put to death
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On Thursday, Justice Neil Gorsuch—dissenting alongside Thomas, as well as Justices Samuel Alito and Amy Coney Barrett—similarly suggested that Pitchford may still be put to death.
From Slate • May 28, 2026
There were 47 executions in the United States last year, the most since 2009, when 52 inmates were put to death.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
Deuteronomy 24:16 states: “Parents shall not be put to death for children, nor children be put to death for parents: a person shall be put to death only for his own crime.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025
Mexico has abolished capital punishment and typically does not extradite citizens who could be put to death under U.S. law.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2025
Soon after the king was put to death, revolutionary France was at war with Great Britain, Holland, Spain, and Austria.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
