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Death Penalty The committee conducts a third hearing on death penalty legislation. The proceedings focus on race discrimination and capital sentencing… read more
Death Penalty The committee conducts a third hearing on death penalty legislation. The proceedings focus on race discrimination and capital sentencing decisions in jurisdictions throughout the United States. Legal expert studies are presented to reveal that defendants who kill whites are more likely to receive the death penalty than defendants who kill blacks. Black defendants are more likely than white defendants to receive the death penalty. close
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- William Bar Assistant Attorney General Department of Justice
- Julius Chambers Director NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
- Edward Dennis Assistant Attorney General Department of Justice
- William Hill Deputy Attorney General Georgia (State)
- Paul Kamenar Executive Director Washington Legal Foundation->Legal Affairs
- Joseph Katz Associate Professor Georgia State University
- Joseph E. Lowery President and CEO Southern Christian Leadership Conference
- Chuck Grassley U.S. Senator [R] Iowa
- Edward "Ted" M. Kennedy U.S. Senator [D] Massachusetts
- Strom Thurmond U.S. Senator [R] South Carolina
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