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Capital Punishment on Court's Table as Death Penalty Debate Heats Up
A June 2 1967 ruling looms over 697 condemned across 33 states as the Supreme Court weighs the constitutionality and equal protection aspects of capital punishment. The piece surveys past rulings, public opinion shifts, state and federal practices, and international trends with named scholars and officials cited.
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Harry G. Toland
Alliance
NEW York
Luis Jose Monge
Colorado State
United States
U. S. Supreme Court
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Louisiana
Willie Francis
Potter Stewart
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Dorothy Beasley
Georgia
Anthony G. Amsterdam
Penn State
Marvin Wolfgang
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