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2 hours ago

US court grants stay of execution for Robert Roberson in shaken baby' case

But prosecutors argued that her head trauma must have been caused by shaken baby syndrome, a diagnosis popularised in the late 1990s as evidence of physical abuse in infants and toddlers. But that diagnosis has been increasingly rejected, as doctors and medical researchers point out that the symptoms of shaken baby syndrome namely, bleeding or swelling in the eyes or brain can be caused by other conditions. Roberson's defence team has argued that Nikki suffered from chronic pneumonia in the lead-up to her death, and the medications she was given, including codeine, contributed to her death.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 hours ago

Texas court again pauses execution of man in shaken baby' case

Texas court of criminal appeals stayed Robert Roberson's execution days before he would become the first US person executed for a shaken baby syndrome–related conviction.
fromSlate Magazine
1 day ago

Texas Has Scheduled the Execution of an Innocent Man in One Week. Will Anyone Stop It?

More than 50 years ago, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall observed that the key issue in understanding public attitudes toward the death penalty is "not whether a substantial proportion of American citizens would today, if polled, opine that capital punishment is barbarously cruel, but whether they would find it to be so in the light of all information presently available." This information, Marshall predicted, "would surely convince average citizens that the death penalty was unwise."
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fromThe New Yorker
7 years ago

In the Dark: Season 2

Curtis Flowers was tried six times for the same murders and remains on death row amid contested evidence and alleged prosecutorial misconduct.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 days ago

Tunisia pardons man sentenced to death over Facebook posts

Ben Chouchane, who was arrested in January 2024, had been sentenced to death by a court in Nabeul, east of Tunis, on Wednesday, Bouthelja told the AFP news agency. His client had been found guilty of insulting the president, the minister of justice and the judiciary, spreading false news and some of his social media posts were also deemed to be incitement, Bouthelja added.
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fromSun Sentinel
2 days ago

He brutally beat UM football player to death in 1996. Will he return to Death Row?

Labrant Dennis faces resentencing that could return him to Death Row for the 1996 murders of Marlin Barnes and Timwanika Lumpkins.
fromwww.dw.com
6 days ago

Why does Taiwan still have the death penalty? DW 10/03/2025

In January 2025, the execution of inmate Huang Lin-kai reignited Taiwan's death penalty debate, with activists saying authorities acted in disregard of the law. The execution, the island's first in five years, came just months after Taiwan's Constitutional Court issued a landmark ruling narrowing the scope of capital punishment and requiring stricter safeguards for its application. At the time, some observers thought the ruling meant Taiwan was edging toward "de facto abolition" of the death penalty.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'

Pope Leo XIV said politicians must be judged by all policies and cannot be 'pro-life' if they support the death penalty or inhuman immigrant treatment.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

WATCH: Pope Leo Makes First Public Comments on Abortion And What It Means to Be Pro-Life

Someone who says, I'm against abortion, but says, I'm in favor of the death penalty, is not really pro-life. Someone who says that I'm against abortion, but, I'm in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants who are in the United States, I don't know if that's pro-life. So, they're very complex issues. I don't know if anyone has all the truth on them; but I would ask, first and foremost, that there be greater respect for one another and that we search together,
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fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 week ago

Pope intervenes in US abortion debate by raising what it really means to be pro-life

Opposing abortion while supporting the death penalty or inhumane immigrant treatment contradicts a consistent 'pro-life' stance.
#joseph-kabila
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fromTruthout
1 week ago

Trump Directs DOJ to Seek the Death Penalty in DC "in All Appropriate Cases"

President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in Washington, D.C., in all appropriate cases.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Charlie Kirk shooting suspect faces court hearing in Utah

The 22-year-old man charged with killing Charlie Kirk will have a court hearing on Monday where he and his newly appointed legal counsel will decide whether they want a preliminary hearing where the judge will determine if there is enough evidence against him to go forward with a trial. Prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder and plan to seek the death penalty.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Luigi Mangione Could Escape Death Penalty Because of Trump's Comments on Fox News and Tweets by DOJ Employees

Multiple Department of Justice employees may have violated Luigi Mangione's right to a fair trial through public comments and social media posts, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday and it could end up swaying the judge to grant a defense motion to take the death penalty off the table. Mangione, 27, is currently in a federal prison in Brooklyn, charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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fromSCSJ
2 weeks ago

Statement: NC Needs Real Safety Solutions, Not Harsher Punishment

We reject the outdated view that criminal justice is a zero-sum game that pits safety versus justice against one another. Moreover, history - and countless studies, data, and lived experiences - tells us reactive policymaking driven by politics and fear in response to a specific incident, no matter how awful, leads to poor legislation that serves neither justice nor safety.
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fromABC7 New York
2 weeks ago

Indictment making Luigi Mangione eligible for death penalty should be dismissed, defense says

Pretrial publicity and public officials' conduct prejudiced Luigi Mangione, violating constitutional rights and warranting dismissal of the death-penalty-eligible indictment.
#opera
fromKqed
2 weeks ago
Music

Review: 'Dead Man Walking' Returns, With No Chance of Meeting a New National Moment

fromKqed
2 weeks ago
Music

Review: 'Dead Man Walking' Returns, With No Chance of Meeting a New National Moment

fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago

UN: North Korea worst human rights violator DW 09/18/2025

The people of North Korea endure the harshest repression in the world, with the death penalty reportedly used for sharing foreign media, including popular South Korean television dramas, according to a new report from the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR). The 14-page document detailed how ordinary North Korean people's lives have become significantly more difficult in the last decade. The report was based on interviews with around 300 people who have managed to leave North Korea,
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fromAbove the Law
3 weeks ago

Morning Docket: 09.17.25 - Above the Law

Legal developments include a Utah death-penalty prosecution, objections to using JAG officers as immigration judges, DOJ removal of an extremist-violence report, and new judicial approaches to AI hallucinations.
#murder
fromWIRED
3 weeks ago
US politics

Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Charged as Prosecutor Seeks Death Penalty

fromWIRED
3 weeks ago
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Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Charged as Prosecutor Seeks Death Penalty

fromSun Sentinel
3 weeks ago

Florida inmate who received reparations for abuse at reform school faces execution

Less than three months ago, Victor Jones was among more than 900 men who received apologies from Florida officials and checks for $21,000 as reparations for the horrific abuse they endured as children at state-run reform schools. On Sept. 30, Jones is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection for the 1990 murders of a couple in Miami-Dade County. He would be the third former student at the notorious reform schools to be executed in little more than a year.
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fromAxios
3 weeks ago

Prosecutors to seek death penalty for suspect in Charlie Kirk killing

Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty for Tyler Robinson, accused of murdering Charlie Kirk allegedly due to Kirk's political expression.
#charlie-kirk
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fromABC News
4 weeks ago

Mother, sister of Charlotte stabbing suspect describe history of mental illness

Decarlos Brown allegedly stabbed 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte's Lynx Blue Line and claimed a "material" in his body forced the attack.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
4 weeks ago

Trump Demands Execution of 'ANIMAL' Charlotte Train Murderer: 'There Can Be No Other Option!!!'

President Donald Trump demanded a quick trial and death penalty for Decarlos Brown Jr., who fatally stabbed Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska aboard a Charlotte train.
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

September is a big month for Luigi Mangione

September is an important month for Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Key scheduling and motion decisions will set the stage for all that comes next, both in New York state court, where Mangione, 27, is charged with murder as an act of terrorism, punishable by life in prison, and in federal court, where prosecutors seek the death penalty.
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fromThe Washington Post
1 month ago

