Idaho Murders Case: Judge Closes Pre-Trial Hearings; Kohberger Challenges Evidence
In the Idaho murders case, Judge Steven Hippler closed pre-trial hearings to prevent jury bias, though some portions will be livestreamed. Bryan Kohberger challenges evidence including IGG data, claiming constitutional rights violations; he faces four first-degree murder charges and could face the d...
Idaho Murders Case: Judge Closes Pre-Trial Hearings; Kohberger Challenges Evidence
In the Idaho murders case, Judge Steven Hippler closed pre-trial hearings to prevent jury bias, though some portions will be livestreamed. Bryan Kohberger challenges evidence including IGG data, claiming constitutional rights violations; he faces four first-degree murder charges and could face the d...
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40% Bias Score
Controversial Escape of Illegal Miner Leader Roils South African Politics
South Africa's political landscape is roiled by a controversy surrounding the escape of a suspected leader of 1,907 illegal miners rescued from a mine, with a prominent politician calling for their execution.
Controversial Escape of Illegal Miner Leader Roils South African Politics
South Africa's political landscape is roiled by a controversy surrounding the escape of a suspected leader of 1,907 illegal miners rescued from a mine, with a prominent politician calling for their execution.
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60% Bias Score
China Executes Two After Mass Casualty Attacks
A 62-year-old man and a 21-year-old man were executed in China after being found guilty of separate mass casualty attacks that left a combined 43 dead and 60 injured; the attacks, described as "revenge against society," reflect a growing trend of indiscriminate violence.
China Executes Two After Mass Casualty Attacks
A 62-year-old man and a 21-year-old man were executed in China after being found guilty of separate mass casualty attacks that left a combined 43 dead and 60 injured; the attacks, described as "revenge against society," reflect a growing trend of indiscriminate violence.
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52% Bias Score
Biden Commutes Sentences of Nearly 2,500 Individuals, Setting New Record
President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of almost 2,500 people on Friday, exceeding his previous record set in December. This action, described by Biden as an effort to correct sentencing disparities, included the commutation of 37 death row inmates' sentences to life in prison without parole and...
Biden Commutes Sentences of Nearly 2,500 Individuals, Setting New Record
President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of almost 2,500 people on Friday, exceeding his previous record set in December. This action, described by Biden as an effort to correct sentencing disparities, included the commutation of 37 death row inmates' sentences to life in prison without parole and...
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44% Bias Score
DRC Sentences 127 Kuluna Gang Members to Death After Mass Arrests
Following a surge in violent crime by the Kuluna gang in Kinshasa, DRC, over 300 members were arrested, tried, and sentenced, with 127 receiving the death penalty, raising concerns about due process and human rights.
DRC Sentences 127 Kuluna Gang Members to Death After Mass Arrests
Following a surge in violent crime by the Kuluna gang in Kinshasa, DRC, over 300 members were arrested, tried, and sentenced, with 127 receiving the death penalty, raising concerns about due process and human rights.
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40% Bias Score
Biden Administration Appeals 9/11 Plea Deal
The Biden administration is appealing a plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants accused in the 9/11 attacks, arguing it would prevent a public trial and the pursuit of capital punishment; the deal was initially approved by the Department of Defense but later reversed, sparking div...
Biden Administration Appeals 9/11 Plea Deal
The Biden administration is appealing a plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants accused in the 9/11 attacks, arguing it would prevent a public trial and the pursuit of capital punishment; the deal was initially approved by the Department of Defense but later reversed, sparking div...
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48% Bias Score
Trump Orders Reinstatement of Federal Executions
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday to reinstate federal executions, directing the attorney general to ensure states have access to lethal injection drugs and to seek the death penalty in specified federal cases, reversing the Biden administration's actions.
Trump Orders Reinstatement of Federal Executions
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday to reinstate federal executions, directing the attorney general to ensure states have access to lethal injection drugs and to seek the death penalty in specified federal cases, reversing the Biden administration's actions.
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64% Bias Score
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Oklahoma Death Row Inmate
The Supreme Court sided with death row inmate Brenda Andrew, finding that Oklahoma prosecutors improperly used her sex life against her during her murder trial, violating her due process rights; the case now returns to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Oklahoma Death Row Inmate
The Supreme Court sided with death row inmate Brenda Andrew, finding that Oklahoma prosecutors improperly used her sex life against her during her murder trial, violating her due process rights; the case now returns to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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60% Bias Score
Death Row Inmates Reject Biden's Commutation Offer
Two federal death row inmates, Shannon Agofsky and Len Davis, rejected President Biden's commutation of their sentences to life imprisonment, filing petitions in federal court on December 30, 2023, arguing that a life sentence would hinder their appeals claiming innocence; the Justice Department opp...
Death Row Inmates Reject Biden's Commutation Offer
Two federal death row inmates, Shannon Agofsky and Len Davis, rejected President Biden's commutation of their sentences to life imprisonment, filing petitions in federal court on December 30, 2023, arguing that a life sentence would hinder their appeals claiming innocence; the Justice Department opp...
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36% Bias Score
Saudi Arabia Executes Three for Murder and Drug Trafficking
Saudi Arabia executed three people on January 16, 2025: two for murder—one Egyptian and one Sudanese national killing Saudi citizens in Mecca and Riyadh, respectively—and one Saudi national for drug trafficking in Al Jouf. All executions followed final court verdicts and royal approval.
Saudi Arabia Executes Three for Murder and Drug Trafficking
Saudi Arabia executed three people on January 16, 2025: two for murder—one Egyptian and one Sudanese national killing Saudi citizens in Mecca and Riyadh, respectively—and one Saudi national for drug trafficking in Al Jouf. All executions followed final court verdicts and royal approval.
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40% Bias Score
I am Ready, Warden" Explores Reconciliation and Justice in Capital Punishment
I am Ready, Warden" is an Oscar-shortlisted documentary that follows the execution of John Henry Ramirez in Texas in 2022 and the subsequent attempts at reconciliation between Ramirez and the victim's family, highlighting the lasting impact of capital punishment and the ongoing struggle for justice.
I am Ready, Warden" Explores Reconciliation and Justice in Capital Punishment
I am Ready, Warden" is an Oscar-shortlisted documentary that follows the execution of John Henry Ramirez in Texas in 2022 and the subsequent attempts at reconciliation between Ramirez and the victim's family, highlighting the lasting impact of capital punishment and the ongoing struggle for justice.
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44% Bias Score
Republicans Introduce Bill to Overturn 9/11 Plea Deals
Republican senators Tom Cotton and Mitch McConnell introduced the Justice for 9/11 Act to overturn plea deals for 9/11 suspects at Guantanamo Bay, reinstating the death penalty as a possible punishment and preventing future plea bargains; House Representative Mike Lawler introduced companion legisla...
Republicans Introduce Bill to Overturn 9/11 Plea Deals
Republican senators Tom Cotton and Mitch McConnell introduced the Justice for 9/11 Act to overturn plea deals for 9/11 suspects at Guantanamo Bay, reinstating the death penalty as a possible punishment and preventing future plea bargains; House Representative Mike Lawler introduced companion legisla...
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68% Bias Score