09 Mar The Racial Justice Act: Its Origin and State Interpretations
Many states have passed versions of a Racial Justice Act, but some still fight relief for racial discrimination in death-penalty cases.
Death Sentences
08 Mar Virginia Becomes the First Southern State to Eliminate the Death Penalty
Virginia is on track to become the first southern state to eliminate the death penalty, but Tennessee and Kentucky could follow.
25 Feb How the Death Penalty Is a COVID-19 Superspreader
The Trump administration's use of the death penalty turned into COVID-19 superspreader events.
23 Feb Los Angeles District Attorney Committed to Eliminating Cash Bail and Death Penalty
The Los Angeles district attorney aims to end cash bail and eliminate the death penalty.
23 Feb New Criminal Justice Bills Go Through Congress
As of February 2021, quite a few criminal justice bills were making their way through Congress.
11 Feb Supreme Court at Odds After Slew of Executions During COVID-19 Pandemic
Dozens of appeals were prompted by the executions during COVID-19.
11 Feb The Cost of Federal Executions in Trump’s Last Year a Lingering Burden
President Trump's order of executing 13 prisoners during his last year in office will have a lingering effect.
20 Jan U.S. Has First Execution of Woman since 1953 Though Mental Competency Questions Persisted
In early 2021, the U.S. executed a woman for the first time since 1953. And they did the execution without a mental competency hearing. How?
29 Dec Ramseur Gets NC Racial Justice Act Relief
In an opinion authored by Justice Anita Earls, the North Carolina Supreme Court held that retroactive application of the General Assembly’s repeal of the NC Racial Justice Act violated the constitutional prohibition on ex post facto laws.
28 Dec Robinson Receives Racial Justice Act Relief in NC
With the General Assembly’s repeal of the Racial Justice Act, defendants don’t have a clear path to challenge death sentences on racial grounds. And, with the General Assembly backtracking on previous steps it took to fix that problem, it’s unlikely that North Carolina residents will
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