Next nitrogen gas execution scheduled in Alabama as legal challenges grow

Alabama was the first state to perform an execution with nitrogen hypoxia, in which nitrogen gas is administered through a mask to cause unconsciousness and death. It has now executed five people using the method. Louisiana has also used nitrogen hypoxia once, with a second prisoner who was set to be executed in March dying of natural causes three weeks before the scheduled execution date.
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fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Member of cultlike Zizian group faces new murder charge in Vermont border patrol agent's death

Teresa Youngblut, a member of the Zizians cult, has been indicted for the murder of a U.S. Border Patrol agent.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The Tennessee execution that went horribly wrong': how Byron Black's killing unfolded

Execution of Byron Black showed signs of distress and pain, raising concerns about the lethal injection process.
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fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

One Thing Made This Week's Execution in Tennessee Particularly Horrific

Tennessee executed Byron Black, highlighting issues around botched executions and the need for dignity in the death penalty process.
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fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

We the People: Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Cruel and unusual punishment evolves as societal values change, influencing the interpretation of the Eighth Amendment.
#execution
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fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

Florida's Latest Death Penalty Innovation Is Absolutely Horrifying

Florida's new execution law allows unprecedented flexibility in execution methods, raising concerns about the potential for inhumane practices.
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fromTruthout
2 months ago

NC House GOP Pushes Bill to Bringing Back Electric Chair, Implement Firing Squad

North Carolina's HB 270 proposes reinstating the electric chair and firing squad for executions, making inmates choose their method.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Execution date set for man who abducted woman from a Florida insurance office and killed her

Kayle Bates, convicted of first-degree murder and other charges, is scheduled for execution on August 19 in connection with the 1982 murder of Janet White.
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fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago
US politics

A Rising Democratic Star Just Became a New Anti-Death Penalty Hero

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear's refusal to authorize an execution marks a significant step for the abolitionist movement.
fromThe Atlantic
3 months ago
US news

Dispatches From the Death Chamber

Elizabeth Bruenig argues that personal experiences are crucial to understanding the complexities of the death penalty.
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fromThe Atlantic
3 months ago

Dispatches From the Death Chamber

Elizabeth Bruenig argues that personal experiences are crucial to understanding the complexities of the death penalty.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Our silence didn't protect him': daughter pleads for father on death row in Iran

Rezgar Beigzadeh Babamiri, a father of three, volunteered to carry medical supplies to secret clinics treating injured demonstrators during protests in Iran, seeing it as a moral obligation.
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fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

US: Court throws out plea deal for alleged 9/11 mastermind DW 07/12/2025

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and co-defendants cannot plead guilty under agreements that spared them the death penalty.
US politics
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 months ago

Utah judge schedules execution by firing squad for a man with dementia

A judge set an execution date for Ralph Leroy Menzies, a death row inmate with dementia, for September 5.
Philosophy
fromThe Conversation
3 months ago

How the Catholic Church helped change the conversation about capital punishment in the United States

The film "Dead Man Walking" significantly influenced views on the death penalty, illustrating a perspective shaped by Catholic faith.
#jeff-rosen
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fromBoston.com
3 months ago
US politics

Cultlike Zizian group member charged in border agent's death seeks delay in death penalty decision

fromSFGATE
3 months ago
California

Man who ambushed, murdered Sacramento police officer sentenced to death penalty

fromBoston.com
3 months ago
US politics

Cultlike Zizian group member charged in border agent's death seeks delay in death penalty decision

fromSFGATE
3 months ago
California

Man who ambushed, murdered Sacramento police officer sentenced to death penalty

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fromwww.mediaite.com
3 months ago

Victim's Family Beyond Furious' After Accused Killer Bryan Kohberger Strikes Plea Deal

The Goncalves family condemned Idaho prosecutors for a plea deal that spares Bryan Kohberger the death penalty.
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fromThe Washington Post
3 months ago

Bryan Kohberger to plead guilty in stabbing deaths of Idaho students

Bryan Kohberger will plead guilty to murdering four University of Idaho college students to avoid the death penalty.
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fromwww.eastbaytimes.com
3 months ago

