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Jan 13 2024
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Justice Department intends to seek death penalty for Buffalo supermarket shooter Payton Gendron
The Justice Department has indicated in a court filing Friday that it is intending to seek the death penalty for Buffalo supermarket shooter Payton Gendron.
Gendron, 20, is already serving a sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole after he pleaded guilty to state charges of murder and hate-motivated domestic terrorism in the May 2022 attack that left 10 Black people dead at
Fox News (Online News)Aug 13 2020
Background
Death Penalty
We know that, together, we can end the death penalty everywhere. Every day, people are executed and sentenced to death by the state as punishment for a variety of crimes – sometimes for acts that should not be criminalized. In some countries, it can be for drug-related offences, in others it is reserved for terrorism-related acts and murder.
Some countries execute people who were under
Amnesty InternationalAug 13 2020
Background
The Death Penalty: Questions and Answers
Since our nation's founding, the government -- colonial, federal, and state -- has punished a varying percentage of arbitrarily-selected murders with the ultimate sanction: death.
More than 14,000 people have been legally executed since colonial times, most of them in the early 20th Century. By the 1930s, as many as 150 people were executed each year. However, public outrage and legal
ACLUApr 08 2024
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Democrats Urge Supreme Court to Uphold Ban on Punishing Homeless for Public Camping
Democrat lawmakers support a 9th Circuit ruling that says the Eighth Amendment forbids such prosecutions. A group of Democrat lawmakers is urging the Supreme Court to uphold a lower court ruling that blocked a local government in Oregon from prosecuting homeless people for sleeping outside. In the case at hand, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit held that Grants Pass, Oregon, was
The Epoch TimesDec 15 2023
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Florida will 'challenge SCOTUS' by seeking death penalty in child sexual assault case
In a first for the state of Florida, prosecutors in the Sunshine State will be pursuing capital punishment against a man accused of raping a child where no death occurred under a new law that runs counter to the U.S. Supreme Court’s current Eight and Fourteenth Amendment precedent. The Fifth Judicial Circuit State Attorney Office on Thursday filed court documents stating its intent to seek the
Law & CrimeAug 13 2020
Top Argument
Should the Death Penalty be Allowed?
Since 1977, one year after the Supreme Court reaffirmed the constitutionality of the death penalty, more than 1,480 people have been executed, primarily by means of lethal injection. Most death penalty cases involve the execution of murderers although capital punishment can also be applied for treason, espionage, and other crimes.
Proponents of the death penalty say it is an important
ProCon.orgApr 27 2020
Top Argument
Should the Death Penalty Be Allowed?
Since 1977, one year after the Supreme Court reaffirmed the constitutionality of the death penalty, more than 1,480 people have been executed, primarily by means of lethal injection. Most death penalty cases involve the execution of murderers although capital punishment can also be applied for treason, espionage, and other crimes.
Proponents of the death penalty say it is an important
ProCon.orgOct 07 2023
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USC capitalizes on Arizona penalties to take lead in third quarter
Could USC have been looking ahead to Notre Dame? It sure seemed like it was Saturday at the LA Coliseum. The Trojans, despite Williams' off-night, managed to battle back within three points at the break. They allowed a field goal to Arizona in the third quarter but two penalties on the Wildcats proved costly as USC scored a touchdown on a 75-yard drive. Arizona was flagged for pass
"USA Today" ContributorFeb 29 2024
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Louisiana lawmakers approve expanding death penalty to include nitrogen gas, electrocution
Correction: A previous version of this story stated the bill was now headed to Gov. Jeff Landry's desk. The bill will head back to the House for concurrence on amendments added to it. Executions of Louisiana death row prisoners could soon resume after legislation to allow electrocutions and gassing received passage from Senate lawmakers on Wednesday. House Bill 6, passed by the state House and
The Times-PicayuneFeb 29 2024
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Louisiana lawmakers approve expanding death penalty to include nitrogen gas, electrocution
Correction: A previous version of this story stated the bill was now headed to Gov. Jeff Landry's desk. The bill will head back to the House for concurrence on amendments added to it. Executions of Louisiana death row prisoners could soon resume after legislation to allow electrocutions and gassing received passage from Senate lawmakers on Wednesday. House Bill 6, passed by the state House and
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