Death Penalty

Congress Finally Scrutinizes One of SCOTUS’s Most Disturbing Practices

Mark Joseph Stern

Feb 18, 2021 6:53 PM

Amy Coney Barrett Joins Liberals and a Mystery Justice to Block Execution

Mark Joseph Stern

Feb 12, 2021 11:35 AM

With Death Penalty Abolition, Virginia Is Becoming a Test Lab for Progressive Reform

Jeremy Stahl

Feb 05, 2021 3:52 PM

Biden Is the First President to Openly Oppose the Death Penalty. Now What?

Austin Sarat

Jan 21, 2021 3:59 PM

Trump Targeted the Mentally Ill With His Lame Duck Execution Spree

Austin Sarat

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Sotomayor Condemns Trump’s Execution Spree: “This Is Not Justice”

Mark Joseph Stern

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America’s Most Famous Nun on Confronting Death

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The Death Sentence Is Dubious

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The First Woman to Face Federal Execution in 67 Years Never Got to Tell Her Story

Lauren Gill

Dec 21, 2020 5:45 AM

Trump’s Approval of Hanging and Firing Squads Is a National Embarrassment

Austin Sarat

Nov 30, 2020 5:24 PM

William Barr’s Lame-Duck Execution Spree Is Unprecedented

Austin Sarat

Nov 24, 2020 4:06 PM

The Alarming Growth of the Supreme Court’s “Shadow Docket”

Steve Vladeck

Aug 11, 2020 12:12 PM

As COVID-19 Ravages California’s Death Row, the State Attorney General Fights to Keep It Packed

Lara Bazelon

July 27, 2020 2:40 PM

An Oral History of the First Federal Execution Under Donald Trump

Keri Blakinger and Maurice Chammah

July 24, 2020 11:03 AM

The Return of Federal Executions

Mary Harris

July 16, 2020 2:29 PM

The First Federal Execution in 17 Years

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The Supreme Court’s Late-Night Death Penalty Decision Isn’t Just Cruel. It’s Legally Indefensible.

Mark Joseph Stern

July 14, 2020 3:05 PM

The Fight to Stop Federal Executions Isn’t Over

Jeremy Stahl

July 02, 2020 4:16 PM

North Carolina Supreme Court Grants Death Row Prisoners a Second Chance

Jeremy Stahl

June 05, 2020 6:10 PM

Florida Supreme Court Destroys Precedent Protecting Mentally Disabled People From Execution

Mark Joseph Stern

May 22, 2020 4:36 PM

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