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Alabama’s next death penalty atrocity: The execution of Casey McWhorter
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 6 months ago30 years after a murder committed by three teenage boys, Alabama plans to execute one of them, Casey...
95 teenagers sentenced to life in NC prisons since 1994. Here’s where things stand.
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFewer young criminal defendants are getting sentenced to life in North Carolina prisons due to a...
No, Sandra Day O'Connor wasn't that great
Salon via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSandra Day O'Connor PAUL J.RICHARDS/AFP via Getty Images Since her death was announced last Friday, your favorite legal commentators have been gushing...
Alabama death row inmate Casey McWhorter seeks delay of pending execution
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAttorneys for an Alabama death row inmate scheduled to face execution a week from Thursday have...
It's Debatable: Should Congress pass mandatory death penalty for firearms killings?
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIn this week's "It's Debatable" segment, Rick Rosen and Charles Moster debate whether Congress...
Anthony Kennedy Fast Facts
CNN via Yahoo News· 10 months agoHere’s a look at the life of Anthony Kennedy, retired associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Personal Birth date: July 23, 1936 Birth place: Sacramento, California Birth ...
An ‘Execute-Them-At-Any-Cost Mentality’: The Supreme Court’s New, Bloodthirsty Era
Politico via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFor years, the death penalty in the United States appeared to be on an irreversible decline, perhaps even headed to extinction. Death sentences have fallen by about 90 percent since their mid ...