Supreme Court sends case testing limits of death penalty for intellectually disabled back to lower court
The Supreme Court vacated a federal appeals court’s decision blocking a death row inmate’s execution because he says he’s intellectually disabled, ordering the lower court to issue a clearer ruling.
I witnessed Richard B. Moore’s execution in SC. Here’s what I experienced and saw
South Carolina law allows up to three media members to witness an execution who then share what they saw and heard inside the ...
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Robert Roberson's death row case raises questions over capital punishment fairness
News coverage of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson's stalled lethal injection raises questions about Texas executing the ...
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SCOTUS punts on review of standard that helped mentally disabled man avoid death penalty
Over a dozen states wrote in support of Alabama’s appeal, claiming that protections against cruel and unusual punishment have ...
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UN Rapporteur on Iran Raises Alarm over Surge in Executions and Growing Rights Violations
Highlighting the disproportionate impact of government policies on vulnerable groups, Sato called for an intersectional approach to addressing Iran’s human rights issues.
Iran executes a Jewish citizen convicted of murder following a dispute over money
Iran has executed a Jewish citizen convicted of murdering another man following a personal dispute. It was a rare case of an execution of member of a religious minority in the predominately Muslim ...
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Capital murder trial starts Monday in Miller County for alleged Loyalty Cash Business gang associate
Testimony in the jury trial of capital murder suspect Cornell Brown is expected to begin Monday afternoon at Miller County ...
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South Carolinians for Alternative to the Death Penalty held vigil for Richard Moore
Friday night in North Charleston, the ‘South Carolinians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty’ group held a vigil for ...
South Carolina executes Richard Moore for 1999 killing despite pleas from former jurors
Three jurors, Moore’s trial judge, and a former state prison director called for the 59-year-old to get clemency ...
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Officials release statements on the execution of South Carolina inmate Richard Moore
Several officials released statements after the execution of South Carolina inmate Richard Moore. South Carolina State ...
Why do Alex Murdaugh, others escape the death penalty in SC while Richard Moore doesn’t?
South Carolina’s death penalty law is unevenly applied. Some horrific killers get life sentences, while those who commit ...
Family, experts testify about man convicted of killing East Texas deputy as defense presents its case
Gregory Newson, of Shreveport, Louisiana, was convicted of capital murder for killing Panola County Deputy Chris Dickerson as he made a routine patrol.