EPISODE · Jun 22, 2021 · 40 MIN
Episode 3: In Pursuit of Death Penalty Abolition
from Broken Law · host American Constitution Society
This episode explores the death penalty’s future in America. In its final months, the Trump administration carried out an unprecedent execution spree. Meanwhile, the country elected Joe Biden, the first president in U.S. history to publicly oppose the death penalty. Twenty-three states have abolished the death penalty. But as it becomes less common, a handful of states are considering firing squads, gas chambers, and other egregious methods to continue executions. What will be the fate of the death penalty in this country? And what role can President Biden play in its abolition? Christopher Wright Durocher interviews Alexis Hoag, Assistant Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School, and Laura Porter, executive director of the 8th Amendment Project, to answer these and other pressing questions about capital punishment in America. ----------------- Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today: ACSLaw.org Today's Host: Christopher Wright Durocher, ACS Senior Director of Policy and Program Today's Guests: Laura Porter of the 8th Amendment Project and Alexis Hoag of the Brooklyn Law School Link: ACS Death Penalty Resources Visit the Podcast Website: Broken Law Podcast Email the Show: [email protected] Follow ACS on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube Follow Your Show Hosts on Twitter: Russ Feingold (@RussFeingold) | Jeanne Hruska (@Jeanne_Hruska) ----------------- Production House: Flint Stone Media Copyright of American Constitution Society 2021.Visit the Podcast Website: Broken Law PodcastEmail the Show: [email protected] ACS on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Bluesky | LinkedIn | YouTube-----------------Broken Law: About the law, who it serves, and who it doesn’t.-----------------Production House: Flint Stone MediaCopyright of American Constitution Society 2025.
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This episode explores the death penalty’s future in America. In its final months, the Trump administration carried out an unprecedent execution spree. Meanwhile, the country elected Joe Biden, the first president in U.S. history to publicly oppose the death penalty. Twenty-three states have abolished the death penalty. But as it becomes less common, a handful of states are considering firing squads, gas chambers, and other egregious methods to continue executions. What will be the fate of the...
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