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The Supreme Court Should Not Reinstate the Death Penalty for the Boston Marathon Bomber
by Sophie Trist — On April 15, 2013, two bombs went off near the finish line of the 117th annual Boston Marathon, killing three people...
Oct 8, 20213 min read


Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act Re-introduced in Congress
by Rana Irby — The fight against the death penalty in the United States has resurged since the resuming of federal executions in the last...
Jun 11, 20212 min read


Bullets or Zyklon B? States Bring Back Brutal Execution Methods
by Sophie Trist — Even as support for capital punishment reaches its lowest point in forty years, some states are so eager to kill their...
Jun 7, 20213 min read


Death Penalty Ruled Unconstitutional in Malawi
by Rana Irby — The death penalty has now been ruled unconstitutional in the African nation of Malawi. In a monumental decision made this...
May 30, 20212 min read


Innocence and the Death Penalty
by Sophie Trist — In April of 2017, the state of Arkansas likely executed an innocent man. Recently-tested evidence from the 1993 murder...
May 13, 20213 min read


Racial Disparities in the Death Penalty
by Julia Smucker — In 1998, the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) released an extensive report demonstrating “the infectious...
Apr 28, 20212 min read


The Rich Historical Tradition of Black Anti-Death Penalty Activism
by Sophie Trist — From anti-slavery abolitionism to today, Black activists have played a central role in the fight to end capital...
Feb 9, 20214 min read


7 Ways to Support Life After the Virtual March for Life
by Jacob Baugher — With the March For Life going fully virtual this year, for the very first time, many pro-life advocates are unsure of...
Jan 29, 20213 min read


The Trump Administration’s Killing Spree
by Katherine Noble — Though the Biden-Harris administration has now taken on the task of running the American government, our country...
Jan 27, 20216 min read


Justice in the Biden-Harris Administration
by Katherine Noble — Our nation spent the better part of this summer in upheaval. Protests became a daily part of life as people took to...
Jan 20, 20214 min read


How A Novel Changed My Mind on the Death Penalty
by Sophie Trist — Like most American teenagers, I didn't spend much time thinking about the death penalty. The few times capital...
Dec 2, 20203 min read


Amy Coney Barrett on Life Issues
by Grace Aquilina — As of September 26th, Amy Coney Barrett is the Supreme Court nominee to succeed the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg....
Oct 2, 20203 min read


Rodney Reed’s fight is not over
by Stephanie Hauer — All human beings deserve justice, and our country has enshrined in its legislation the right for a fair trial. Even...
Dec 10, 20193 min read


An Open Letter to Governor Kay Ivey
By Maria Oswalt — Dear Governor Ivey, As a pro-life woman who was born and raised in Alabama I have a deep and complicated love for my...
May 30, 20192 min read


Building Consistent Activism for Life
I didn’t really understand what the March for Life was the first time I went. To be fair, I was five. My dad has been to every March for...
Jan 15, 20183 min read


A Texan’s Take on the Death Penalty and the Case of Taichin Preyor
Texans love the fact that they’re from Texas. Walk down the streets of any small town in Texas, stop someone and ask them why the love...
Jul 26, 20173 min read


A Response to the Execution of William Morva: from a Virginian
I am a very proud and enthusiastic Virginian. In my free time, I enjoy getting into arguments about how it is by far the superior of the...
Jul 17, 20175 min read


Facing a Common Christian Argument in Support of the Death Penalty
BY AIMEE MURPHY This'll be a brief little treatise. I don't have a whole lot of time before I leave for DC for a couple of days. But...
Jun 10, 20133 min read


Arias & Castro: Women & Men & the Death Penalty
BY AIMEE MURPHY "Juries are a little more reluctant to mete out the death penalty to a woman than a man," Andy Silverman, a law professor...
May 27, 20132 min read


Take the High Road, Pro-Lifers
BY NICHOLAS NEAL Late-term abortionist Kermit Gosnell is standing trial for eight counts of murder: seven of which are first-degree...
Apr 12, 20132 min read
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