseball, apple pie and highly publicized
trials. It's fun for the whole family.
To hell with taking the family to Wrigley Field, buying a
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