Maryland bans the death penalty
A repeal bill won final passage from the House of Delegates on Friday
Thursday, May 2, 2013 6:28 PM UTCNews Associated Press, Maryland
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Majority want death penalty if Boston suspect is convicted
Most Americans also back the decision to give Dzhokhar Tsarnaev a civilian trial
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 1:23 PM UTCPolitics Tamerlan Tsarnaev
Property of Bangladesh building owner to be seized
Protestors are calling for Mohammed Sohel Rana's execution after his building's collapse killed at least 386
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 12:30 PM UTCBusiness Associated Press, Bangladesh
Stay of execution for mentally ill Georgia man lifted
Warren Hill, saved from execution by mere hours earlier this year, once again faces death
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 9:28 PM UTCNews warren hill, law, Death Penalty
Weapon of mass destruction charge, explained
Tsarnaev is charged with using a WMD in Boston; since when did this designation include DIY pressure cooker bombs?
Monday, Apr 22, 2013 6:49 PM UTC 109News Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
5 things you may not know about death penalty
With Maryland becoming the latest state to abolish its use, we look back on capital punishment's tortured history
Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 1:05 PM UTCLife AlterNet, Death Penalty
Maryland abolishing death penalty
Gov. Martin O'Malley will sign a bill making his the 18th state to ban capital punishment
Friday, Mar 15, 2013 7:51 PM UTCNews Death Penalty
Short on swordsmen, Saudi Arabia may execute by firing squad
The kingdom executed dozens last year but it may change its methods
Sunday, Mar 10, 2013 8:05 PM UTCNews Saudi Arabia, Death Penalty
Saudi, Yemen under fire for child executions
Human rights groups condemn the death penalty for juvenile offenders, only abolished in the U.S. in 2005
Monday, Mar 4, 2013 5:39 PM UTCNews Death Penalty
A schizophrenic who gouged out his eyes is on Texas death row
Andre Thomas committed heinous acts but is deeply mentally ill -- something the Texas justice system cannot handle
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 6:21 PM UTCNews andre thomas, Texas
Georgia rushes executions before lethal drugs expire
The state is reportedly hurrying to see capital sentences through before March
Friday, Feb 22, 2013 3:15 PM UTCNews Lethal Injection, Death row
Mentally disabled man granted last-minute stay of execution
For the second time in two years, Warren Hill was within hours of lethal injection when the courts intervened
Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 4:21 PM UTCNews capital punishment
UN: Execution of 17-year-old domestic worker broke international law
Human rights experts say Saudi Arabia broke international law by beheading a teenager accused of murder
Friday, Jan 11, 2013 7:00 PM UTCLife United Nations, Crime, Murder
Indian police charge 5 in New Delhi gang rape
Indian police have filed rape and murder charges against five men accused in the gang rape of a New Delhi woman
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 1:43 PM UTCLife New Delhi, delhi gang rape
Bales could be executed
Would a death sentence for Sergeant Robert Bales let the military off the hook?
Wednesday, Nov 14, 2012 4:29 PM UTCNews Afghanistan, U.S. Military
Prosecutors want death penalty for Afghan massacre soldier
Sgt. Robert Bales is accused of killing 16 civilians, including nine children
Wednesday, Nov 14, 2012 1:22 PM UTCNews Afghanistan, Supreme Court
Ohio convict claims to be too fat for lethal injection
The 400-lb. death row inmate's doctor warns execution could be "torturous and lingering"
Friday, Nov 9, 2012 7:39 PM UTCNews Obesity, Death Penalty, Ohio
Ballot measures: A rundown of results
States weighed in on issues including the death penalty, GMO labeling, human trafficking and racist language
Wednesday, Nov 7, 2012 8:45 PM UTCNews Human Trafficking
US Supreme Court refuses to block Texas execution
A Texas man lost a last-minute appeal that argued he was mentally ill
Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 1:30 PM UTCNews Texas, Supreme Court
Scalia says outlawing “homosexual sodomy” is a no-brainer
The Supreme Court justice claims the Constitution's stance on social issues leaves little room for interpretation
Friday, Oct 5, 2012 3:20 PM UTC 76News LGBT, Supreme Court, Abortion
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