House passes bill to allow death penalty for child predators
The bill is a direct challenge to U.S. Supreme Court precedent that explicitly prohibits the death penalty in such cases.
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US Supreme Court hears Alabama’s appeal of death penalty stay
Justices debated whether states must consider an individual's highest IQ score as the sole metric for determining intellectual disability and death penalty eligibility.
Anti-death penalty coalition talks surge in executions, dwindling public support
The new US Campaign to End the Death Penalty argued the surge in executions, especially in the South, was disconnected from current public opinion.
Rep. Matt Simpson hopes death penalty bill shifts legal precedent
Simpson discussed working to shift legal precedent regulating the use of the death penalty during a Monday media appearance.
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See recent postsIt’s time for Alabama to open its eyes
We cannot legislate evil out of the hearts of predators—but we can create laws that reflect the severity of their crimes.
Appeals court rules Alabama violated constitutional rights of death row inmate
After 25 years on death row, Michael Sockwell's case is eligible to be retried
Committee approves bill expanding death penalty for child sexual assault
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved HB49 which proposes the death penalty for child rape and sodomy under 12.
Alabama executes Demetrius Frazier with nitrogen, adding to state’s grim record
Alabama has a long and deeply flawed history with capital punishment.
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See recent postsCapital Punishment: A stain on Alabama’s justice system
From public hangings to the nitrogen hypoxia controversy, the state exemplifies everything wrong with capital punishment.