death penalty

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Boelter also faces state charges in connection with the shooting but Minnesota does not have the death penalty.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Prosecutors have not yet said whether they’ll seek the death penalty in his case if he’s convicted.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Gregg, Mandery writes, “created the bedrock principles of modern death penalty jurisprudence: that a non-arbitrary death penalty satisfies the Constitution and that the requirement of non-arbitrariness could be satisfied by Georgia’s approach.”

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

Multiple Zizian trials are pending, with federal prosecutors seeking the death penalty in one case.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

California voters also came very close to banning the death penalty; the ballot initiative lost by only a couple of percentage points.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson