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DOJ memo targets undocumented immigrants with death penalty, but only for capital crimes

A memo from Pam Bondi asked prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for groups including immigrants illegally residing in the U.S. for certain crimes.

CBS News · 1d

Florida lawmakers push for death penalty for some convicted undocumented immigrants

The death penalty provision is included in bills (HB 3C and SB 4C) that also criminalize undocumented immigrants over 18 who "knowingly" enter Florida after evading U.S. immigration officers. First-time offenders would face a nine-month jail sentence, while repeat offenses would be felonies with a minimum one-year prison sentence.

Tampa Bay Times on MSN · 2d

Florida seeks mandatory death sentences in immigration bill. Will courts allow it?

Florida lawmakers want to make the death penalty mandatory for immigrants in the country illegally who are convicted of capital crimes, a change that would remove the jury from the process and would challenge existing constitutional precedent.

The Daily Beast on MSN · 1d

Florida to Require Death Penalty for Migrants Convicted of Capital Crime

Florida lawmakers passed legislation Thursday that will make the death sentence mandatory for undocumented immigrants convicted of a capital crime in the state, like murder or the sexual abuse of a young child.

SCOTUSblog1d

Supreme Court to consider death row plea for DNA testing

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Feb. 24 in the case of a man on Texas death row who has long tried to obtain postconviction DNA testing on evidence that he says would exonerate him. Rube ...

No, a Feb. 5 DOJ memo does not authorize the death penalty solely for being an undocumented immigrant

A memo directs DOJ staff to pursue the death penalty for undocumented immigrants who have been charged with capital crimes, ...

State senate file bill to repeal NC death penalty

Senators Julie Mayfield (D-District 49), Graig Meyer (D-District 23) and Natalie Murdock (D-District 20) were the primary sponsors of the bill that looks to repeal the death penalty in North Carolina ...

9don MSN

Should arsonist get death penalty if people die in wildfire? California Supreme Court to decide

The Supreme Court of California met in Sacramento on Wednesday to hear oral arguments in the case of an arsonist sentenced to ...

JD Supra11d

Executive Order: Restoring the Death Penalty and Protecting Public Safety

Advises the attorney general to pursue the death penalty for all crimes of a severity demanding its use, with special attention to crimes involving the murder of law enforcement or capital crimes ...

Hosted on MSN8d

Bondi's DOJ Day 1 directives: Fight weaponization of justice, eliminate cartels, lift death penalty ban

EXCLUSIVE: Attorney General Pam Bondi will issue several major directives on her first day leading the Justice Department, ...

7don MSN

Child rape death penalty bill moving through Alabama Legislature – but is it constitutional?

A proposal to give prosecutors the option of seeking the death penalty in child rape cases cleared a state House committee in Alabama this week, but questions remain over whether it is constitutional.

ABC30 Action News10d

Death penalty expert added by defense in case of slain UnitedHealthcare CEO

One of the federal charges, murder through use of a firearm, makes 26-year-old Mangione eligible for the death penalty if convicted. Judge Katherine Parker, in a brief order Tuesday, approved ...

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