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The order directs the U.S. attorney general to actively pursue the death penalty in federal cases, particularly for murders of law enforcement officers and crimes committed by people residing in the country illegally, and encourages states to do the same.
The Catholic Church teaches that the death penalty is “inadmissible,” even for people who have committed heinous crimes.
This is the second time Richard Glossip’s contentious death sentence has come before the Supreme Court. According to news reports, Glossip has lived through nine execution dates and at least three “last meals.”
Archbishop Paul Coakley spoke about the decision Sept. 28.
The court agreed to hear the case of John Henry Ramirez, who was scheduled to be executed, in its upcoming docket this fall.
COMMENTARY: Cardinal Tobin’s letter to President Trump, requesting clemency for a convicted murderer, drew attention to a pair of important aspects of the Church’s contemporary consideration of capital punishment.
Bishop Baylon called on lawmakers to enact policies that respect human dignity and focus on “a justice that promotes healing and rehabilitation."
The U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of legal challenges against the reinstitution of federal executions has renewed the national debate over the death penalty.
“I had obtained the sign I asked for, and to me it was especially sweet.”
New Hampshire became the 21st state to formally end the death penalty, after its legislature overrode the governor’s veto.
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