Sep 20 Watch Troy Davis Case in Georgia Rekindles Debate Over Death Penalty A parole board in Georgia has rejected clemency for inmate Troy Davis, who is slated to be executed Wednesday. Uproar over the case has revived questions about how the death penalty is applied. Gwen Ifill talks to The Heritage Foundation's… Continue watching
Oct 19 ‘Death by Fire’: Was Cameron Todd Willingham Wrongfully Executed? Just a little over a year ago my jaw dropped while reading David Grann's New Yorker account of the Cameron Todd Willingham case. The central character is a man who beats his wife, parties too much, listens to heavy… Continue reading
Dec 08 For Ohio Killer: 1 Injection, 10 Minutes, Then Death It took about 10 minutes for the state of Ohio to put Kenneth Biros to death today using a single drug in a lethal injection, instead of the traditional cocktail of three drugs. He became the first human executed… Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch News Wrap: 200 Arrested in Iran Protests Crackdown In other news, more than 200 people in Iran have been arrested in a broad crackdown against opposition protesters, and a death row inmate in Ohio was executed using a method never before used on a human. Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch High Court to Rule on Life Sentences for Minors The Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases Monday over whether sentencing minors to life in prison without a chance for parole constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal discusses the cases with Jim Lehrer. Continue watching
Nov 09 Supreme Court Hears High-Profile Cases on Juvenile Sentencing By Online DA The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday about whether giving juveniles life sentences with no chance of parole for non-homicide crimes qualifies as cruel and unusual punishment. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch Judge to Consider Sept. 11 Suspects’ Confession Offers The alleged architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and four other suspects said Monday they would plead guilty to terror charges knowing their convictions would carry the death penalty. A Miami Herald reporter examines the developments. Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch Democratic Party’s ‘Unity’ Remains Intact Despite fractions between Democrats who support Sens. Hillary Clinton versus Barack Obama, Gov. Howard Dean, chair of the Democratic National Committee, asserts that party members have set aside their differences and are united behind a common interest to win the… Continue watching
Jun 25 Court Rejects Executions for Child Rape, Reduces Damages Against Exxon By Admin, PBS News Hour The Supreme Court on Wednesday outlawed executions of people convicted of raping a child and reduced the $2.5 billion punitive damages award in the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster to $500 million. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch Justices Cut Valdez Damages, Rule on Child Rape The Supreme Court rejected use of the death penalty for those convicted of child rape Wednesday and cut the punitive damages awarded for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle recaps the decisions. Continue watching