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Stevens calls two controversial Supreme Court decisions "unwise"
US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has continued to candidly voice his opinions by calling the outcomes of two prominent cases decided by the Supreme Court this term "unwise" while speaking at a bar association meeting in Las Vega (More) |
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Iraq defends reinstatement of death penalty
The Iraqi government Sunday defended its decision to reinstate the death penalty, saying that without sufficient punishment there will be no security in the country. The statements come a day after Ashraf Qazi, special representative of UN Secretar (More) |
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UN calls for Iraq to abandon reinstatement of death penalty
Ashraf Qazi, special representative of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, asked Saturday that Iraq reconsider its decision to resume carrying out executions, three days after the Iraqi government approved three death sentences . The US-led occupation (More) |
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DC sniper Muhammad moved to Maryland to face second trial
John Allen Muhammad , who has been convicted of murder in Virginia for one of the ten Washington DC area sniper killings, was moved Friday from Virginia's death row to Maryland in order to face trial for six other deaths in the 2002 killing spr (More) |
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States brief ~ NJ appeals court says mental competency to be decided by jury
Leading Thursday's states brief, a New Jersey court of appeals has ruled that a jury should decide whether Porfirio Jimenez is mentally competent and able to face the death penalty. A spokesman for the Office of the Public Defender said that, (More) |
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BTK killer sentenced to life in prison
Dennis Rader, the BTK killer, was sentenced to 10 consecutive life terms on Thursday after pleading guilty in June to 10 murders. Since Kansas did not have the death penalty at the time of the crimes, the life terms handed down were the toughest se (More) |
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Iraq president approves hanging of three men
Iraq's President Jalal Talabani on Wednesday authorized death sentences for three Iraqi men convicted of murder, paving the way for the first legal executions in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. Talabani, who has opposed capi (More) |
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Justice Stevens capital punishment speech [ABA]
Address to the American Bar Association, Thurgood Marshall Awards Dinner Honoring Abner Mikva, John Paul Stevens Associate Justice Supreme Court of the United States, August 6, 2005 . Excerpt:Thurgood's rejection of the death penalty rested on pr (More) |
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Saddam Hussein may face execution after first trial
Former Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein could be put to death after his first trial if he is convicted for his alleged role in a 1982 Shiite massacre in Dujail, an anonymous official close to the trial said Thursday. In June, Hussein reportedly turned d (More) |
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Britain to deport 10 on security threat suspicions
Under new antiterrorism measures announced last week by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, UK police Thursday detained 10 foreigners, from countries including Jordan, Lebanon, and Algeria, who have been deemed to pose a security threat and schedule (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
