death penalty
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Fifty years ago, the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty as constitutionally permissible in the landmark case Gregg v.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
The death penalty returned after a brief period of suspension when the United States Supreme Court handed down its decision in Gregg v.
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
It has raised concerns about the GCC's record of restricting press freedom, using the death penalty, and being high producers of greenhouse gas emissions because of their six countries' oil industries.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
We had won four reversals in death penalty cases in 1990, four more in 1991, and by the end of 1992, we'd won relief for another eight death row prisoners.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
