Opinion
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The Death Penalty Perpetuates America’s Legacy of Anti-Black Violence
For too long, this country’s criminal legal system has perpetuated violence, brutality, and murder, with Black people bearing the brunt. While methods may change, the underlying outcomes remain the ...
Univeristy of Iowa Daily Iowan14dOpinion
Opinion | The death penalty needs to be abolished, not revived
In the U.S., individuals can face the death penalty even when their guilt is not proven beyond a reasonable doubt. A ...
The Chronicle17d
The conscienceless Micheal Parsons and fake Christian values
The victim, Felicia Gayle was found stabbed to death in ... the Attorney General then got special permission from the Supreme Court of Missouri, for a writ of prohibition, which undermined the ...
CNN19d
Court upholds freedom for woman whose conviction was overturned after 43 years behind bars
An appellate court in Missouri ruled Tuesday that a lower court was right when it decided to overturn the murder conviction ... court and the Missouri Supreme Court all agreed Hemme should ...
The Dartmouth22d
Student organizations hold vigil for Marcellus Williams
24 in Missouri despite protests from the case’s prosecutors and the victim’s family, according to the Associated Press. Williams spent 20 years on death row after being found guilty in 2003 of killing ...
KFVS1224d
Missouri voters will decide on 12-year terms for two state Supreme Court judges
Broniec and Judge Ginger K. Gooch on the Missouri Supreme Court. In a rare occurrence, both judges were appointed in the same year and will, therefore, be placed on the November ballot ...
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Missouri Supreme Court
Two Missouri Supreme Court judges will appear on the 2024 ballot for voters to consider their retention. If retained, the judges will serve for another 12 years before their next election in 2036.
The New York Times25d
A ‘New Day’? Justices Step Back, Slightly, From an Aggressive Climate Stance.
The Supreme Court’s decision to not temporarily block an E.P.A. rule this week signals ‘rising influence’ of Justice Barrett, one analyst said. By Karen Zraick The conservative-majority ...
World Socialist Web Site26d
Roberson’s execution is delayed, but the grim process of US state executions continues
This ruling was in turn appealed by the legislators to the Texas Supreme Court, which handed ... was innocent of the 1998 murder of St. Louis reporter Felicia Gayle. None of the physical evidence ...
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In this year's Missouri Supreme Court judge retention votes, abortion issues weigh heavily
Unlike many other states, Missouri does not directly elect members of its Supreme Court. And to some experts, that’s a good thing. The system of judge retention elections — rather than ...
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Minnesota Supreme Court upholds order for new murder trial in Renville County
The jury found him not guilty of a charge of second-degree murder — with intent, not premeditated. The Supreme Court found that "the district court abused its discretion by instructing the jury ...