Several state senators have introduced a bill that would lift the Court of Appeals-imposed moratorium on executions. The top court held last month that Maryland's death penalty protocols are invalid because they were not subjected to extensive public review as required by the Administrative Procedure Act. Senate Bill 239,...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The New Jersey Senate voted 30-6 today to suspend all executions in the state and examine flaws in the death penalty system. The bill now moves to the Assembly for a scheduled January vote, where it is expected to pWASHINGTON, Dec. 15 /U.S....
The New York State Senate recently passed legislation that would amend the state's death penalty law to fix a provision that was ruled invalid by the state Court of Appeals.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In response to the Governor's recommendations for change to the anti-terrorism bill passed last fall, the Illinois Senate today agreed to accept the changes with the exception of his proposal to remove the deaSPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In response to...
The Virginia Senate unanimously approved a bill last month that would bar executions of mentally retarded offenders convicted of capital crimes. Senate Bill 497, altering the state's law on the death penalty, passed 40-0 without discussion. It still The Virginia Senate unanimously approved a bill...
The two front-runners for the Democratic presidential nomination have urged abandonment of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. They say that Congress and the Department of Energy should develop an alternative national strategy for storing high-level nuclear waste, given the absence of solutions to safety and technical problems that have...
TRENTON - New Jersey moved a step closer yesterday to becoming the first state to abolish its death penalty since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized capital punishment more than three decades ago. After an emotional hearing lasting more than three hours, a Senate committee voted 8-2 in favor of legislation...
Within days of televised images showing the horror of a government execution abroad, a New Jersey study commission has spoken out against the death penalty in this country with clarity, eloquence and forcefulness. The commission's near-unanimous recommendation to replace this punishment with life without parole puts New Jersey on the...
WASHINGTON -- Two months after the Senate passed a bill that would give citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants, House Speaker Dennis Hastert remains adamant that border security must be improved before Congress considers other changes to the law. "I would look at it as if you have...
The Senate by a 40-7 vote approved a capital punishment bill, SB 1747, for recidivist child molesters. The Death Penalty Information Center said Louisiana is the only state with a capital law for child molesters. Louisiana has convicted at least one person under its law. Missouri in 1964...
Desperate for work, illegal Mexican immigrants stream across the U.S. border, risking arrest or death from dehydration in the desert. Alarmed, Congress works out a compromise to legalize millions of undocumented people while tightening border security and imposing severe penalties on businesses that hire them. It sounds like...
The Senate by a 40-7 vote approved a capital punishment bill, SB 1747, for recidivist child molesters. The Death Penalty Information Center said Louisiana is the only state with a capital law for child molesters. Louisiana has convicted at least one person under its law. Missouri in 1964...
The Senate by a 40-7 vote approved a capital punishment bill, SB 1747, for recidivist child molesters. The Death Penalty Information Center said Louisiana is the only state with a capital law for child molesters. Louisiana has convicted at least one person under its law. Missouri in 1964...
WASHINGTON, March 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The leadership of the U.S.Helsinki Commission expressed grave concern about the situationfacing Abdul Rahman, an Afghan citizen who converted to Christianityand is now on trial in Kabul for rejecting Islam. Afghanistan hasstatus as a Partner for Cooperation in the Organization for Securityand Cooperation...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Dr. William F. Schulz,executive director, Amnesty International USA, today released thefollowing statement regarding California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger'sdecision to allow Stanley Tookie Williams to be executed earlyTuesday morning: "Now that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has made the regrettabledecision to deny clemency to Stanley Tookie Williams,...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. /U.S. Newswire/ -- Dr. William F. Schulz,executive director, Amnesty International USA, today released thefollowing statement regarding the impending execution of StanleyTookie Williams and the fact that the attention garnered by this casehas overshadowed pervasive, systemic problems with California'sadministration of the death penalty: "Stanley Tookie Williams is...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Dr. William F. Schulz,executive director, Amnesty International USA, today released thefollowing statement regarding the impending execution of StanleyTookie Williams and the fact that the attention garnered by this casehas overshadowed pervasive, systemic problems with California'sadministration of the death penalty: Stanley Tookie Williams is...
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