The most recent programs for the Death Penalty Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=475 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Sat, 18 May 2013 09:30:31 GMT John Stinneford spoke about the Supreme Court and the death penalty at Ava Maria University Law School and Federalist Society. He talked about the meaning behind "cruel and unusual punishment" and gave a historical perspective on the origins of the 8th Amendment. Following his remarks he took questions from the audience on torture cases and why lethal injection executions were not considered a "cruel and unusual" form of punishment. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310840-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310840-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Martin Clancy and Tim O'Brien talked about the capital punishment cases they argue defined the parameters that judges must follow in order to uphold a death sentence on appeal. They spoke with the Advocacy Counsel of the National Bar Association, Kimberly Tignor. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311661-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311661-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Leigh Bienen, author of [Murder and Its Consequences: Essays on Capital Punishment in America], and Rob Warden, co-editor of [True Stories of False Confessions], talked about the media's role in criminal justice, focusing on the abolition of the death penalty in Illinois. They were interviewed by Eric Zorn and responded to questions from members of the audience. This was an event in the University Center's Lake Room at the 2012 [Chicago Tribune] Printers Row Lit Fest. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306454-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306454-6 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Dalai Lama, Helen Prejean, and Vincent Harding, who wrote speeches for Martin Luther King, discussed religion, violence, and the death penalty. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299458-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299458-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Authors talked about their books on complex court cases. After the presentations, they responded to questions from members of the audience. Alison Booth moderated. Lynn Powell is the author of [Framing Innocence: A Mother's Photographs, a Prosecutor's Zeal, and a Small Town's Response] (New Press, 2010). Her book chronicles the story of her neighbor, a mother who was charged with engaging in child pornography after taking personal photos of her daughter. Laura Trevvett Anderson is the co-author of [Anatomy of an Execution: The Life and Death of Douglas Christopher Thomas] (Northeastern, 2009). Her book details the life of her student, Chris, and the legal system after he and his girlfriend killed her parents. Her high school student was one of the last juveniles to be executed before the Supreme Court ruled that the execution of juveniles constituted cruel and unusual punishment. "Court Cases: The Death Sentence and the Definition of Pornography" was a panel at the Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville, Virginia. Held in the City Council Chambers on Thursday, March 17, 2011, it was sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298607-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298607-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Authors talked about capital punishment. They also responded to questions from members of the audience. Professor Patterson moderated. Thomas Cahill is the author of [A Saint on Death Row: How a Forgotten Child Became a Man and Changed a World]. David Dow is the author of [The Autobiography of an Execution]. Robert Elder is the author of [Last Words of the Executed]. Jill Patterson is a case storyteller for the West Texas Regional Public Defenders Office for Capital Cases. In this capacity, she reviews court transcripts, police records, medical and education records, and interviews defendants, family members, and other witnesses in order to tell a story used for mitigation purposes during a capital trial. The program "Witness to an Execution: Capital Punishment in America" was held in the C-SPAN/Book TV Tent of the Texas Book Festival. The program opens and closes with scenes from the festival. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295989-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295989-6 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT A panel discussion was held on the legacy of Thurgood Marshall, the first black U.S. Supreme Court Justice. The panelists speculated on what Justice Marshall's opinions would be on current issues, and talked about his character and his place in history. They talked about the different philosophies for dismantling a discriminatory system either through color-blind or color-conscience methods, and compared Justices Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas. Topics included affirmative action, capital punishment, and the 2008 presidential election. Mr. Reeves moderated. Juan Williams is the author of [Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary]. This panel, "Life and Legacy of Justice Thurgood Marshall," was part of a symposium honoring the 100th birthday of Thurgood Marshall, the first black U.S. Supreme Court Justice. The symposium, held at the Telecom Center in Jackson, Mississippi, by the Mississippi College School of Law [Law Review], focused on Justice Marshall's impact on government and legal issues. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/204049-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/204049-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Robert Elder talked about his book, [Last Words of the Executed] (University of Chicago Press, 2010), in conversation with Adam Cohen. He also responded to questions from members of the audience. This 5 p.m. ET program from the [Chicago Tribune] Printers Row Lit Fest was held in Digitally Lit Room II. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294032-16 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294032-16 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT John Temple talked about his book [The Last Lawyer: The Fight to Save Death Row Inmates] (University Press of Mississippi; September 24, 2009). In the book he chronicles Ken Rose's decade-long defense of Bo Jones, a North Carolina farmhand convicted of a 1987 murder. He was interviewed on the C-SPAN Bus at West Virginia University. The date of the interview is not known. