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Supporters Raise Over £241,900 for Alleged CEO Killer Luigi Mangione as Trial Nears

Supporters have raised over $300,000 for Luigi Mangione's legal defense in his upcoming murder trial, which his team is expected to accept.

International Business Times UK

Florida Lawmakers Want To Impose Death Penalty On Undocumented Immigrants Convicted Of Capital Crimes

The initiative is part of a broader immigration package resulting from an agreement between state GOP lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis

Latin Times

He wanted his father’s killer to be executed. Until his wish was granted

Does the death penalty – ‘a life for a life’ – really help victims’ families achieve closure? A new documentary finds out

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Louisiana seeks to resume executions imminently after a 15-year pause

Louisiana will seek to resume carrying out death sentences in the coming months after a 15-year pause, this time using nitrogen gas as the execution method

The Independent UK

Alabama seeks to join states that allow the death penalty for child rape

Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation that would allow child rapists to be sentenced to death

The Independent UK

Everything Donald Trump has done since becoming president

From scrapping bans on plastic straws to rolling back diversity initiatives, here’s how Donald Trump’s Executive orders might impact people around the world

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North Carolina Judge Rules Racial Bias Played a Role in Conviction of Black Man Who Spent 15 Years on Death Row

Judge ruled prosecutors unlawfully dismissed Black jurors in Hasson Bacote's death penalty case and used racist language like "thug" and "predators of the African plain."

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North Carolina judge finds race played role in Black man’s death row sentencing

Judge rules in landmark case that racial bias was present in jury selection for Hasson Bacote’s 2009 sentencing

The Guardian - US

Alabama Man Executed For Rape And Murder, Criticizes Governor

Demetrius Frazier executed in Alabama for rape and murder crimes, expressing final thoughts on Michigan's governor and apologizing to the victim's family.

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Murder Case Evidence Challenged Over Genetic Investigation Process

Defense challenges evidence admissibility in murder case over genetic investigation concerns. Prosecutors seek death penalty.

The Independent UK

Reform UK MPs call for ‘national debate’ on the death penalty after Southport killer sentenced

One MP for Nigel Farage’s party, Lee Anderson, posted a picture of a noose on his X account, adding: ‘No apologies here. This is what is required!’, while prime minister Sir Keir Starmer said Rudakubana would ‘likely never be released’

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Why Texas Lawmakers Tried To Stop America's First 'Shaken Baby Syndrome' Execution

Robert Roberson was sentenced to death based on outdated and largely discredited scientific evidence.

The Independent UK

Bryan Kohberger defense argues DNA evidence allegedly linking him to Idaho murders should be dismissed

Suspect could face the death penalty if convicted of the 2022 slayings of four University of Idaho students

Al Jazeera

How Trump’s executive orders will roll out — if courts allow them

From Mount Denali to EVs, we break down 26 executive orders US President Donald Trump signed on his inauguration day.

The Guardian - US

‘So much of this seems vengeful’: alarm as Trump recommits to death penalty

President says he’ll help states execute people but experts skeptical of bold pledge to expand capital punishment

The Texas Tribune

Fewer Texans sentenced to death, executed amid “evolving standards of decency”

Texas continues to lead other states on capital punishment. But the decline in new death sentences and executions reached a record low.

The Independent UK

How Trump could implement his death penalty agenda

Trump campaigned heavily on expanding the death penalty and has asked attorney general to help states obtain lethal injection drugs

Reason

Trump's Death Penalty Executive Order Aims To Expand Execution

The order directs the attorney general to ensure that states have the drug cocktails to carry out lethal injections.

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