death penalty
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The defence team, led by attorney Kathy Nester, has sought to exclude much of the evidence and have the death penalty taken off the table.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Prosecutors seeking the death penalty in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk began laying out their evidence Monday as they push for a murder trial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Whatever one’s view of the death penalty, Divine’s example is a disaster.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
Two other federal charges that carried the death penalty were thrown out by a judge earlier this year.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
California voters also came very close to banning the death penalty; the ballot initiative lost by only a couple of percentage points.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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