Justice Breyer’s statement on Tuesday regarding the denial of certiorari in a death-penalty case (Reynolds v. Florida) elicited a noteworthy response from Justice Thomas.
In his statement, Justice Breyer repeated several concerns that he has expressed before. I’ll highlight 3 of them here: (1) that “lengthy delays—made inevitable by the Constitution’s procedural protections for defendants
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The state's highest court set new execution dates in 2019 and 2020 for 6 men sentenced to death in Tennessee.All of the men had prior execution dates set by the Tennessee Supreme Court.Those plans were temporarily halted as a result of pending legal challenges to Tennessee's lethal injection
The practice of ‘warning’ competing tribes via shootings, including in residential areas, threatens to undermine state agenciesA bloody, age-old custom used by Iraq’s powerful tribes to mete out justice has come under fire, with authorities classifying it as a “terrorist act” punishable by
INU- Maryam Rajavi, the leader of the Iranian Resistance, supports the abolition of the death penalty in Iran for all crimes; rightly recognising that it is neither an effective deterrent nor punishment.In fact, Maryam Rajavi has enshrined her commitment to end this brutal, archaic sentence in
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LITTLE ROCK -- A disciplinary panel dismissed ethics charges Friday against the Arkansas Supreme Court's justices over their decision to prohibit a judge who participated in an anti-death penalty demonstration from hearing any execution-related cases.The Arkansas Judicial Discipline and
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There have been two executions, one cancer death and a deportation. Now it’s down to the Bali Five, who may never get out of Indonesia alive.Executed, executed, dead, deported: the Bali Nine will soon be down to the Bali Five and none of those young men are ever likely to get out of Indonesia
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Darlie Routier, 48, has been on death row in Texas for more than 20 years following her conviction for the murder of her 5-year-old son, Damon. Her six-year-old son, Devon, was also stabbed to death on June 6, 1996, but Routier was never tried for his murder. Routier had told police an intruder
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz attacked a detention officer at the county jail and now faces new charges including use of the officer’s electric stun device, authorities said Wednesday.Broward Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Veda Coleman-Wright said in an
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The decision to abolish the death penalty is a collective one by the Cabinet, said Datuk Liew Vui Keong.The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department said all the ministers would have to accept the decision."It is collective responsibility where all the Ministers would have to accept the
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Iran has executed the 22 people it arrested in late September for alleged involvement in a deadly shooting at a military parade in the southern city of Ahvaz, multiple sources told 2 rights groups on Sunday."It seems that authorities executed all of them on Thursday," one of the sources told Iran
While Pakistan’s blasphemy law has long been a flashpoint, the leader’s capitulation to violent extremists is deadly seriousOn 31 October, Pakistan’s supreme court acquitted Asia Bibi, a 54-year-old Christian woman who had been sentenced to death for blasphemy. Bibi, a farm labourer and mother of
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The father of Bali Nine drug smuggler Renae Lawrence hopes she’ll be left alone to rebuild her life when she returns home next week after 12 years in Indonesian jails.Lawrence’s father says he’s known for some time that his daughter would be released later this month, after a series of reductions
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The tally continues to tick upwards for those tracking the number of wrongful convictions found on death row. An anomaly these occurrences are not, as the figures already even out to at least 1 person exonerated for every 10 executions in this country.On November 5, a man named Clemente
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The Supreme Court last week turned down an appeal from a British woman sentenced to die for a Harris County murder-kidnapping, moving the case one step closer to a possible execution date.Linda Carty was sent to death row in 2001 after she was convicted of masterminding a plot to murder her
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While it is impossible to conduct a global survey, evidence suggests that most people in a majority of countries believe that the death penalty is wrong, with this view particularly strong among Christians.While it is impossible to conduct a global survey, evidence suggests that most people in a
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Zhong Jinhua witnessed shootings, botched lethal injections, and organ harvestingIn this narrative essay, Zhong Jinhua, a former judge and lawyer in Wenzhou, southeastern China, shares his harrowing experiences as a witness to mass executions, as well as organ harvesting from death row prisoners
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To fully comprehend either white supremacy or misogyny, we have to attempt to understand both.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) – a Jewish NGO based in the USA which fights antisemitism and all forms of bigotry – considers misogyny a dangerous and underestimated component of extremism.
