A panel of judges on Thursday unanimously struck down the death penalty in Washington state, ruling that it violates the state constitution. The ruling makes Washington the latest state to do away with capital punishment, leaving 30 states in the United States that maintain the measure. The court ordered that the eight people currently on […]
Canada Criticizes Saudi Arabia Again Over Jailed Activists…
The Canadian foreign ministry has once again criticised Saudi Arabia for its crackdown on rights activists, after reports emerged this week of a female human rights defender facing possible execution in the kingdom. Diplomatic relations between two countries were ruptured earlier this month after the foreign ministry urged Saudi Arabia in a tweet to “immediately […]
Defense Lawyer: Attorney General Sessions Objected to 9/11 Trial Plea Deal…
Attorney General Jeff Sessions called Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis in October to protest exploratory talks about a plea deal in the 9/11 case that would have taken the death penalty off the table, according to an investigation by defense attorneys who want a military judge to order both men to testify at the war […]
San Antonio Trailer Deaths: Driver Charged After 10 Die in Sweltering Truck…
The man accused of allowing 10 people to bake to death inside a sweltering trailer Sunday was charged on Monday with a slew of offenses related to the botched smuggling mission — and if convicted, he could face the death penalty. Federal authorities charged the alleged driver of the tractor-trailer, James Mathew Bradley Jr., 60, […]
As Arkansas Prepares for Seven Back-to-Back Executions, a Victim Requests Clemency…
On a Monday morning in late March, Dina Windle sat quietly inside the Varner Unit of the Arkansas Department of Correction, some 80 miles southeast of Little Rock. A 51-year-old Latina woman, Windle is just under 5 feet tall with a slight frame and cropped black hair. She wore a flowered skirt and a navy […]