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Capital Punishment, Due Process and the Constitution
The US Supreme Court says a defendant proven guilty after a fair trail does not have the same rights as a free man. Does that mean a condemned man should be put to death, even if new evidence shows he was innocent? We hear about capital punishment, due process and the Constitution. Also, President Obama today made the case for regulatory reform, and the rules of civility have been violated in Congress, at the US Tennis Open and at the MTV Music Awards.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenThe US Supreme Court says a defendant proven guilty after a fair trail does not have the same rights as a free man. Does that mean a condemned man should be put to death, even if new evidence shows he was innocent? We hear about capital punishment, due process and the Constitution. Also, President Obama pushes for what he called the biggest regulatory reform since the Great Depression, and a Congressman, a tennis champion and a rap star all violate the conventions of public civility. Is it a trend?
Banner image: People hold pictures of Troy Davis, who was sentenced to death in 1991, during a protest to denounce the death penalty in the United States, on July 02, 2008, Place de la Concorde, in Paris. Photo: Mehdi Fedouach/AFP/Getty Images
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3 storiesObama Makes the Case for Financial Regulatory Reform
One year after the fall of Lehman Brothers, President Obama went to New York today, pushing what he called the biggest regulatory reform since the Great Depression.
Read the story8 minCapital Punishment, Due Process and the Constitution
Three young children died in a house fire in Corsicana, Texas in 1991. In a two-day trial, their father, Cameron Todd Willingham, was convicted of murdering them by setting the fire.
Read the story35 minLosing Their Cool: Joe, Serena and Kanye
In the hallowed venue of a joint session of Congress, Republican Congressman Joe Wilson yelled, "You lie" at President Obama. At the highly competitive US Open, tennis star Serena Williams threatened an official who said she stepped over a line.
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