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Rappers Urge Supreme Court to Review Texas Death Sentence Based on Rap Lyrics

The filings contend that using Broadnax’s handwritten verses to prove “future dangerousness” violates First Amendment protections.

Alabama Governor Commutes Sonny Burton’s Death Sentence to Life Without Parole

Mother Testifies as Resentencing Begins in 1998 Everglades Killing of Quatisha 'Candy' Maycock

Jury Selection Begins in Resentencing of Harrel Braddy Under Florida’s 8-4 Death Penalty Law

Florida Supreme Court Upholds 8–4 Jury Standard for Death Sentences

Jury Deliberates Sentence for Jason Banegas in Killing of Hollywood Police Officer

Jury Weighs Death Sentence for Jason Banegas in Killing of Officer Yandy Chirino

Supreme Court Invokes Article 32 to Reopen Death Sentence in Dupare Case

Xianyang Court Confirms Execution of Zhang Yiyang as First Mainland Celebrity Executed for Murder

Supreme Court Commutes Two Death Sentences to Life Imprisonment Without Remission

Oscar Rosales Death Penalty Trial Opens with Dashcam Footage and Witness Testimony

Thai Woman Sentenced to Death for Cyanide Poisoning in First of 14 Murder Trials