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

A divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld the denial of habeas corpus relief for Arizona death-row prisoner Tracy Hampton. @DPA_Arizona @ArizonaJP @dbaich @jenmoreno #deathpenalty

A split panel of the U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia Circuit has put the death penalty back on the table in the Guantanamo 9/11 trial, upholding then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's revocation of the GTMO plea deals. @GitmoWatch

World death penalty news — A Syrian Death Factory Gives Up Its Secrets. Under the Assad regime, Saydnaya prison became a mass-killing machine; ‘a symbol of shame for the whole world.’ @WSJ @jmalsin @UNHumanRights @amnesty @hrw @WCADP @AssoECPM.

‘A firewall’: Delaware lawmakers approve first leg of amendment removing death penalty from state constitution. @whyy @SarahKatMueller @ACLUDelaware @padp_org @Atlantic_Ctr.

Utah judge schedules execution by firing squad for a man with dementia. @AP @H_Schoenbaum @acluutah @NAMICommunicate @taccommunicate @MentalHealthAm #RalphMenzies #deathpenalty.

Laziness or incompetence? These "news" outlets failed to report that the vast majority of US states require unanimous jury votes and would not have sentenced Ryan Cole to death. @GulfCoastNews @WKOW @winknews.

Another non-unanimous death sentence in Florida — Ryan Cole sentenced to death in Charlotte County. @FLDeathPenalty @MelKalEsq @FADPorg #deathpenalty.

Away for two days for my wife's birthday. Won't be tweeting while I'm off.

World death penalty news-- Executions in Saudi Arabia reach a record high mostly over drug cases, @amnesty says. @AP @HRInews.

DPIC Mid-Year Review 2025: New Death Sentences Remain Low Amidst Increase in Executions. @DPInfoCtr #deathpenalty.

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.

Federal defender program will run out of funds to pay panel attorneys, court officials warn. @ABAJournal @debracweiss @NACDL @NLADA.

Nearly Half of America’s Murderers Get Away With It. Most crimes go unsolved, emboldening criminals and potentially leading to more violence. @nytimes @germanrlopez.

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.

Ralph Menzies' attorneys ask court to reconsider competency for execution. @KUTV2News @acluutah @NAMICommunicate @taccommunicate @MentalHealthAm #Utah #deathpenalty.

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.

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.

In Digital Era, Supreme Court Insists on Vast Piles of Paper. @nytimes @adamliptak #SCOTUS.

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.

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.