Death penalty
Death row inmate Troy Davis hearing set for Wednesday
June 23, 2010Troy Davis, an African American inmate held on Georgia's death row for nearly two decades, will have chance to win his freedom Wednesday.
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Iranian unionists, students prepare for nationwide protests
June 11, 2010WASHINGTON (PAI)--Iranian unions, students and human rights activists readied nationwide protests.
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Prosecutors target Northwestern University journalism students
January 14, 2010CHICAGO, Ill. – Cook County prosecutors here have issued a subpoena seeking the grades and emails of journalism students at Northwestern University. The students conducted a three-year investigation that they say found a man serving a...
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Justices review life terms for teen offenders
November 10, 2009A majority on the Supreme Court appeared to signal changing the use of life prison terms without parole for teenagers whose crimes do not involve a murder.
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Texas execution could end death penalty, if we act
October 25, 2009Texas put to death an innocent man. It can be the beginning of the end of the death penalty, if we act.
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