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288724-14 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/288724-14 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Thomas Cahill talked about [A Saint on Death Row: The Story of Dominique Green] (Nan A. Talese; March 10, 2009). In the book he looks at the criminal justice system, the prison system and capital punishment through the journey of one death row inmate. South Africa's Bishop Tutu attends the church service, anti-death penalty event. Thomas Cahill is author of five volumes in the Hinges of History series: [How the Irish Saved Civilization], [The Gifts of the Jews], [Desire of the Everlasting Hills], [Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea], and [Mysteries of the Middle Ages]. He is also the former Director of Religious Writing for Doubleday Publishing and has taught at Queens College, Fordham University, and Seton Hall University. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/284685-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/284685-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Rev. Joseph Ingle talked about his counseling of death row inmates in the American South. He argued that racial and economic discrimination played a role in death row sentencing. He talked about the stories of several inmates who were executed. Rev. Joseph Ingle wrote [Last Rights: Thirteen Fatal Encounters with the State's Justice] by Union Square Press. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/206079-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/206079-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Civil Liberties activists and leaders spoke about capital punishment and the judicial process for capital crimes. Reggie Shuford moderated a panel discussion on criminal justice and capital punishment. Among the topics addressed were the quality of life for death row inmates, race issues surrounding the death penalty, religion, and the use of DNA research by law enforcement. The Reverend Carroll Pickett was a chaplain on Texas' death row for 16 years. The movie [At the Death House Door] tells how he came to oppose the death sentence. Darryl Hunt spent nearly 20 years on death row in North Carolina for rape before DNA evidence proved his innocence. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/205894-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/205894-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Judge Danny J. Boggs delivered the monthly Bradley Lecture. He talked about the state of U.S. jurisprudence on the death penalty, its application by the courts, and the extent to which the death penalty is approached by courts in a way different from any other area of law. After Judge Boggs spoke, he took questions from audience members. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/204733-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/204733-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT A panel discussion was held on the legacy of Thurgood Marshall, the first black U.S. Supreme Court Justice. The panelists talked about how Justice Marshall's experiences as a trial lawyer and as an appellate lawyer before the U.S. Supreme Court informed his actions on the bench and his life experiences leavened the views of the other justices. Topics included his probable opinion of the court today. The panelists told stories, many humorous, about his interactions with the justices and clerks. They responded to questions from members of the audience. Susan Bloch was formerly a clerk to Justice Thurgood Marshall; Wayne Drinkwater to Chief Justice Warren Burger; Luther Munford to Justice Harry Blackmun; and Michael Wallace to Justice William Rehnquist. This panel, "Supreme Court Law Clerks on Justice Marshall," was part of a symposium honoring the 100th birthday of Thurgood Marshall, the first black U.S. Supreme Court Justice. The symposium, held at the Telecom Center in Jackson, Mississippi, by the Mississippi College School of Law [Law Review], focused on Justice Marshall's impact on government and legal issues. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/204049-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/204049-2 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Peter Spiegel talked about the February 11 Defense Department announcement that the death penalty will be sought against six Guantanamo detainees accused of central roles in the September 11 terrorist attacks. He said the military trials will be public. He responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/203092-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/203092-3 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT General Thomas Hartmann, the legal adviser to the Convening Authority in the Department of Defense Office of Military Commissions, announced that military prosecutors would file charges today seeking the death penalty against six detainees at Guantanamo Bay, including former al-Qaeda operations chief Khalid Sheikh Muhammad, for alleged co-conspiracy in plotting the September 11, 2001, attacks. These are the first charges from the Guantanamo war court alleging direct involvement in the attacks and the first involving the death penalty. General Hartmann responded to reporters' questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/204013-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/204013-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Participants spoke to reporters on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court following oral arguments in the case of Baze v. Rees. The Court will decide if lethal injections are "cruel and unusual punishment" under the 8th Amendment. