Tag: death penalty
Bills to give juries final say in death penalty cases moving...
A pair of state lawmakers sponsoring bills to give juries the final say in death penalty cases will hold a news conference in front...
Anti-death penalty protesters arrested outside Supreme Court
A Supreme Court spokeswoman says 18 demonstrators have been arrested outside the court during a protest against the death penalty.
The protest on Tuesday marked...
Alabama lawmakers pre-file bills to limit judges’ ability to impose death-penalty
Alabama’s death-penalty law is the only one of its kind in the United States. There, a judge may sentence someone to death against a...
Tim Kaine promotes his lengthy government experience
The Latest on the Democratic National Convention (all times EDT):
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Tim Kaine is promoting his lengthy government experience in his first major speech as...
Tim Kaine’s mission: Win over skeptical liberals in VP speech
Facing a backlash from the left, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine is expected to affirm his liberal credentials in his first prime-time speech as Hillary...
Supreme Court rejects appeal from death row inmate
The Alabama Supreme Court is refusing to intervene in the case of an Alabama man who is facing execution for throwing four children off...
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear case challenging Alabama death penalty
In a victory for supporters of the state's capital punishment regime, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up the case of...
Luther Strange moves to have death penalty ruling vacated
On Thursday, Attorney General Luther Strange said the state has filed a petition with the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals to order a Jefferson...
Judge rules Alabama death penalty mechanism unconstitutional
An Alabama judge threw out the state's system for imposing the death penalty the same day Florida lawmakers passed a bill to revamp a...
State House rally brings sheaf of issues, including call to end...
In the freezing cold Wednesday morning, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) gathered outside of the Alabama State House, along with representatives from a...
