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, 16 Mar 2010 16:30:02 -0400 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:30:02 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=19155 A death penalty lawyer’s failure to present evidence of the trauma his client suffered in combat in the Korean War requires a new sentencing hearing, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19155 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19141 The Supreme Court of Kentucky suspended executions in the state Wednesday, ruling that officials did not follow state law in adopting its procedures for killing inmates. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19141 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19099 The man considered the father of lethal injection in the United States said it doesn't matter whether three fatal drugs are used or one — as his home state of Ohio has proposed — as long as the drug works efficiently. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19099 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19066 The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington wants the city to change its proposal to legalize same-sex marriages to exempt the church from the law, but so far city council members aren't budging. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19066 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19065 Ohio will soon become the only state to execute inmates using just a massive dose of sedative, a procedure that has never been tested on human beings. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19065 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19062 White supremacist gang hit man Billy Joe Johnson got what he asked for from the Orange County jury that convicted him of first-degree murder last month: a death sentence. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19062 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18929 MELISSA BLOCK, host: A former Texas governor is making news by raising doubts about the death penalty. Democrat Mark White was governor from 1983 to '87, then a strong death penalty supporter who oversaw 19 executions. Now he's rethinking capital punishment and he joins us from Houston to explain why. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18929 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18924 Of all the consequences of shrinking newsrooms, one of the oddest is this: Fewer journalists are available to watch people die. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18924 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18913 American police chiefs support the death penalty in principle, but don’t think it’s an efficient use of taxpayer money or a valuable tool for reducing violent crime, according to a nationwide poll to be released today, Oct. 20. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18913 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18904 CINCINNATI — A federal judge has indefinitely delayed an execution scheduled for Dec. 8, the fourth execution to be postponed in Ohio since technicians failed for two hours last month to administer lethal drugs to a man convicted of murder and rape. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18904 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST