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Special counsel @PhillipsBlackPr; Director, DP Policy Project; adjunct prof. @TempleLaw. B.A. @Penn; J.D. @GeorgetownLaw. Formerly @DPInfoCtr Exec. Dir.

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Surge in U.S. Executions Exhibits Huge White-Victim Preference. DP3 Analysis Finds White-Victim Preference Masks Significant Bias Against Black Defendants. @8thAmendmentPro @NAACP_LDF @southerncenter @splcenter @eji_org @ACLU #deathpenalty
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Away for two days for my wife's birthday. Won't be tweeting while I'm off.
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World death penalty news-- Executions in Saudi Arabia reach a record high mostly over drug cases, @amnesty says. @AP @HRInews.
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DPIC Mid-Year Review 2025: New Death Sentences Remain Low Amidst Increase in Executions. @DPInfoCtr #deathpenalty.
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Mother calls for man exonerated of raping and murdering her child to go free. Wrongful convictions by two discredited Mississippi experts tops at least 10. @MSTODAYnews @JMitchellNews @LeggeCatherine @JusticesPromise @cifsjustice #Louisiana #JimmieDuncan.
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Federal defender program will run out of funds to pay panel attorneys, court officials warn. @ABAJournal @debracweiss @NACDL @NLADA.
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Nearly Half of America’s Murderers Get Away With It. Most crimes go unsolved, emboldening criminals and potentially leading to more violence. @nytimes @germanrlopez.
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On this day, Jul 7, 1893 — 5,000 White People Torture, Mutilate, and Lynch Black Man in Kentucky for Murder Committed by a White Man. @eji_org @kcadp.
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Ralph Menzies' attorneys ask court to reconsider competency for execution. @KUTV2News @acluutah @NAMICommunicate @taccommunicate @MentalHealthAm #Utah #deathpenalty.
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Lawyers for Utah death-row prisoner Ralph Menzies’ petition to reevaluate competency ruling, cite ‘significant’ decline in cognitive functioning. @abc4utah @SorinaTrauntv @acluutah @NAMICommunicate @taccommunicate @MentalHealthAm #deathpenalty.
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I've been told by several capital defense lawyers that, in some death warrant cases, the required paper copies of the electronic pleadings did not even reach the Court until after the executions had already been carried out. @DeathPenaltyRep #SCOTUS #deathpenalty.
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In Digital Era, Supreme Court Insists on Vast Piles of Paper. @nytimes @adamliptak #SCOTUS.
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In Digital Era, Supreme Court Insists on Vast Piles of Paper. @nytimes @adamliptak #SCOTUS.
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Louisiana Is Bulldozing the Right of Prisoners to Prove Their Innocence After a Conviction. @boltsmag @pipersfrench @JusticesPromise @_ipno_ @LoyolaInnocent @innocence @WTIUSA @NACDL @NLADA #JimmieDuncan #deathpenalty.
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Robert Dunham
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Update from @FLDeathPenalty on the status of litigation related to the new death warrant issued in Florida scheduling Edward Zakrzewski's execution for July 31. @MelKalEsq @FADPorg #deathpenalty.
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Robert Dunham
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Update on Michael Bell death warrant (7/15): Bell files motion in Florida Supreme Court to stay his execution and to relinquish jurisdiction so he can litigate new evidence of police misconduct and witness recantations. @FLDeathPenalty @melkal @FADPorg.
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Robert Dunham
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Here is the current U.S. death warrant breakdown by month. We have been seeing around 60-65 death warrants per year over the past decade, so we can expect another 10-15 warrants to be issued in addition to the 9 that are currently pending. @8thAmendmentPro @DeathPenaltyAct
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Governor Mike DeWine issued reprieves for the two remaining 2025 death warrants in Ohio, rescheduling those executions for 2028. So Ohio will officially have no executions this year. @OhStopExecution @WCADP @AssoECPM @amnesty @8thAmendmentPro @DeathPenaltyAct #deathpenalty
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Robert Dunham
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The U.S. has now reached 50 death warrants setting execution dates for 2025. 25 have been carried out and 9 are currently pending. Here is the state-by-state status of those warrants. @WCADP @AssoECPM @amnesty @8thAmendmentPro @DeathPenaltyAct #deathpenalty
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The U.S. has now reached 50 death warrants setting execution dates for 2025. 25 have been carried out and 9 are currently pending. Here is the state-by-state status of those warrants. @WCADP @AssoECPM @amnesty @8thAmendmentPro @DeathPenaltyAct #deathpenalty
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Robert Dunham
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With the new Alabama and Florida death warrants, here is the current schedule of executions in the U.S. through September. @WCADP @AssoECPM @amnesty @8thAmendmentPro @DeathPenaltyAct #deathpenalty
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New Florida Death Warrant: Edward Zakrzewski's execution scheduled for July 31. @FLDeathPenalty @MelKalEsq @FADPorg #deathpenalty.
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Robert Dunham
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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey sets Sept. 25 execution date for Geoffrey Todd West for 1997 murder at convenience store. @MGMAdvertiser @gladlyalex @PHADP @AlabamaArise @eji_org #deathpenalty.
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