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Texas Man Spared Execution At 11th Hour In Controversial Shaken-Baby Case

A district judge issued a temporary order halting Texas' execution of Robert Leslie Roberson III on Thursday, just over an hour before he was scheduled to receive the death penalty.

International Business Times

In Texas’ High Criminal Court Races, the Stakes Are Life or Death

Bipartisan opposition to planned execution highlights power of state’s top criminal appeals court as Paxton candidates and Dem opponents vie for open seats.

Texas Observer

South Carolina Death Row Inmate Seeks Clemency

The case of Richard Moore, facing execution in South Carolina, raises questions about the death penalty, jury diversity, and potential for redemption in th...

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On crime and justice, Trump and Harris records differ widely

Though crime and criminal justice policy are central issues in many elections, that’s not true in 2024. Surveys show that relatively few American voters rank crime as their most important concern.

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Idaho Prosecutors Push Back Against Defense Arguments In Quadruple Murder Trial

Idaho prosecutors challenge defense arguments in quadruple murder trial regarding death penalty imposition for Bryan Kohberger.

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‘I’m terrified I’ll be executed’: Trump win could bring spree of death row killings

The ex-president has allegedly floated hangings and televised killings, and called for the deaths of drug dealers

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Pakistan 'Vigilantes' Behind Rise In Online Blasphemy Cases

Aroosa Khan's son was chatting on WhatsApp but suddenly found himself the target of "vigilante" investigators who accused him of having committed blasphemy online, a crime that carries the death penalty in Pakistan.

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Trump calls for death penalty for migrants who kill US citizens, police

The Republican also pledged to ‘expedite the removals’ of migrants upon taking office, if re-elected on November 5.

Al Jazeera

FRANCE 24 speaks to sister of Japanese man acquitted after 46 years on death row

An 88-year-old Japanese man who had fought to overturn a murder conviction for decades has finally been acquitted. Iwao Hakamata was arrested in 1966 and spent 46 years on death row. In a landmark retrial, a court declared him innocent in late September, and while rejecting the verdict, the prosecution…

France 24

Trump was asked about raising his kids. He went on an eight-minute rant calling for the death penalty

Trump explained why fentanyl-related offenses should receive the death penalty when asked about his kids

The Independent UK

Law letting Tennessee attorney general argue certain capital cases is constitutional, court rules

A Tennessee appeals court has ruled that a state law giving the appointed state attorney general authority to argue certain death penalty cases and removing that power from the hands of locally elected district attorneys is constitutional

The Independent UK

Oklahoma death row inmate had three 'last meals.' He's back at Supreme Court in new bid for freedom

Nine times the state of Oklahoma has set a date to execute death row inmate Richard Glossip

The Independent UK

Supreme Court Term: Transgender Rights, Ghost Guns, And More

Supreme Court's upcoming term covers cases on transgender rights, 'ghost guns,' and the death penalty, amid public trust concerns.

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South Carolina sets Nov. 1 execution as state ramps up use of death chamber

South Carolina has set a date of Nov. 1 date for its next execution as the state ramps up use of the death penalty after a 13-year pause

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Israeli strikes hit Beirut as key route out of Lebanon cut off

Israel has ordered people in 20 more towns in southern Lebanon to evacuate immediately. Plus: the future of the death penalty in Japan

The Guardian - AU

After freeing a man who spent half a century on death row, will Japan keep using the death penalty?

Police fabricated key evidence that led to the conviction of Iwao Hakamada in 1968, but capital punishment still has popular support

Reason

Glossip v. Oklahoma: The Story Behind How a Death Row Inmate and the Oklahoma A.G. Concocted a Phantom "Brady Violation" and Got Supreme Court Review (Part III)

Courts must be cautious in death penalty and other criminal cases when presented with a prosecutor's confession of "error"—such the Oklahoma A.G.'s dubious confession in this case.

The Texas Tribune

Texas executes Harris County man tied to five killings

Garcia White, who killed twin sisters, became the fifth Texas inmate put to death in 2024 after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to issue a stay of execution.

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The Independent UK

Convicted murderer released in the '90s agrees to life sentence on 2 new murder charges

A convicted murderer who was run out of several Texas cities when he was released early from prison in 1993 has pleaded guilty to two new murder charges in a deal that allows him to serve life in prison and avoid the death penalty

The Guardian - US

Six days of horror: America’s thirst for executions returns with a vengeance

Five executions, five states: a glut of judicial killing not seen in 20 years took place last week – and there was nothing random about it

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North Korea Expands List Of Crimes Punishable By Death

Learn about North Korea's expanded death penalty offenses and focus on strengthening nuclear capabilities under Kim Jong Un's regime.

Al Jazeera

Oklahoma executes man despite parole board recommending life be spared

US execution comes days after that of Marcellus Williams in Missouri, where victim’s family also asked for clemency.

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Japanese Court Acquits Former Boxer In 1966 Quadruple Murder

88-year-old Iwao Hakamada acquitted in quadruple murder case after 48 years on death row, sparking debate on abolishing death penalty in Japan.

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Oklahoma Governor Weighs Clemency For Death Row Inmate

Oklahoma prepares for Emmanuel Littlejohn's execution as Governor Stitt deliberates clemency amidst national death penalty debate.

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Japanese Court Acquits Former Boxer In Quadruple Murder Case

Acquittal of Iwao Hakamada in quadruple murder retrial exposes fabricated evidence, sparking debate on death penalty in Japan.

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