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) Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:00:02 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:00:02 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://pewforum.org/images/rssfeeds.gif http://pewforum.org/ http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18313 More than 100 speakers lined up Tuesday for their chance to weigh in on California's new proposed rules for executing condemned inmates at a state hearing that quickly morphed into a debate over the morality and practicality of capital punishment. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18313 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18180 Nebraska will replace "Old Sparky" with lethal injection by this fall, but the state remains several years away from carrying out its first execution in more than a decade. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18180 Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18120 When the state carries out a death sentence, intermediate-level emergency medical technicians deliver the fatal drugs to condemned prisoners. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18120 Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18023 While many states are trading the death penalty for life sentences to save millions in tax dollars, the Utah Attorney General's Office is pushing to strengthen the state's ultimate punishment by limiting the appeals process. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18023 Sun, 03 May 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17991 It does not bode well for a death row inmate when his lawyer must spend the bulk of a Supreme Court argument fending off combative questions from two of the court’s most liberal justices. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17991 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17745 Gov. Bill Richardson, who has supported capital punishment, signed legislation to repeal New Mexico's death penalty, calling it the "most difficult decision in my political life." Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17745 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17678 After decades of moral arguments reaching biblical proportions, after long, twisted journeys to the nation's highest court and back, the death penalty may be abandoned by several states for a reason having nothing to do with right or wrong: Money. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17678 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17657 Gov. Martin O'Malley is preparing to move forward with regulations to allow executions to resume in Maryland now that his effort to repeal the death penalty appears to have failed, a spokesman said yesterday. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17657 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17608 When Governor Martin O'Malley appeared before the Maryland Senate last week, he made an unconventional argument that is becoming increasingly popular in cash-strapped states: abolish the death penalty to cut costs. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17608 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17551 Gov. Martin O'Malley said Monday his effort to get the votes to repeal capital punishment in Maryland "is not done," and he asked the religious community to help by petitioning lawmakers facing a difficult decision. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17551 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST