NAACP May Ask Obama to Stop Davis Execution

Staff / Truthdig Sep 21, 2011 With just hours to go until Troy Davis' scheduled Wednesday night execution by the state of Georgia, the NAACP's Edward DuBose said his group may ask President Obama to stop the killing by order of executive clemency. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Message From Troy Davis

Staff / Truthdig Sep 21, 2011 A day before his scheduled execution, Amnesty International USA released a message from Troy Davis, who said, "I will not stop fighting until I've taken my last breath." Davis will be killed Wednesday night unless there is a last-minute intervention. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Georgia Justice

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No Clemency for Troy Davis

Staff / Truthdig Sep 20, 2011 Despite worldwide protests and letters from the likes of President Jimmy Carter, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and 51 members of Congress, the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles ruled Tuesday morning that Troy Davis should die by lethal injection Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Doubt

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The Case for Troy Davis and Against Gov. Rick Perry

Staff / Truthdig Sep 16, 2011 On Aug. 18, 1989, Mark MacPhail, a young police officer, was shot to death in a parking lot in Savannah, Ga. Soon afterward Troy Davis (above) was convicted of the killing. Although a majority of testifying witnesses have recanted their statements, a U.S. district court has ordered Davis to be executed Sept. 21. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Troy Davis and the Politics of Death

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Sep 14, 2011 Death brings cheers these days in America. That is why challenging the death sentence to be carried out against Troy Davis by the state of Georgia on Sept. 21 is so important. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Georgia and the U.S. Supreme Court: Tinkering With the Machinery of Death

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Mar 30, 2011 On March 28, the Supreme Court refused to hear the death penalty case of Troy Anthony Davis. It was his last appeal. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Troy Davis and the Meaning of ‘Actual Innocence’

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Aug 19, 2009 Remarkably, the Supreme Court has never ruled on whether it is unconstitutional to execute an innocent person. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Top Court Orders New Hearing for Troy Davis

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2009 Death row inmate Troy Davis might get a chance to clear his name in the 1989 murder of a Savannah, Ga., police officer, now that the Supreme Court has ordered a federal judge to grant him a new hearing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )