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Justices discuss criticism, spar over international law in rare joint interview
Justices Sandra Day O'Connor, Stephen Breyer, and Antonin Scalia gave candid reactions to recent criticisms of the "activist" federal judiciary in a rare joint interview-cum-converation moderated by NBC's Tim Russert at the Nationa (More) |
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BREAKING NEWS ~ DC sniper death penalty affirmed by Virginia high court
AP is reporting that the Virginia Supreme Court has affirmed the death penalty for DC sniper John Allen Muhammad.9:47 AM ET - Review the 138-page opinion . Three justices issued a partial dissent. (More) |
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BREAKING NEWS ~ Soldier convicted of murder for Kuwait grenade attack
AP is reporting that a military jury has convicted Army Sgt. Hasan Akbar of murder and attempted murder in a grenade attack on fellow soldiers in Kuwait.8:05 PM ET ~ Akbar, 33, was charged with killing two fellow soldiers and wounding 14 others in (More) |
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Moussaoui could receive death sentence following plea
Zacarias Moussaoui , the only person charged by the US in connection with the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, could receive the death penalty after he requested nothing in return for agreeing to plead guilty, federal officials have said. Moussaoui h (More) |
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Iraqi president would refuse to sign Saddam death sentence
Recently elected Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said Monday that he would refuse to sign a death conviction for former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein if he is convicted of war crimes. During a BBC television interview Talabani, a lawyer, said he w (More) |
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Rudolph pleads guilty to Alabama abortion clinic bombing
Eric Rudolph , who last week agreed to plead guilty to the Atlanta Olympic bombings, pleaded guilty Wednesday to the 1998 Birmingham abortion clinic bombing , which killed two people and left over 100 wounded. Under the plea agreement, Rudolph wil (More) |
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NY bill to reinstate death penalty defeated
Following up on a story reported yesterday in JURIST's Paper Chase, the New York State Assembly Codes Committee Tuesday defeated a bill to reinstate New York's death penalty by a vote of 11-7. The legislation, supported by Governor George P (More) |
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NY lawmakers to vote on death penalty
The New York State Assembly Codes Committee will vote Tuesday on a measure to reauthorize the state's death penalty, which was declared unconstitutional in June. The New York State Assembly recently released a report detaling five full days of (More) |
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UN investigator urges countries to disclose death penalty stats
Philip Alston , a UN human rights investigator speaking in Geneva Friday, urged countries to remove their "cloak of secrecy" and disclose the numbers of prisoners executed and those waiting on death row. Alston, an Australian jurist and l (More) |
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S. Korea rights commission recommends abolishing death penalty
The National Human Rights Commission of South Korea issued a non-binding recommendation Wednesday that the country's death penalty be abolished. Eight of the nine officials on the Commission approved the resolution, which will be forwarded to (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
