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Oklahoma Could Execute Potentially Innocent Prisoners With Nitrogen Gas
Oklahoma has ended its moratorium on the death penalty but the flaws and racial bias in its judicial system remain.
Will Arkansas Rush Executions Because Its Lethal Injection Drugs Are Expiring?
This absurd situation only highlights the injustice of the death penalty.
Citing Duterte, Trump Reportedly Wants to Execute All Drug Dealers
Trump wants to imitate the Philippines.
Meet Larry Krasner: Civil Rights Attorney, Death Penalty Opponent and Democratic Philly DA Candidate
Krasner is considered the front-runner in the race to become Philadelphia's next district attorney.
Meet the Arkansas Judge Who Faces Impeachment for Protesting Against the Death Penalty
A judge who blocked the state's execution efforts is now facing calls to be impeached.
Gorsuch Is Already Channeling Scalia on Life-or-Death Decisions
Gorsuch very likely will defer to executive power that tramples on civil liberties and readily puts people to death.
Witnesses to Double Execution in Arkansas Say Prisoners May Have Suffered Painful Death
Arkansas carried out a shocking double execution Monday night.
Legal Chaos in Arkansas as Judges Halt State Plan to Carry Out Unprecedented Spate of Executions
Arkansas's plan to carry out an unprecedented series of executions has been thrown into chaos.
Challenging the Death Penalty in the South
A number of challenges to capital punishment are underway in the South.
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Modest Wins for Minimum Wage, Huge Gains for Marijuana Legalization Amid Shock GOP Wave
It was an otherwise bright spot for left-leaning voters, on a night punctuated by shocking Republican gains.