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State's New Hope Act paves way for Rep. Simmons, others to clear criminal records
Kitsap Sun via Yahoo News· 8 months agoTarra Simmons didn't sleep well for a week, in preparation for a Friday Superior Court hearing. That...
An ‘Execute-Them-At-Any-Cost Mentality’: The Supreme Court’s New, Bloodthirsty Era
Politico via Yahoo News· 4 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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
SCOTUS’s Carson Ruling Isn’t ‘Seismic’ Event for Schools — But What Comes Next Might Be
The 74 via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSupreme Court decisions can feel like tectonic shifts – indeed, many people describe them with just...
It's Debatable: Should Congress pass mandatory death penalty for firearms killings?
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via Yahoo News· 7 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 ...
Oklahoma OKs the nation's first religious charter school – but litigation is likely to follow
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCourts have wrestled with questions about public funds for students at religious schools for...