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Dec 18, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Condemns Florida Supreme Court Decision Upholding Non-Unanimous Capital Juries
Florida’s law, allowing for juries split 8-4 to sentence people to death, is the most extreme in the country
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Court case: Michael Jackson v. State of Florida
Nov 19, 2025
New ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Report Exposes Systemic Failures Behind Wrongful Death Penalty Convictions
NEW YORK — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ released Fatal Flaws: Innocence, Race and Wrongful Convictions today, a new report exposing how racism, human error, and systemic fa...
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Capital Punishment
Racial Justice
Jun 26, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Joins Calls to Gov. Newsom to Commute All Death Sentences as State Supreme Court Reviews Constitutional Challenge
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ joined the growing chorus of calls to Gov. Newsom to commute all death sentences on California’s death row to life witho...
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Capital Punishment
Jun 24, 2025
New ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Report Finds Racial and Religious Discrimination in Death Penalty Jury Selection
Death qualification prevents any person from serving on a capital jury if they do not believe in the death penalty and unjustly skews capital juries
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Apr 16, 2025
Court Issues Order Finding Extensive and Irredeemable Defects in the Application of the Death Penalty in Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — After hearing a historic challenge to the constitutionality of the death penalty and the practice of death qualification, a Kansas trial court has issued a wr...
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Capital Punishment
Feb 25, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Responds to Supreme Court Decision in Glossip v. Oklahoma
Supreme Court Grants Richard Glossip New Trial
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Court case: Glossip v. Oklahoma
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News & CommentaryNov 2025
Capital Punishment
+2 Issues
Gary Tyler Spent 42 Years In Prison For A Crime He Didn't Commit. Racism Put Him There.. Explore News & Commentary.Gary Tyler Spent 42 Years in Prison for a Crime He Didn't Commit. Racism Put Him There.
Tyler’s case shows how bias, fear, and discrimination drive wrongful convictions — and why confronting racial injustice in the legal system remains urgent today. -
News & CommentaryOct 2025
Capital Punishment
Hard-fought Grace: Bearing Witness To Richard Tabler’s Execution. Explore News & Commentary.Hard-Fought Grace: Bearing Witness to Richard Tabler’s Execution
A capital defense attorney reflects on the final hours of her client’s life and the enduring fight for dignity amid state-sanctioned death. -
Nevada Supreme CourtAug 2025
Capital Punishment
Ybarra V. Warden. Explore Case.Ybarra v. Warden
This case presents the question of whether the execution of a capital defendant with serious mental illness violates Article I, section 6 of the Nevada Constitution, which prohibits cruel or unusual punishment. The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s Capital Punishment Project and State Supreme Court Initiative, along with the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Nevada, filed an amicus brief arguing that a plain reading of Article I, section 6 of the Nevada Constitution provides broader protections than the Eighth Amendment and should be interpreted to establish a categorical exemption from execution for this population. -
Court CaseAug 2025
Capital Punishment
Immigrants' Rights
African Communities Together V. Lyons. Explore Case.African Communities Together v. Lyons