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/203414-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/203414-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Supreme Court heard oral argument in [Baze v. Rees]. The Court will decide if the lethal injection drugs used to execute prisoners on death row have such a high probability of inflicting unnecessary pain that it violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. Two inmates, Ralph Baze and Thomas C. Bowling, challenged Kentucky's three-drug lethal injection protocol as violating the Eighth Amendment's ban against cruel and unusual punishment. John D. Rees was the commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Corrections. The question before the Court is whether the combination of drugs causes a risk of unnecessary pain and suffering. This program contained audio released by the court immediately after the arguments were presented with still images of participants as they spoke. Justice Thomas did not speak. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202808-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202808-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Attorneys Roy T. Englert Jr. and Ty Alper talked about Kentucky's controversial lethal injection law. The law's constitutionality was being decided by the Supreme Court. Mr. Englert supported the position of the state of Kentucky while Mr. Alper argued for the death row inmates. Both guests responded to viewer calls and e-mail. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202506-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202506-5 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Legal scholars and public officials spoke about a three-year study on the administration of the death penalty, the quality of prosecution and defense cases, standards of evidence used in capital cases, and the appeals process in several states. They also spoke about the recommendation of the study for a federal moratorium on executions due to several problems found in the administration of the death penalty. They also answered questions from reporters in the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/201851-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/201851-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT The guest talked about the American Bar Association's release today of data from their three-year study on state death penalty systems, and their call for a nationwide moratorium on executions. Mr. Hanlon is the Chairman of the American Bar Association Death Penalty Moratorium Implementation Project Steering Committee, which studied eight states and reached its conclusion for reasons that included major racial disparities, incompetent indigent defense services, and irregular clemency review processes. Mr. Hanlon responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/201229-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/201229-6 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Bruce Watson talked about his book [Sacco and Vanzetti: The Men, the Murders, and the Judgment of Mankind], published by Viking. He described the case of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian immigrants and self-declared anarchists who were convicted of murder and robbery on April 15, 1920. The subsequent trial became a point of national debate as supporters of the two men criticized the political bias of the judge and conduct of the court proceedings. Sacco and Vanzetti were executed on August 23, 1927. Mr. Watson responded to audience members' questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/200871-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/200871-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified about the application of the federal death penalty. Topics included federal jurisdiction in a locality such as Puerto Rico that has outlawed capital punishment, the Department of Justice review process, racial disparities, due process, physical evidence, and constitutional principles. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/199449-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/199449-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT On the twentieth anniversary of U.S. Supreme Court case [McCleskey v. Kemp] a panel of legal scholars discussed the legacy of the McCleskey decision and whether it ultimately created an impenetrable barrier to the use of statistics in the context of the death penalty. The symposium also addressed the social, historical and statistical connection between race and the death penalty and the problem of unconscious racism. Professor Jones moderated. After their presentations the panelists responded to audience members' questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197237-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197237-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Henderson talked about his newspaper series on death penalty cases in Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama and Virginia, as well as the capital cases the U.S. Supreme Court will be hearing during this term. He responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195730-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195730-5 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Professor Wedgwood talked about the legal elements of the closing hours before Saddam Hussein's December 30 execution, the televised videotape of the execution, and the effects in Iraq. She responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195571-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195571-4 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were opened for comments on the questions, "Should Saddam Hussein's hanging be televised?" and "Should more troops be sent to Iraq?" http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195569-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195569-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were opened for viewer comments on the topic, "Two states reconsider lethal injections." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195556-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195556-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Joan Cheever talked about her book [Back from the Dead: One Woman's Search for the Men Who Walked off America's Death Row], published by John Wiley and Sons. She was interviewed on the BookTV Bus at the 2006 Texas Book Festival. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195259-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195259-3 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Charles Ogletree talked about the book he co-edited, [From Lynch Mobs to the Killing State: Race and the Death Penalty in America], published by New York University Press. The interview was held in the Authors Pavilion at the conference. