Sen. Jack Johnson declares victory for death penalty bill, but innocent people could die Opinion: The Tennessean's letters reflect the views of the authors on a variety of topics and add to public discourse in a civil and engaged way. 04/26/2024 - 6:35 am | View Link
Tennessee passes death penalty for child rapists. Here’s some of the twisted reasoning why some Dems opposed it. A controversial bill in Tennessee allowing the death penalty for anyone convicted of rape of a child passed the House of Representatives on Monday. But many Democrats […] ... 04/25/2024 - 7:18 am | View Link
Federal judge orders Alameda County to review death penalty cases Dozens of death penalty convictions in Alameda County must ... "Jewish" about a prospective juror in the case. Price did not give more specifics about the evidence prosecutors uncovered in the ... 04/22/2024 - 12:59 pm | View Link
Alameda Co. DA's office to review all death penalty cases over possible prosecutorial misconduct Alameda County DA Pamela Price said she's investigating all 35 of the county's existing death penalty cases for possible evidence that Black and Jewish people were excluded from juries because of ... 04/22/2024 - 12:07 pm | View Link
Judge orders review of Alameda County death penalty convictions over apparent exclusion of Jewish, Black female jurors A judge has ordered a review of all death penalty cases from Alameda County following the discovery of prosecutors' notes that appear to show the illegal exclusion of Jewish and Black female jurors ... 04/22/2024 - 12:06 pm | View Link
“The presidential election may come down to a city in the Midwestern prairie that is home to Warren Buffett — a prospect that is raising hopes among some Democrats that the once-prolific political donor will come off the sidelines to try to power President Joe Biden to reelection,” Bloomberg reports.
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“The U. S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine, with the massive outlay being repaid with the windfall profits from sovereign Russian assets that have been frozen – and are accruing interest — mostly in Europe,” Bloomberg reports.
“Republicans have launched more than 30 investigations into the State Department since taking power in 2023, an unusually high number that is fueling partisan tensions,” Politico reports.
“Democratic lawmakers and State Department officials say this particular chapter of the growing partisan rancor on Capitol Hill is affecting U. S. foreign policy: It distracts U.
Nevada Independent: “The lawsuit alleges that the four-day period for mail ballots postmarked by Election Day to be received violates federal law because it does not conform to the Election Day deadline established by the federal government.”
Reproductive rights organizers in two states with near-total abortion bans, Missouri and South Dakota, submitted roughly double the signatures needed to allow ballot measures that would put abortion before voters.
In South Dakota, organizers have submitted 55,000 signatures in support of the ballot measure granting a limited right to abortion—far more than the 35,000 required.