Politics Nov 07 Do Americans still support the death penalty? The four ballot initiatives on the death penalty this year -- one apiece in Nebraska and Oklahoma, and two separate measures in California -- are the most we’ve ever seen in a single election. By Laura Santhanam
Nation Oct 05 Supreme Court considers racial discrimination in death penalty case In 1997, Duane Edward Buck was sentenced to die after he was convicted of killing two people and wounding a third in Houston, Texas. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today to decide whether Buck received a fair trial. By Laura Santhanam
Nation Dec 18 Executions, new death sentences drop to lowest numbers in decades WASHINGTON — Executions and new death sentences dropped to their lowest numbers in decades in 2014, an anti-death penalty group said in a new report. By Mark Sherman, Associated Press