Publications & Testimony

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Jul 26, 2004

Deadline Premiers on NBC’s Dateline; Supreme Court Accepts Amicus Briefs in Roper v Simmons

U.S. SUPREME COURT: AMICUS BRIEFS FILED IN LANDMARK CASEOn July 19, 2004, ami­cus briefs in sup­port of end­ing the exe­cu­tion of juve­nile offend­ers were filed in Roper v. Simmons (No. 03 – 0633) that will decide whether the exe­cu­tion of juve­nile defen­dants is a vio­la­tion of the Eighth Ammendment. In addi­tion to the defen­dan­t’s brief, ami­cus briefs were sub­mit­ted by such nota­bles as President Jimmy Carter, the American Medical Association, the European Union, and the U. S. Conference…

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Jul 26, 2004

DPIC Presents 2004 Thurgood Marshall Journalism Awards

The Death Penalty Information Center hon­ored jour­nal­ists and pro­duc­ers from the Chicago Tribune, The New York Times Magazine, Frontline, Sound Portraits Productions, and inves­tiga­tive jour­nal­ist Alan Berlow dur­ing its 8th Annual Thurgood Marshall Journalism Awards at the National Press Club on Monday, July 26. The awards hon­or those jour­nal­ists who have made an excep­tion­al con­tri­bu­tion to the under­stand­ing of prob­lems asso­ci­at­ed with cap­i­tal pun­ish­ment. Award-win­ning human rights attorney…

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