Terrorist Ajmal Kasab Executed in India
Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, the single survivor of a squad of terrorists from Pakistan who killed 166 people in Mumbai, India,…
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Bill to Abolish Death Penalty in Connecticut Awaits Governor’s Signature
Lawmakers from the House and Senate in Connecticut have passed new legislation that abolishes the death penalty for any and…
High Price to Pay for Tweeting
An incongruous mixture of archaic religious strictures and cutting-edge technology could result in the possible execution, by beheading, of a…
Illinois Abolishes Death Penalty
Illinois today became the 16th state to abolish the death penalty when Governor Pat Quinn signed into law a bill…
Sirhan Sirhan Denied Parole
Sirhan Sirhan, the Palestinian Christian who shot and killed Senator Robert Kennedy in 1968, was denied parole yesterday. This was…
UK to Ban Export of Capital Punishment Drug
There is a domestic shortage of the anesthetic thiopental sodium, which is used for lethal injections in every state but…
California D.A’s Say ‘No’ to Liu Nomination
The nomination of UC Berkeley law professor Goodwin Liu to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has drawn plenty…
Uganda Considers Death Penalty Law for Homosexuality
The Wall Street Journal is reporting on pending legislation in Uganda that would impose strict penalties on homosexuals, up to…
Musings on a Slow Day
Unless you've been living in a cave, you know by now that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be tried in New…
Closure in DC Sniper Case
John Allen Muhammad, better known as the DC Sniper, is scheduled for execution tonight after the Supreme Court turned down…
Lawyer Forgot She Was Suspended, Argued Before CA Supreme Court
The California Supreme Court has removed Cynthia Thomas from the death penalty case of Charles Moore, and referred her to…
ATL Asks: Is It Okay to Kill Bernie Madoff?
Amazingly, The American Lawyer is asking if it would be okay to apply the death penalty to Bernie Madoff. The…