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BEIRUT, Lebanon — Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor said on Thursday that he was requesting the death penalty for five people suspected of involvement in the killing of the Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi at the country’s consulate in Istanbul.Speaking to reporters in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, a
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Lawyers for Ramos had argued that he wasn’t aware of his rights under an international treaty, and therefore didn't receive proper legal counsel during his trial and sentencing.Texas executed Robert Moreno Ramos by lethal injection on Wednesday evening, amid his lawyers’ continued pleas up until
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Iran Human Rights (Nov 14, 2018): Two Prisoners were hanged on economic corruption charges in Tehran this morning. They had been sentenced to death by the newly established Special Court on the Economic Corruption. Iran Human Rights (IHR) strongly condemns today's executions for the charges of
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‘There is much to be done to improve women’s pensions and financial resilience generally’.Insuring Women’s Futures is an initiative established by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) as part of the its ‘Insuring Futures’ programme, bringing together the insurance and personal finance13
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Private James Smith had already served four years in the army by 1914. After enduring Gallipoli and the Somme, he was sent to Passchendaele where his refusal to fight earned him the death penalty. Men from his own battalion were ordered to shoot him but deliberately missed, apart from one who
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“A ‘dirty man’ asked me for sex at a bus stop. I’m 13.”
According to Leeds City Council’s own figures, over 9000 used, discarded condoms have been collected from the streets and parks of Holbeck and Beeston Hill so far in 2018.
Leggi tuttoColorado jurors' distaste for capital punishment, cost, are considerationsAs the sentencing hearing for a Frederick man who pleaded guilty last week in the murders of his pregnant wife and children approaches, experts agree that Weld County District Attorney Michael Rourke made the right decision
INU- Maryam Rajavi*, the leader of the Iranian Resistance, supports the abolition of the death penalty in Iran for all crimes; rightly recognising that it is neither an effective deterrent nor punishment.In fact, Maryam Rajavi has enshrined her commitment to end this brutal, archaic sentence in
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The CIA has concluded that Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman ordered the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, contradicting the Saudi government's assertions that he was not involved, according to a media report.The death of Khashoggi, a onetime
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Iran Human Rights (IHR); November 15, 2018: Ten prisoners were executed at Rajai-Shahr Prison on Wednesday, November 14.According to the IHR sources, Vahid Mazloumin and Mohammad Esmaeel Ghasemi who were hanged on economic corruption charges were among them. Eight others were executed on murder
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‘More time and money should be invested in developing forms of contraception to be taken by men’.Many people take one form or another of hormonal contraception for years and experience few, if any, bothersome side effects. For others, however, the side effects can be devastating or even15
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United Nations: India has voted against a UN General Assembly draft resolution on the use of death penalty, saying it goes against the statutory law of the country where an execution is carried out in the "rarest of rare" cases.The draft resolution, taken up in the Third Committee (Social
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Lawyers for convicted killer Robert Moreno Ramos have argued that he wasn’t aware of his rights under an international treaty, and therefore didn't receive proper legal counsel during his trial and sentencing.Texas plans to carry out the execution of Robert Moreno Ramos by lethal injection on
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Iran Human Rights (IHR); November 12, 2018: An Iraqi citizen was hanged at Zanjan Central Prison on a murder charge.According to the IHR sources, Soran Rashid Zahedi (Nickname: Soran Holiri), 33, was executed on the morning of November 6, 2018.The Iraqi national was a resident of Iran for almost
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Stories of discrimination within political parties completely unacceptable.In the month of the 100-year anniversary of women winning the right to stand as MPs, a study published by the Fawcett Society found that women still face obstacles at every stage on the way to Parliament, particularlyLaw Minister Datuk Liew Vui Keong announced the Cabinet's decision in Parliament earlier today, 13 November."Following the cabinet's decision, a cabinet memorandum has been circulated to the relevant ministries for their comments and to get public feedback on it," Liew was quoted as saying by
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Senior police inspector Ramesh Mahale recounts how Kasab never gave straight answers to their questionsThe last words Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Ajmal Amir Kasab said to senior police inspector Ramesh Mahale were, “Aap jeet gaye, main har gaya [you won, I lost].” The admission came in November