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Oklahoma bill to use nitrogen gas in executions goes to governor
The Oklahoma state senate passed a bill on Thursday that would allow for the use of nitrogen gas in executions if lethal injection is ruled unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court , or if the drugs become unavailable. If signed by Governor Mary F (More) |
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev convicted in Boston Marathon bombing case
Chechen immigrant Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted Wednesday on 30 federal charges relating to the April 2013 Boston Marathon bombings . The attack, supposedly meant to punish America for perceived harm against Muslims, was perpetrated by Tsarnaev (More) |
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HRW concerned over Tunisia draft counterterrorism law
An analysis by Human Rights Watch (HRW) of the Tunisian government's new draft counterterrorism law released Wednesday suggests that the law as drafted could potentially lead to serious human rights abuses. The law would permit extended incommunic (More) |
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Federal appeals court: Larry Flynt may pursue sealed Missouri execution records
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Tuesday that Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt may join a lawsuit that seeks to compel the state of Missouri to unseal details on its execution methods. This decision reverses a lower cour (More) |
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Can You Fight Marijuana Laws with RICO Suits?
JURIST Guest Columnist Sam Kamin of University of Denver Sturm College of Law evaluates the success of the marijuana suits brought by private businesses in recent months and argues that possible RICO suits will face obstacles due to the difficulty of (More) |
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Bangladesh appeals court upholds death sentence for convicted war criminal
A Bangladeshi appeals court on Monday rejected a final appeal by Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, an Islamist party official convicted of war crimes during the 1971 Liberation War , upholding his death sentence. Kamaruzzaman can seek presidential clemency, b (More) |
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Indonesia court rejcets appeal by Australian drug smugglers on death row
An Indonesian court on Monday rejected the appeals of two Australians on death row for drug smuggling. The two Australians, Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, are known leaders of the Bali Nine [Guardian backgrounder] narcotics organization. They fil (More) |
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Delaware senate votes to repeal death penalty
The Delaware Senate voted 11-9 Thursday to repeal the death penalty . The legislation is being sponsored by Senator Karen Peterson and includes an exemption for the 15 inmates currently on Delaware's death row, who will face death by lethal injecti (More) |
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Pakistan military court sentences 6 to death for terrorism
The new military courts established in Pakistan sentenced six Islamic militants to death on Thursday and a seventh to life in prison for their involvement in terrorism. A military spokesman said the seven men were convicted of "heinous offenses" in (More) |
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Amnesty: Sudan crackdown on media has chilling effect on political opposition
The Sudanese government's "crackdown on independent media and civil society" will have a chilling effect on political speech, Amnesty International (AI) warned Thursday. AI said the situation is particularly troublesome as Sudan's general election (More) |
Sirhan convicted of assassinating RFK
On April 17, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of assassinating Senator Robert F. Kennedy and sentenced to death. The sentence was later commuted to life in prison after the Supreme Court of California overturned the death penalty in the state.
