Supreme Court Will Hear Death Penalty Case, but Not in Time to Save 3 Lives

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jan 24, 2015 The high court agreed Friday to hear a case testing the humaneness of Oklahoma's lethal injection protocol. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nous Sommes Al Bab?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2015 Cries of solidarity such as "Je Suis Charlie" don't seem to apply when the U.S. kills civilians in Syria; an Oklahoma state senator wants to ban hoodies in public; meanwhile, for the first time in recent Egyptian history, two dozen men were acquitted of "charges of homosexuality." These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Nebraska and Oklahoma Sue Colorado in Pot Dispute

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Dec 19, 2014 Nearly a year after Colorado blazed a trail in the movement to legalize recreational marijuana use in the U.S., two neighboring states are totally harshing the stoner mecca's mellow. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How 11 States Got Marriage Equality in 1 Day

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Oct 7, 2014 By refusing to hear appeals from lower courts Monday, the Supreme Court effectively legalized gay marriage in five states, plus six more that hadn't even filed suit. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Texas Halts Execution of Robert James Campbell at Eleventh Hour

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2014 A court in Texas halted an execution Tuesday with just hours to spare of a convicted murderer who had appealed on grounds he suffered intellectual disabilities. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Deadly Bloopers

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Creative Execution

Mark Fiore / Truthdig May 8, 2014 I would still be opposed to the death penalty if we executed prisoners by tickling them to death. Dig deeper

Death Penalty Report Cites Value of Taping Interrogations

Staff / Truthdig May 8, 2014 A report advocating death penalty reforms finds that false confessions in capital cases can be limited by recording the questioning of suspects. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

John Oliver on Why America Needs to Finish Off the Death Penalty

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 6, 2014 The "Daily Show" veteran's new Sunday night show "Last Week Tonight" was only two episodes into its first season on HBO when the comedian was forced to tackle a doozy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Capital Punishment

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Death Penalty

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‘Left, Right & Center’: A Good and Bad Economy, Ukraine, the Death Penalty

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the 288,000 jobs added to the economy in April. The good news stands in contrast to a report earlier this week that showed the economy grew at an annual rate of just 0.1% during the first quarter. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )