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Pam Bondi seeks death penalty for Luigi Mangione in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Pam Bondi said the alleged killing was an “act of political violence”

The Independent UK

Prosecutors directed to seek death penalty against UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says she has directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4

The Independent UK

Georgia set to ease strict rules for proving intellectual disability in death penalty cases

A Georgia bill that would ease the state's tough death penalty law is on track to become law

The Independent UK

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India has 564 inmates on death row, highest in over two decades

Following the uproar and the widespread protests after the August 2024 rape and murder of a medical professional in Kolkata’s RG Kar hospital, there were demands for death penalty for the accused. The state government passed the Aparajita Woman and Child [West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment] Bill 2024 [awaiting presidential…

Newslaundry

Kenyan man who spent decade on death row sues London police for role in wrongful conviction

New emails reveal ‘panic’ inside the Home Office at the case of Ali Kololo, who was wrongly imprisoned for the 2011 murder of British tourist David Tebbutt

The Guardian - UK

DEA Agents Unite as 'El Narco de Narcos' Caro Quintero Faces Death Penalty Decision After Second Audience

Over 40 DEA agents packed the Brooklyn federal courtroom this week, their presence a silent tribute to their fallen comrade, Enrique "Kiki" Camarena, during the drug dealer's second audience.

Latin Times

Republican Lawmakers in Florida Are Pushing To Expand Death Penalty Methods With Firing Squads, Lethal Gas

Only eight states across the U.S. specifically authorize the use of lethal gas to carry out executions. Only five allow the use of firing squads

Latin Times

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Mexican drug lord charged with killing DEA agent could face death penalty

Federal prosecutors are considering seeking the death penalty against Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero in a sprawling case that includes the 1985 killing of a U.S. federal agent

The Independent UK

Spiritual adviser to man executed by firing squad: 'We're more than the worst thing we've done.'

When 67-year-old Brad Sigmon was put to death on March 7 in South Carolina, it was the first time in 15 years that an execution in the United States had been carried out by a firing squad

The Independent UK

After four prosecutors and nearly six years, El Paso DA decides it’s time to stop pursuing the death penalty for mass shooter

The new DA campaigned on seeking the death penalty for the 2019 massacre, but said he offered the gunman a plea deal of life in prison to avoid dragging out the case for several more years.

The Texas Tribune

LA district attorney allows prosecutors to seek death penalty again

Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman is allowing prosecutors to seek the death penalty again, reversing a ban put in place by his predecessor

The Independent UK

Racist gunman could avoid death penalty for Walmart massacre

Patrick Crusius has been offered a plea deal after killing 23

The Independent UK

Walmart gunman won’t face the death penalty, family says

The removal of the death penalty as an option could lead to a quick guilty plea and life sentence, as happened with federal charges in 2023.

The Texas Tribune

Arizona’s execution pitted experts against politicians. Experts lost

The governor dismissed an ex-judge studying the death penalty in the state and failed to heed a leading voice on the matter. It’s no surprise

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Fox anchor invents wild hypothetical to ask White House spox about Tesla vandals and death penalty

Trump administration officials and allies have threatened to harshly punish those who are protesting Tesla through acts of violence

Latin Times

Fox Host Hints at Death Penalty for Tesla Vandals: 'This is Deadly, Dangerous Stuff'

A Fox News host hinted at the death penalty while discussing the wave of vandalism against Tesla vehicles & dealerships during an segment with Karoline Leavitt.

Reason

Justice Gorsuch's Dissent in Death Penalty / Religious Objection Case

In Tuesday's Hoffman v. Westcott, the Court denied a stay of execution; Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson would have granted… The post Justice Gorsuch's Dissent in Death Penalty / Religious Objection Case appeared first on Reason.com.

The Independent UK

Man charged in daylong Memphis shooting rampage is no longer serving as his own lawyer

A Tennessee man who faces the death penalty if convicted of killing three people in a daylong series of shootings in 2022 has changed course and decided not to serve as his own lawyer in the case

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Big Breaking: Three get death penalty in 1981 Dehuli massacre

Breaking news coming in from Mainpuri where a local court handed over capital punishment to three convicts in 1981 Dehuli massacre. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Inside the race against time to halt Louisiana’s first execution in 15 years

The state plans to kill a prisoner with nitrogen gas. Critics say that amounts to torture

The Independent UK

Appeals court says Louisiana can carry out the state’s first nitrogen gas execution next week

Louisiana’s first execution using nitrogen gas is set to move forward as planned after a federal appeals court overturned a lower judge’s ruling Friday

Latin Times

Los Zetas Cartel Leaders Plead Not Guilty To Drug Trafficking Charges As They Face Death Penalty In The U.S.

The Treviño Morales, leaders of Los Zetas, pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges as they potentially face the death penalty in the U.S.

The Independent UK

South Carolina schedules its fifth execution in seven months

A man who shot and killed an off-duty police officer is scheduled to become the fifth person executed in South Carolina since the state resumed the death penalty in September

Latin Times

Los Zetas Cartel Leaders Could Face the Death Penalty In The U.S. After Extradition From Mexico

Miguel Ángel and Omar Treviño Morales, known as "Z-40" and "Z-42" respectively, are facing a multitude of charges, including drug trafficking, money laundering and firearms trafficking

The Independent UK

Trump’s executive orders: From birthright citizenship to withdrawing from WHO, here’s a list of his actions so far

President signed huge stack of orders on first day in office covering everything from national security to paper straws and has shown no sign of slowing down

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