death penalty
Example Sentences
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As professor Evan Mandery observes, “Between the Furman decision and 1976, 35 states passed new death penalty statutes.”
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
Fifty years after the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty as constitutionally permissible after a brief ban, these figures are a reminder that executions still play a role in American life.
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
A few dozen protested against the new death penalty law outside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza City on Monday.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
I was in a poor rural county in Alabama after another trip to pull records in a death penalty case when I was invited to speak at a small African American church.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
