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Executions are up in 2025 — should death penalty abolitionists change their tactics?

Civil Rights /

5 months ago

by Austin Sarat, opinion contributor

07/28/25 9:00 AM ET

Criminal Justice

Mentally disabled combat veterans should never get the death penalty

Criminal Justice /

6 months ago

by Art Cody, opinion contributor

06/24/25 11:30 AM ET

Why new Attorney General Pam Bondi is going all in on the federal death penalty

Judiciary /

10 months ago

by Austin Sarat, opinion contributor

02/17/25 7:00 AM ET

Biden did the right thing granting clemency to 37 federal death row inmates

Opinion /

1 year ago

by Russ Feingold, opinion contributor

12/23/24 1:30 PM ET

Criminal Justice

What does Donald Trump’s return mean for the death penalty?

Criminal Justice /

1 year ago

by Austin Sarat, opinion contributor

11/07/24 12:00 PM ET

After 200 death row exonerations, will we finally put an end to the death penalty?

Civil Rights /

1 year ago

by Austin Sarat, opinion contributor

07/11/24 12:00 PM ET

Criminal Justice

Even in Texas, the death penalty is dying

Criminal Justice /

2 years ago

by Austin Sarat, opinion contributor

12/18/23 9:00 AM ET

Florida, Oklahoma double down on the death penalty — we need nationwide abolition now

Civil Rights /

3 years ago

by Austin Sarat, opinion contributor

04/26/23 9:00 AM ET

Criminal Justice

Arizona case shows governors don’t have to carry out executions, even after a court issues a death warrant

Criminal Justice /

3 years ago

by Austin Sarat, opinion contributor

03/08/23 2:00 PM ET

Criminal Justice

Why Pennsylvania governor’s call to end state’s death penalty may be a game changer

Criminal Justice /

3 years ago

by Austin Sarat, opinion contributor

02/18/23 5:30 PM ET

Why Ron DeSantis wants to make Florida America’s leading death penalty state

Campaign /

3 years ago

by Austin Sarat, opinion contributor

02/06/23 6:00 PM ET

Criminal Justice

It’s time to end death penalty secrecy

Criminal Justice /

4 years ago

by Austin Sarat, opinion contributor

03/13/22 2:30 PM ET

Reinstatement of marathon bomber’s death sentence exposes Democrats’ need to hide radicalism

Judiciary /

4 years ago

by Andrew C. McCarthy, opinion contributor

03/07/22 11:30 AM ET

Idaho lawmakers to consider bill to keep source of lethal injections secret

State Watch /

4 years ago

by Joseph Choi

02/14/22 7:36 PM ET

Criminal Justice

Asking voters is not the way to end the death penalty

Criminal Justice /

4 years ago

by Austin Sarat, opinion contributor

01/24/22 3:00 PM ET

Criminal Justice

Oklahoma case shows cruelty of letting the condemned choose their method of execution

Criminal Justice /

4 years ago

by Austin Sarat, opinion contributor

12/28/21 3:00 PM ET