Tag Archives: death-penalty

Last week, while Donald Trump holed up with his shrinking circle of advisors to plan nearly 150 pardons and commutations, including many for his friends and coconspirators, his Department of Justice concluded a string of 13 federal executions — breaking a 17-year hiatus of the federal death penalty. In just …

On Thursday, October 11th, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled in a majority opinion to abolish the death penalty, making Washington the 20th state in the nation to outlaw capital punishment. The court’s majority opinion cited concerns about the punishment being imposed arbitrarily and with racial bias, writing, “We are …