On Wednesday, a group of more than 75 law professors and other legal experts issued an open letter...
Death Penalty
Los Angeles DA Refuses to Break From Death Penalty Despite CA Moratorium
More than three months after California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a moratorium on the death...
Why the Death Penalty Has Lost Support From Both Parties
A generation ago, most Democrats and Republicans backed capital punishment. But in New Hampshire...
Following Passage of Prop. 66 and Efforts to Resume Capital Punishment in CA, ACLU Files Suit to Stall Executions
The ACLU of Northern California and the law firm Covington & Burling filed a lawsuit Tuesday...
“Chessman,” and the Death of Venida Browder
“CHESSMAN” PLAY DEPICTS POLARIZING DEATH ROW CASE IN CALIFORNIA A new play about an...
SCOTUS Tackles Racism in Jury Selection, Bill to Block Info on Child Welfare Deaths Scrapped, and a Jackie Lacey Interview
SCOTUS RULES AGAINST RACIAL BIAS IN DEATH PENALTY JURY SELECTION On Monday, in a 7-1 decision...