PewForum.org | Death Penalty Channel http://pewforum.org/ The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. en-us Copyright: (C) Copyright 2005 The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. All rights reserved. info@pewforum.org (PewForum Info) info@pewforum.org (PewForum Info) Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:10:02 -0400 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:10:02 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://pewforum.org/images/rssfeeds.gif PewForum.org | Death Penalty Channel http://pewforum.org/ Carter Attorney General to Head Panel on Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=16032 Gov. Martin O'Malley tapped a former U.S. attorney general yesterday to lead a panel examining Maryland's death penalty, opening another chapter in the state's long-running legal and political drama over the issue. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=16032 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST California's death penalty process is 'dysfunctional,' panel finds http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15978 The time from sentencing to execution is twice the national average. A state commission says delays undermine the system and recommends more sentences of life without parole instead. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15978 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST Opinion: A Death Penalty Puzzle http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15958 The Murky Evidence for and Against Deterrence Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15958 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST Illinois urged to get out of death-penalty limbo http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15956 When then-Gov. George Ryan took the extraordinary step of emptying Illinois' death row over fears that an innocent person could be executed, he urged lawmakers to reform the death penalty. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15956 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST Louisiana vows to nullify child-rape ruling http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15949 Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said he will seek to enact laws that would invalidate Wednesday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down the death penalty for raping a child. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15949 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST High Court Rejects Death For Child Rape http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15937 The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that it is unconstitutional to execute someone who rapes a child, issuing a broad decision that reserves the death penalty for murderers and those who commit crimes against the state. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15937 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST Supreme Court Rejects Death Penalty for Child Rape http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15929 The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a law that allows the execution of people convicted of a raping a child. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15929 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST Judge Orders Ohio to Alter Its Method of Execution http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15803 Ohio must stop using a common combination of three chemicals to execute condemned inmates because they may produce excruciating pain, a state court judge there ruled Tuesday. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15803 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST Texas prepares for crush of executions http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15697 After 7-month legal pause, lawyers gird for rush on nation's busiest Death Row. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15697 Sun, 25 May 2008 00:00:00 EST Lethal Injection Methods Weighed http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15620 A federal appeals court took up an issue Wednesday with broad implications for how executions will be carried out nationwide: whether Virginia's method of lethal injection induces an agonizing death. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=15620 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EST