Death Penalty

In his last-minute killing spree, Donald Trump has trampled over an array of legal barriers

Court records show private executioners being paid in cash, middle-of-the-night killings and false or incomplete justifications.

Isaac Arnsdorf, ProPublica
· Dec 26, 2020 · 11:30 pm
Trump administration is holding out the prospect of using cruel, discredited methods of execution

It is aiming to kill as many death row inmates as possible before Joe Biden takes office and ends capital punishment.

Austin Sarat, The Conversation
· Dec 06, 2020 · 11:30 am
Death penalty: Supreme Court sets six-month deadline for itself to list appeals for hearing

The court issued an office order on Wednesday to give guidelines for the handling of death-row cases expeditiously.

Scroll Staff
· Feb 15, 2020 · 08:48 am

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