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Death penalty repeal advocates are making one final push a day before House lawmakers debate abolishing Delaware’s capital punishment for the first time…
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A Delaware judge is looking for guidance from the state’s top court as to whether he can legally wield the death penalty after a recent U.S. Supreme Court…
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Gov. Jack Markell (D-Delaware) attempted to cement his legacy Thursday in his final State of the State Address Thursday, touting economic and educational…
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A bill to revive Delaware's death penalty will return this week backed by a bipartisan group of legislators with ties to law enforcement.Under the…
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A conversation about racial tensions with police and inequalities in the justice system honed in on the death penalty Thursday night at a town hall…
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The freedom of a man recently released from Delaware’s death row is now in the hands of the state Supreme Court.Convicted of murder in a liquor store in…
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The Delaware Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in October on a case that could deal a hefty blow to the state's death penalty law.Jermaine Wright was…
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The House Judiciary Committee voted down a bill that would repeal Delaware’s death penalty 6-5 Wednesday after a nearly three hour hearing.The vote didn’t…
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Those trying to repeal Delaware’s death penalty are starting early Wednesday, despite both of their top sponsors saying it will not be voted out of…
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After years of considering the issue, Gov. Jack Markell (D) says he will sign a bill repealing Delaware's death penalty should it come to his desk."The…