Courts & Law
Courts & Law
Courts & Law
Missouri Executes Marcellus Williams
Sep 25, 2024 The execution was carried out even after details emerged seemingly proving Marcellus Williams' innocence.
TD Original
Iran’s Death Row Recording Star
May 2, 2024 A political rapper faces the death penalty amid a fresh crackdown on women.
Prison Reform
Does the Road to Death Penalty Abolition Run Through Oklahoma?
Jan 26, 2024 The Supreme Court will put a spotlight on the planned execution of Richard Gosslip, one of 2,300 Americans on death row.
Another Christmas on Death Row
Dec 25, 2019 Efforts by the inmate's legal team and journalists lead California's governor to order a re-examination of the case. Cooper tells his story here.
Los Angeles County’s District Attorney Must Go, and Here’s Why
Dec 7, 2019 Jackie Lacey, who oversees the largest prosecutorial office in the nation, has a pattern of neglecting black, brown and poor Angelenos.
The New ‘Black Codes’
Dec 2, 2019 The post-Civil War laws that oppressed blacks aren’t dead. They have just been updated for 21st-century America.
A Tragic Crash, but Was It Murder?
Nov 5, 2019 A black Idaho man is accused of purposefully causing a collision that killed a woman in a case with racial undertones.
A Key Reparation to Descendants of Slaves Wouldn’t Cost a Dime
Oct 23, 2019 Ending the death penalty, which is disproportionately imposed on African Americans, would be a good first step toward righting some of this nation’s wrongs.
The Ghastly Return of the Federal Death Penalty
Aug 15, 2019 Attorney General William Bar overturns an effective moratorium on the federal death penalty that has lasted over 16 years.
Justice Department Resuming Executions for Federal Inmates
Jul 25, 2019 Five prisoners who have been sentenced to death are scheduled to die starting in December.
