death penalty
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death penalties
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In the following years, she fought for controlled heroin programmes and against the death penalty and world hunger.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
At the time, the district attorney said he was weighing whether to seek the death penalty.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Twenty-seven states allow the death penalty, but governors in four of them — California, Ohio, Oregon and Pennsylvania — have paused executions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Robinson’s defense tried to have the death penalty taken off the table and reduced to a lesser charge of murder, which carries a minimum sentence of 15 years and a maximum of life in prison.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Abel’s lawyer, James Donovan, argued successfully against the death penalty by pointing out that one day the U.S. government might want to send Abel back to the Soviet Union as part of a trade.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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