Entries tagged with “American Bar Association”
Policy Issues
Arbitrariness
,History of the Death Penalty
,Religion
,Oct 17, 2018
ABA Panel Explores History, Morality of Death Penalty
“Has the death penalty evolved into an anachronism?” asked a panel at the August 2, 2018 American Bar Association Annual Meeting in Chicago. Moderator Ronald Tabak, chair of the ABA Death Penalty Committee, and panelists Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of the Archdiocese of Chicago; Karen Gottlieb, co-director of the Florida Center for Capital Representation; Meredith Martin Rountree, senior lecturer at the…
Facts & Research
Sentencing Data
,Aug 12, 2020
New Resources: Capital Punishment and the State of Criminal Justice 2020
The American Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section has released The State of Criminal Justice 2020, its annual report on issues, trends, and significant changes in America’s criminal justice system. The ABA book includes a chapter on significant capital punishment developments over the past year, authored by Ronald J. Tabak, chair of the Death Penalty Committee of the ABA’s Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice. Tabak’s analysis…
Policy Issues
Race
,Public Opinion
,Sentencing Data
,Executions Overview
,Federal Death Penalty
,Aug 10, 2021
NEW RESOURCES: Capital Punishment and the State of Criminal Justice 2021
The American Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section has released its annual report, The State of Criminal Justice 2021, examining major issues, trends, and significant changes in America’s criminal justice…
Facts & Research
Public Opinion
,Recent Legislative Activity
,Aug 10, 2022
NEW RESOURCES: Capital Punishment and the State of Criminal Justice 2022
The American Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section has released its annual report, The State of Criminal Justice 2022, examining the state of the American criminal legal…
Facts & Research
Public Opinion
,Sentencing Data
,United States Supreme Court
,Jul 26, 2023
NEW RESOURCES: Capital Punishment and the State of Criminal Justice 2023
The American Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section has announced its forthcoming annual report, The State of Criminal Justice 2023, examining the state of the American criminal legal…