capital punishment
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But instead of ending capital punishment in the United States, the Furman decision set off a scramble in which states reenacted their death penalty laws in the hope of curing the problem Justice Douglas identified.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
Nathan Hochman has not said when prosecutors will make a decision about seeking capital punishment.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
The Justice Department also reauthorized single-drug lethal injections in an effort to expedite capital punishment cases.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
She spoke of one audience member, a relative of someone who was murdered, who became more open to a debate about the merits of capital punishment after seeing the opera.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
In 2013, Alabama recorded the lowest number of new death sentences since the resumption of capital punishment in the mid-1970s.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
