Death Penalty

People gather at a rally opposing the state's upcoming executions, on the front steps of Arkansas' Capitol, Friday, April 14, 2017, in Little Rock, Ark. (Stephen B. Thornton/The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP)

Arkansas AG to appeal 1 of 2 execution stays to Supreme Court

Associated Press -

April 18, 2017 12:37 am

Arkansas had originally planned to execute eight inmates, but two were granted a stay in the past two weeks. (AP Photo/Michael Graczyk)

Crime

Federal judge blocks Arkansas executions

Kelly Cohen -

April 15, 2017 1:26 pm

Alabama is the last state in the nation to allow judicial overrides in capital cases. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)

News

Alabama knocks down judicial override in death penalty cases

Ryan Lovelace -

April 12, 2017 3:44 pm

Dylann Roof, who shot nine black worshippers in a Charleston, S.C., church in 2015 will plead guilty to state charges in order to avoid another death sentence. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

News

Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof will avoid second death sentence with guilty plea

Kyle Feldscher -

March 31, 2017 4:00 pm

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg authored the Supreme Court's 5-3 opinion vacating the lower court's judgment and remanded the case back to the lower court. (AP Photo/Craig Fritz)

News

Supreme Court rules that failure to follow medical standards in death penalty case violates Eighth Amendment

Ryan Lovelace -

March 28, 2017 2:33 pm

The abhorrence of the modern death penalty is the state creating rules about when people are allowed die. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Beltway Confidential

Pro-life conservatives and millennials should oppose the death penalty

Erich Reimer -

March 22, 2017 12:00 am

The bill sent to the Florida governor's desk would require juries to unanimously impose a death sentence. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

News

Florida sends unanimous death penalty bill to governor’s desk

Kelly Cohen -

March 10, 2017 5:41 pm

Alabama is the only state in the country that allows its judges to override juries on death penalty and life sentences, though the order is more often used in favor of capital punishment.

Crime

Alabama looks to end its last-in-the-US death penalty policy

Anna Giaritelli -

March 6, 2017 5:01 am

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi says the death penalty needs clarification. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

News

Pam Bondi hopes Gorsuch leads SCOTUS to review death penalty

Ryan Lovelace -

February 27, 2017 9:05 pm

News

Alabama moves closer to end ‘judicial overrides’ in capital cases

Kelly Cohen -

February 24, 2017 5:33 pm

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Tag: Death Penalty

Arkansas AG to appeal 1 of 2 execution stays to Supreme Court

Federal judge blocks Arkansas executions

Alabama knocks down judicial override in death penalty cases

Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof will avoid second death sentence with guilty plea

Supreme Court rules that failure to follow medical standards in death penalty case violates Eighth Amendment

Pro-life conservatives and millennials should oppose the death penalty

Florida sends unanimous death penalty bill to governor’s desk

Alabama looks to end its last-in-the-US death penalty policy

Pam Bondi hopes Gorsuch leads SCOTUS to review death penalty

Alabama moves closer to end ‘judicial overrides’ in capital cases

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