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Ardor in the court, Part 2: Salon reported on an alleged affair between judge and prosecutor in a Texas murder trial. Now, days before Charles Hood's scheduled execution, his lawyers make the allegation in court papers.; By Alan Berlow Jun 14, 2008
Racial bias in the death penalty: A new study confirms a disparity in the death penalty based on the victim's race, and suggests one based on the convict's race as well.; Alex Koppelman Apr 29, 2008
Who would Antonin Scalia torture?: Next week, when the Supreme Court hears a case challenging the use of lethal injections, we may learn more about the legal limits to state-sanctioned pain.; By Alan Berlow Jan 2, 2008
Will Schwarzenegger's new death chamber actually help inmates?: If building a new lethal-injection facility will improve quality of life for prisoners on California's death row, I'm for it.; By Sara Catania May 2, 2007
Pregnant on death row: A Vietnamese inmate gets pregnant while in solitary confinement. Will she still die by firing squad, or will her pregnancy save her life?; Adrienne So Oct 13, 2006
How to humanize a killer: Defense teams in capital cases research their clients' childhood -- and conduct often-harrowing interviews with the clients' families -- to evoke sympathy from juries. Critics call mitigation evidence the "abuse excuse."; By Sarah Elizabeth Richards Jun 7, 2006
The execution of Stanley Tookie Williams: Outside San Quentin prison Monday night, under the floodlights, death penalty opponents prayed, sang hymns and cursed the Terminator.; By Adam Shemper and Jonathan Stein Dec 13, 2005
The politics of injustice: The testimony of one bogus witness put Larry Fowlkes away on murder charges for 45 years. Will presidential hopeful Gov. Mark Warner set him free?; By Alan Berlow Dec 9, 2005
A victory for Mumia: A court rules that Mumia Abu-Jamal can appeal his murder conviction on three separate grounds.; By Dave Lindorff Dec 8, 2005
Ardor in the court: When the judge and prosecutor involved in a capital case are sleeping together, can the defendant possibly get a fair trial? Meet Charles Dean Hood, on Texas' death row.; By Alan Berlow Jun 24, 2005
Death knell for the death penalty?: Texas legislators -- yes, Texas -- are on the verge of approving a law that could result in a decline in executions nationwide.; By Alan Berlow May 10, 2005
The executioner's swan song: Reflecting growing national unease with the ultimate punishment, New York strikes down its death penalty law.; By Emily Schmall Apr 16, 2005
The Kennedy backlash begins: Smarting from the Supreme Court's death penalty decision, Gary Bauer warns the right that Anthony Kennedy is fixing to turn over the United States to foreigners -- including the French!; Tim Grieve Mar 2, 2005
The death knell for Anthony Kennedy?: Voting to prohibit the death penalty for juvenile killers, Anthony Kennedy comes full circle. But did he kill any chance of becoming chief justice?; Tim Grieve Mar 1, 2005
The ultimate punishment: Scott Turow tried -- and failed -- to build a better death penalty. Now he wants it abolished.; By Tim Grieve Oct 17, 2003
Life sentences: Novelist Mark Salzman, who spent four years teaching locked-up young hoods in L.A., talks about his students, their writing and how they inspired him to have a child of his own.; By Sheerly Avni Sep 18, 2003
Unjust executions: Sentencing errors send inmates who deserve life to their death, even after the mistakes are discovered and ruled unconstitutional.; By Dave Lindorff May 6, 2003
Dead man walking home: A state court has overturned the conviction of Joseph Amrine, who spent 18 years on death row even though witnesses against him recanted their testimony.; By Dave Lindorff May 1, 2003
The redemption of Gov. Ryan: Facing a possible indictment for corruption, the veteran political deal-maker shut down death row in Illinois. Is he trying to save lives -- or his own legacy?; By Patrick Arden Jan 16, 2003
The death penalty: "Arbitrary and capricious": Outgoing Illinois Gov. George Ryan provoked bitter controversy Saturday when he commuted the sentences of 157 death row inmates. In a speech, he explains his decision.; Jan 14, 2003
The Salon Interview: Steve Earle: The radical country rocker and composer of "John Walker's Blues" blasts the war on Iraq, denounces the death penalty and explains why ex-druggies believe in God.; By Andrew O'Hehir Nov 13, 2002
A cool cowpoke gets political: Steve Earle, a new disc under his belt, talks about his tumultuous career -- a hair-raising ride that has included many wives, an ugly romance with heroin, and watching a man die.; By Mark J. Miller Aug 29, 2002
Another strike against the death penalty: The U.S. Supreme Court lifted the death sentence on more than 100 cases, but some critics say court conservatives may only be trying to fine-tune the machinery of capital punishment.; By David Lindorff Jun 25, 2002
Antonin Scalia's crisis of conscience: In a case that could free hundreds from death row, the conservative Supreme Court justice finds that his support for the rights of juries clashes with his staunch advocacy of the death penalty.; By Dave Lindorff Jun 12, 2002
"The Execution of Wanda Jean": Director Liz Garbus talks about the death penalty and her documentary on a woman executed for murder.; By Dimitra Kessenides Mar 18, 2002

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