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Supreme Court rules for Arizona inmate in death penalty case

Jurors in the inmate's case were wrongly told that the only way to ensure he would never walk free was to sentence him to death

Official: Ala.'s new execution rule gives state 'unprecedented power'

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Several other states, including California and Georgia, allow for a multi-day execution process

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After state twice runs out of time, Ala. Supreme Court ends midnight deadline for executions

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Prior to the ruling, execution warrants in the state were only valid for the day noted on the court order

Illinois Supreme Court halts plans to eliminate cash bail and other pretrial court changes

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The order came after a Kankakee County judge said the provisions were unconstitutional

2023: Death penalty uncertainty in Alabama

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Two 2022 called-off execution attempts have led to a top-to-bottom internal review of the Alabama death penalty process

US Supreme Court denies Okla. death row inmate's appeal

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Benjamin Cole, sentenced to death for killing his 9-month-old daughter, will receive a lethal injection on Thursday

Supreme Court rules on Texas death row inmate's religious rights case

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Justices rejected Texas' defense of its policy of allowing an inmate's spiritual adviser to be present but without speaking or touching the inmate

R.I. Supreme Court: 'Civil death' law is unconstitutional

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The 1909 law said inmates serving a life term are deemed dead "with respect to property rights, the bond of matrimony and other civil rights"

Fla. Supreme Court reverses course on re-sentencing for juvenile offenders

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The change could mean many of those who have already done decades in prison for their juvenile crimes will remain there for good

Maine Supreme Court weighs inmates' right to profanity, cell phone tracking

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A former prisoner claims his right to free speech under the First Amendment was violated when he was disciplined for a profanity-laced statement he made to a CO

Tenn. Supreme Court hears lethal injection arguments

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32 death row inmates are asking the state's high court to declare Tennessee's lethal injection method unconstitutional

Court to explore competency claim of ailing Ala. inmate

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The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in the case of an inmate sentenced to death for killing an officer in 1985 but who can no longer remember the murder