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Reconsidering the Death Penalty

This special report examines the most recent Supreme Court rulings on the death penalty as well as public opinion on, and the history of, the death penalty.

 

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INTERVIEW April 4, 2008
The Supreme Court Considers New Case on Capital Punishment
On April 16, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of a Louisiana statute that allows for the death penalty in cases involving child rape.