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) Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:40:02 -0500 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:40:02 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://pewforum.org/images/rssfeeds.gif PewForum.org | Death Penalty Channel http://pewforum.org/ 2008 decline in U.S. executions has states reflecting on capital punishment http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17258 Death penalty proponents and opponents agree on at least one thing. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17258 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST In N.C., death penalty gets rarer http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17243 North Carolina will finish this year with just one defendant sentenced to death, a record low since the penalty was reinstated 31 years ago. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17243 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST Wash. prison doctor resigns over executions http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17217 The head doctor of the Washington Department of Corrections has resigned to avoid an ethical conflict over a pending state execution. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17217 Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST Report: U.S. executions, death sentences on decline http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17135 New death sentences in the United States were at or near a three-decade low this year and the number of people executed will be the lowest since 1994, according to a new report. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17135 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST New death penalty rules rejected by California court http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17014 Death penalty opponents and the attorneys for two condemned men at San Quentin won another round in their quest to delay executions in California when a state appeals court on Friday held that newly revised rules for administering lethal injections are illegal. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17014 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST Lawyers face dilemma when inmates seek death http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=16989 John Delaney faced the toughest moment of his legal career — his condemned client wanted to drop his appeals and die by injection, an act Delaney opposed and had been trained to try to prevent. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=16989 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST Md. governor renews call for death penalty ban http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=16933 He urges lawmakers to take 'fresh look' at issue after panel's recommendation. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=16933 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST Two Justices Clash Over Race and Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=16716 The sensitive issue of race and the death penalty triggered an unusual public debate yesterday between two Supreme Court justices. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=16716 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST Missouri: Lawsuit challenges execution procedures http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=16616 A group of inmates, families, clergy and lawmakers asked the state’s highest court Tuesday to toss out Missouri’s roughly 2-year-old execution protocols. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=16616 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST High Court Will Not Reconsider Decision on Child Rape http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=16582 The Supreme Court today declined to revisit its June decision that it is unconstitutional to impose the death penalty on child rapists, although two justices said they would have reopened the case and two others sharply criticized the majority. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=16582 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST