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Aug 23, 2019

Will North Carolina's Supreme Court Allow Racism to Remain a Persistent Factor in its Death Penalty?

Will North Carolina's Supreme Court Allow Racism to Remain a Persistent Factor in its Death Penalty?

Mar 20, 2019

Lawmakers in Colorado Should Abolish the Death Penalty

Lawmakers in Colorado Should Abolish the Death Penalty

Mar 18, 2019

Can Prosecutors Dismiss Jurors for Agreeing With the O.J. Simpson Verdict?

Can Prosecutors Dismiss Jurors for Agreeing With the O.J. Simpson Verdict?

Dec 21, 2018

The Death Penalty in 2018: A Punishment on the Decline

The Death Penalty in 2018: A Punishment on the Decline

Nov 19, 2018

What a Portrait of General Robert E. Lee Means for One Man’s Capital Trial

What a Portrait of General Robert E. Lee Means for One Man’s Capital Trial

Oct 11, 2018

Washington Supreme Court Abolishes the Death Penalty

Washington Supreme Court Abolishes the Death Penalty

May 30, 2018

Racist Jury Selection at the Heart of a 1977 Murder Conviction

Racist Jury Selection at the Heart of a 1977 Murder Conviction

Sep 20, 2017

Keith Tharpe’s Scheduled Execution Tests Our Nation's Tolerance for the Death Penalty's Racial Bias

Keith Tharpe’s Scheduled Execution Tests Our Nation's Tolerance for the Death Penalty's Racial Bias

Nov 4, 2016

Killing Dylann Roof Won’t Make Us or the Death Penalty Any Less Racist

Killing Dylann Roof Won’t Make Us or the Death Penalty Any Less Racist

May 25, 2016

Prosecutors Still Using Race to Choose Juries in Death Penalty Cases, Despite Century of Supreme Court Rulings

Prosecutors Still Using Race to Choose Juries in Death Penalty Cases, Despite Century of Supreme Court Rulings