Justices side with Texas death row inmate seeking DNA testing to show he shouldn't be executed

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of death row inmate Ruben Gutierrez, allowing DNA testing to potentially prove his innocence.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Longest-serving person on Mississippi's death row executed

First I would like to thank everyone for a humane way of doing this. I want to apologize to the victim's family. I will see you on the other side, all of you.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months ago

Vietnam ends death penalty for crimes against the state, bribery, drugs

Vietnam has abolished the death penalty for eight serious crimes, including embezzlement and espionage, replacing it with life imprisonment for future offenses.
Law
fromSlate Magazine
3 months ago

The Supreme Court Cleared Him at Oklahoma's Behest. Now the State Wants to Try Him Again?

"While it was clear to me and to the U.S. Supreme Court that Mr. Glossip did not receive a fair trial, I have never proclaimed his innocence."
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 months ago

New Reform chair David Bull calls for return of death penalty

The new chairman of Reform UK advocates for the death penalty for serious crimes, triggering internal debates within the party.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

US to put four prisoners to death this week as Trump pushes for executions

Executions are rising sharply in the US, particularly in Republican states pushing for capital punishment revival.
Concerns grow over the methods of execution and their ethical implications.
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fromThe Mercury News
4 months ago

Letters: San Mateo County's return to death penalty is wrong

The return of the death penalty is widely opposed and viewed as a major failure.
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#san-mateo-county
#alameda-county
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
4 months ago
Social justice

Why is Alameda County's new DA undoing death penalty case reviews?

Ursula Jones Dickson's motives as new DA face scrutiny as she seeks to reverse death penalty sentence reviews connected to systemic misconduct.
fromThe Oaklandside
4 months ago
Social justice

Why is Alameda County's new DA undoing death penalty case reviews?

Alameda County's new DA aims to reverse resentencing efforts addressing historical racial bias in capital cases.
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
4 months ago

Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Half Moon Bay Shooting Suspect, Though He Likely Won't Be Executed

The San Mateo County DA is seeking the death penalty for Chunli Zhao, reflecting ongoing issues with farmworkers' living conditions.
#mass-shooting
fromKqed
4 months ago
San Francisco

Half Moon Bay Mass Shooting Suspect Will Face Rare Push for Death Penalty, DA Says | KQED

San Mateo County seeks death penalty for Chunli Zhao in mass shooting case.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 months ago
San Francisco

DA to seek death penalty against Half Moon Bay mass shooting suspect

San Mateo County District Attorney seeks death penalty for Chunli Zhao for deadly mass shooting of mushroom farm workers.
San Francisco
fromKqed
4 months ago

Half Moon Bay Mass Shooting Suspect Will Face Rare Push for Death Penalty, DA Says | KQED

San Mateo County seeks death penalty for Chunli Zhao in mass shooting case.
#half-moon-bay
fromABC7 San Francisco
4 months ago
East Bay (California)

DA to pursue death penalty for Half Moon Bay mass shooting suspect

District Attorney pursues death penalty for Half Moon Bay mass shooting suspect for the first time in his career.
Seven victims were killed, mostly farmworkers, during the tragic 2023 incident.
fromThe Mercury News
4 months ago
San Francisco

DA to seek death penalty against Half Moon Bay mass shooting suspect

The San Mateo County DA will seek the death penalty for Chunli Zhao, accused of the deadly Half Moon Bay mass shooting.
San Francisco
fromThe Mercury News
4 months ago

DA to seek death penalty against Half Moon Bay mass shooting suspect

The San Mateo County DA will seek the death penalty for Chunli Zhao, accused of the deadly Half Moon Bay mass shooting.
fromwww.newsshopper.co.uk
4 months ago

3 Britons could face death penalty in Indonesia over alleged drug smuggling charges

Prosecutor I Made Dipa Umbara reported that customs uncovered cocaine hidden in powdered dessert mix, valued at approximately £272,000, during an airport inspection.
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