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A North Carolina Judge Just Acknowledged an Undeniable Truth

A North Carolina Judge Just Acknowledged an Undeniable Truth: The Death Penalty Is Racist

For a long time, that has been the case with the role of race in America’s death penalty system. It is by now well documented that from start to finish—from charging decisions to jury selection, decisions about sentencing,

WAVY Norfolk on MSN · 18h

State senators file new bill to repeal death penalty in North Carolina

During Thursday's general assembly session, three state senators introduced SB 94 with a short, direct title: Repeal Death Penalty.

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North Carolina judge finds racial bias in landmark death penalty case

The Racial Justice Act allowed people to challenge their death sentences if they could demonstrate race played a role in their trials.

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State senate file bill to repeal NC death penalty

Senators Julie Mayfield (D-District 49), Graig Meyer (D-District 23) and Natalie Murdock (D-District 20) were the primary sponsors of the bill that looks to repeal the death penalty in North Carolina and resentence those who were sentenced to death with life imprisonment.

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For Fans of Nicholas Sparks, This North Carolina City Is the Capital of Love

The best-selling author based “The Notebook” and other heart-tugging novels in New Bern, where he lives. But what makes the ...

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Thousands of protesters march around NC Capitol in Raleigh over Trump, Elon Musk actions

Protesters marched around the North Carolina State Capitol building on Wednesday, part of a nationwide series of ...

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Racial bias tainted jury selection and death sentence for a Black man in North Carolina, judge says

A North Carolina judge has ruled that racial bias tainted jury selection and sentencing in the trial of a Black inmate who ...

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Settlement reached in mill town’s multi-million dollar lawsuit

When he was North Carolina’s attorney general, Josh Stein said Pactiv Evergreen could not be allowed to cut and “run away ...

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Black Man’s Compromised Capital Trial Could Lead To North Carolina Death Row Inmates Being Resentenced

Death row inmates across North Carolina may be eligible for resentencing after a judge ruled last week that a Black defendant’s capital trial was compromised by the presence of an almost all ...

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Under the Dome podcast: Trump fire hose, federal workers and the DC aircraft crash

We discuss the fire hose of President Donald Trump orders, comments and decisions over the past few weeks, including giving ...

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