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On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled in Montgomery v. Louisiana, one of two cases heard in October that involve the Eighth…
A Philadelphia man convicted of capital murder in 1986 is set for a February 2016 Supreme Court hearing in a sentencing dispute.
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s comments last week on the death penalty’s future in the United States grabbed more than…
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases that dealt with the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and…
Terrance Williams, who is at the center of two capital punishment controversies, will have one of his cases argued at the United…
There could be a five-Justice majority to strike down the practice.
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at how comments from Justice Anthony…
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at Justice Stephen Breyer’s dissent…
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, looks at the debate at the Supreme Court…
Next week, the Supreme Court is set to wade into debate over the constitutionality of certain drugs used for execution by lethal…
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