penalty
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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
It is by far the largest ever penalty for a data leak in South Korea -- far exceeding the previous record of a $88 million fine imposed last year on mobile carrier SK Telecom.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
That tournament also featured one of the greatest matches ever played, the thrilling, back-and-forth 3-3 draw between Argentina and France, finally won by Argentina on penalty kicks.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
Fifty years ago, the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty as constitutionally permissible in the landmark case Gregg v.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
When Walter McMillian arrived on Alabama's death row—just ten years after the modern death penalty was reinstituted—an entire community of condemned men awaited him.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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