One of the Supreme Court’s Worst Decisions Is About to Turn 50. It’s Past Time to Reverse It.
None of this is news, but on the 50th anniversary of the death penalty’s reinstatement, it is worth reflecting on why those problems persist.
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So far this year, 15 people have been executed in the United States. More than half of them were Black men; nearly all of them were put to death in Florida, Oklahoma, or Texas. …
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