Attorney General Eric Holder Endorses Death Penalty Moratorium
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Attorney General Eric Holder Endorses Death Penalty Moratorium

Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation’s senior law enforcement officer, said on Tuesday that he is “opposed to the death penalty” and said a national moratorium would be appropriate while the U.S. Supreme Court reviews a pending challenge to the practice brought by death row inmates in Oklahoma. During an event at the National Press…

Federal Court Orders Texas to Hold Off Execution of Mentally Ill Man

Federal Court Orders Texas to Hold Off Execution of Mentally Ill Man

A federal court of appeals on Wednesday issued a stay of execution for Texas death row inmate Scott Panetti just hours before the man diagnosed with severe mental illness was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection. The Texas Tribune reports: A two-sentence stay was released by the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in…