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Politics & SocietySigns Of the Times
Ballot initiatives backed by Catholic leaders lose in several states
From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources
In this year's election, voters went against nearly all of the ballot initiatives backed by Catholic leaders and advocates, except referendums on minimum wage increases and gun control measures in four states.
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington Sept. 28. In the first week of its new term, the court heard oral arguments Oct. 5 in a case questioning whether racial bias might have played a role in a 1995 death penalty sentence. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
Politics & SocietyCurrent Comment
There are often mistakes in capital trials. But that’s not the strongest argument against the death penalty.
The Editors
Slowly, the death penalty is gaining ground again.
Politics & SocietyFirst Monday
These are the 5 legal theories that might finally end the death penalty
Ellen K. Boegel
The Eighth Amendment prohibits “cruel and unusual punishment.”
Politics & SocietyCurrent Comment
Three states will decide whether to continue the momentum against the death penalty
The Editors
Support for the death penalty has slipped to just below 50 percent, its lowest level in 40 years.
A demonstration against the death penalty last February during the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress in Anaheim, Calif. (CNS photo/J.D. Long-Garcia, The Tidings)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
With abortion sidelined this election, some Catholics are turning to other life issues
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Some Catholics have turned their sights to other issues—euthanasia, death penalty—that are part of the church’s pro-life agenda.
People gather in Anaheim, Calif., for a demonstration against the death penalty Feb. 27 as part of the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress. (CNS photo/J.D. Long-Garcia, The Tidings)
Politics & SocietySigns Of the Times
Death Penalty on the Ropes?
Michael J. O’Loughlin
"We want to let Catholics all throughout the state know that the death penalty is not necessary to protect public safety," Tom Venzor, head of the Nebraska Catholic Conference, said at a press event on Sept. 29.
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