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On June 29, 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that capital punishment, as then administered by individual states, was ...

The president said he would seek capital punishment sentences for "all crimes of a severity demanding its use”. Con: not a deterrent "Study after study shows that the death penalty does not ...

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Why the era of capital punishment is ending. By David Von Drehle . The case of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev absorbed Americans as no death-penalty drama has in years.

Capital punishment has long been used in the U.S. as “the ultimate deterrent and only proper punishment for the vilest crimes. Our Founders knew well that only capital punishment can bring ...

A death row inmate’s attorneys are asking the court to reverse a lower court’s decision that declined to decide eligibility ...

Federal prosecutors in New Mexico said Friday they plan to seek the death penalty for the first time since 2018 in the case ...

The high-profile assassination of a top Minnesota lawmaker and her husband could bring about a form of punishment outlawed in ...

The justice ministry declined to confirm the hanging but NHK, citing government sources, said the prisoner was 34-year-old ...

Vietnam has abolished the death penalty for eight crimes including espionage, graft and attempting to overthrow the ...