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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Louisiana Case with All-White Jury and References to O.J. Simpson

Posted: June 25, 2007
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On June 25, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a capital case from Louisiana in which an all-white jury sentenced a defendant to death after the prosecutor urged a death sentence so that the defendant would not "get away with it" like O.J. Simpson.  All five qualified African-Americans had been struck from the jury pool by the prosecution using peremptory challenges.  The defense has challenged the selection of the jury as a violation of equal protection.

University at Albany Establishes National Death Penalty Archive

Posted: August 08, 2005
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*For Immediate Release*
Contact: Catherine Herman (518) 437-4980

DPIC Press Release: DEATH SENTENCES CONTINUED TO DECLINE IN 2004

Posted: April 25, 2005
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, April 25, 2005

CONTACT: Brenda Bowser
Office: (202) 293-6970, x215
Cell: (301) 906-4460
bbowser@deathpenaltyinfo.org

DEATH SENTENCES CONTINUED TO DECLINE IN 2004

New York Assembly rejects death penalty

Posted: April 12, 2005
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New York State legislative committee defeats death penalty
Vote comes as skepticism of the death penalty increases nationwide


Quixote Center
PO Box 5206 Hyattsville, MD 20782
301/699-0042 (phone)
301/864-2182 (fax)

For Immediate Release: April 12, 2005

Contact: Shari Silberstein
301.699.0042 x 119 office, 202-321-0653 cell, sharis@quixote.org

ALBANY, NY (April 12, 2005) – The New York State Assembly Codes

Catholic Bishops Launch Major New “Catholic Campaign to End the Use of the Death Penalty”

Posted: March 18, 2005
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    From:     UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS

Contact:
Bill Ryan 202-541-3206                  bryan@usccb.org
John Carr 202 541-3181                  jcarr@usccb.org
ShawntaWalcott 202-429-0022    shawnta@zogby.com

Press Conference Advisory

What:    •    Catholic Bishops Launch Major New
            “Catholic Campaign to End the Use of the                        
            Death Penalty”
       
        •    Groundbreaking Zogby Poll Demonstrates                        

Study Finds Three-Fourths of Americans Believe an Innocent Person Has Been Executed in Last Five Years, Weakening Support For the Death Penalty, Especially Among African-Americans

Posted: February 15, 2005
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NEWS RELEASE From: John Jay College of Criminal Justice

 The City University of New York

 899 Tenth Avenue

New York, NY 10010

Rubenstein Associates, Inc.,

Public Relations – (212) 843-8085

Contact: Jim Grossman

For release: 9 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 10, 2005

ACLU Says California's Use of Paralytic Drug During Executions is Unconstitutional

Posted: January 14, 2005
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ACLU Says California’s Use of Paralytic Drug During Executions is Unconstitutional

January 13, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: media@aclu.org

Death Penalty Numbers in 2004 Continue Five-Year Decline

Posted: December 14, 2004
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Brenda Bowser Tuesday, December 14, 2004 (202) 293-6970, cell (301) 906-4460
bbowser@deathpenaltyinfo.org


DEATH PENALTY NUMBERS IN 2004 CONTINUE DRAMATIC FIVE-YEAR DECLINE

DPIC’s Year End Report Highlights Drops in Death Sentences, Executions, Death Row Population, and Public Support for Capital Punishment

Survivors of Murder Victims Opposed to the Death Penalty to Launch New Group on International Human Rights Day

Posted: December 09, 2004
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MURDER VICTIMS’ FAMILIES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
PRESS RELEASE


CONTACT:
Renny Cushing, MVFHR executive director
617-930-5196
2161 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140
rrcushing@earthlink.net
www.murdervictimsfamilies.org



SURVIVORS OF MURDER VICTIMS OPPOSED TO THE DEATH PENALTY TO LAUNCH NEW GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

Death Penalty Opponents Hail Codey's Call For Moratorium On Executions

Posted: December 07, 2004
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

 Celeste Fitzgerald 973-635-6396 or 609-278-6719

DEATH PENALTY OPPONENTS HAIL CODEY'S CALL FOR MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS

Trenton -- New Jerseyans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (NJADP), a statewide organization of more than 10,000 members, today (Tues. Dec. 7) announced support for a death penalty moratorium, proposed yesterday by Acting Governor Richard Codey. Governor Codey also endorsed a comprehensive study of the state's capital punishment system, which NJADP has long advocated.
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