Justices to Hear Arguments in Case Challenging Lethal Injections
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Before pancreatic cancer kills serial murderer Danial Lee Siebert, Alabama made one final try to do the job itself.
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The US Supreme Court said Friday it would hear a case on whether the constitution permits extending capital punishment beyond murder to a man convicted of raping, but not killing a child.
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It's not official, but a "creeping  moratorium" on the death penalty in the United States is taking  hold as the Supreme Court prepares to hear a challenge to the  method of lethal injection.
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The US Supreme Court heard arguments on the legality of the death penalty for criminals under age 18 in a case that has received international attention.
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The Justice Department asked the US Supreme Court Tuesday to hear argument on whether federal anti-drug law can trump Oregon&#39;s assisted suicide law.
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MORATORIUM: No prisoner has been put to death in the U.S. since Sept. 25, due to the Supreme Court's current examination of lethal injections.
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The Supreme Court prepares to hear a case on lethal injections that could cause us to rethink our haphazard system of capital punishment
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Scott Peterson&#39;s lawyer launched his final argument Tuesday in the California murder trial that could lead to his client&#39;s execution.
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WASHINGTON - A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed whether to ban the death penalty for juveniles who kill, one of the highest-profile questions confronting the justices as they continue re-examining who is subject to capital punishment.
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Among the new cases the Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will consider:
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A convicted killer who had argued that Florida's use of lethal injections amounted to cruel and unusual punishment was put to death by lethal injection Wednesday night after the U.S. Supreme Court narrowly denied him another stay.
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OAKLAND, Calif. The US Supreme Court will hear arguments tomorrow in a case that could determine whether federal agents may prosecute people who abide by state medical marijuana laws.
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The Supreme Court, in a case being watched around the world, on Monday hears arguments about whether to ban the lethal three-drug cocktail used in most U.S. executions because it inflicts excruciating pain.
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The Supreme Court appeared divided Monday over whether the drugs commonly injected to execute prisoners risk causing excruciating pain in violation of the Constitution.
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A Virginia death row inmate received a stay of execution on Wednesday, the latest in a series of reprieves since the U.S. Supreme Court last month agreed to decide a challenge to the lethal injection method.
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A special court that will pit scientists against activists in the debate over whether vaccines have caused autism in many children begins hearings on Monday with the first test case, involving a 12-year-old Arizona girl.
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The Supreme Court meets Wednesday morning to issue opinions in cases that were argued in the fall and to hear oral argument in an important case involving patents.