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/194208-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/194208-2 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Taylor moderated a panel on the use of the death penalty. Among the issues addressed were its ability to deter crime, questions of fair administration, the potential impact of several death row exonerations on the future application of the death penalty, the role of federal courts in capital case penalties, and international views of the American judicial system. Following their remarks they answered questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/194134-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/194134-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT The prosecutors presented their closing arguments in the trial of Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendents for crimes against humanity. They asked for the death penalty. Translation from Arabic into English was by voiceover. Coverage courtesy of al-Arabia television. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/193065-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/193065-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Adams read the guilty verdict in penalty phase of [U.S. v. Moussaoui] on Courthouse Square as soon as it was delivered in the courtroom. Following the reading, family members of victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and attorneys for the government and defense spoke to the media about the verdict and the jury's decision to impose life in prison without possibility of parole versus death for Mr. Moussaoui's involvement in the terrorist plot. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/192348-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/192348-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were open for comments from viewers. Scott Hemphill was interviewed by telephone about his documentary video [Is the Death Penalty Dead?] The video won first prize in C-SPAN Classroom's StudentCam video documentary contest. This was a national competition in which middle and high school students produced a documentary exploring a current political topic using some C-SPAN footage and covering multiple viewpoints. Scott Hemphill is an 11th grade student at Broken Arrow Senior High School in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The video examined the topic of the death penalty. Chuck Todd reported from his newsroom on political news of the day including Senator McCain campaigning in Iowa, former Senator Edwards in Las Vegas, and fundraising for the Minnesota Senate campaigns. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/192017-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/192017-3 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT The first prize-winning video for the high school section, [Is the Death Penalty Dead?], was produced by Scott Hemphill, an 11th grade student at Broken Arrow Senior High School in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The video examined the topic of the death penalty through interviews with citizens and C-SPAN footage of advocates and experts. C-SPAN Classroom's StudentCam video documentary contest was a national competition in which middle and high school students produced a documentary exploring a current political topic using some C-SPAN footage and covering multiple viewpoints. The local cable company was Cox Communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/191990-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/191990-3 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT The relatives of September 11 attack's victims talked to the reporters on the verdict in the case of [U.S. v. Moussaoui] in which a jury had decided that the government could move forward with its attempt to impose the death penalty. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/191924-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/191924-2 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Adams read the verdict in first sentencing phase of [U.S. v. Moussaoui] on Courthouse Square as soon as it was also delivered in the courtroom. The jury found that the government had met the burdens for seeking the death penalty on three counts of conspiracy in the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/191924-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/191924-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Jim Willett was interviewed outdoors about a book he co-wrote with his college roommate Ron Rozelle, [Warden: Prison Life and Death from the Inside Out], published by Bright Sky Press. He spoke about his 30-year career in Texas prisons, including the Carrasco hostage crisis, the longest prison siege in the history of the United States. Mr. Willett presided over more legal executions than anyone else alive, reportedly overseeing 89. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/189620-9 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/189620-9 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Two opposing views on the death penalty were presented in a brief program. Mr. Ferguson favors the death penalty and Mr. Cox opposes it. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/191169-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/191169-2 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were open for comments from viewers. Callers discussed the death penalty and the execution in California of Stanley "Tookie" Williams. The convicted killer turned anti-gang crusader was put to death by lethal injection on the morning of December 13, 2005. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/190115-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/190115-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Participating by video feed, Mr. Sharp spoke about his support to the death penalty. On November 30, convicted murderer Robin Lovitt is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection in Virginia. Lovitt could be the 1,000th person executed in the United States since the death penalty was allowed to resume in 1976. Mr. Sharp responded to questions and comments from viewers. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/190011-8 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/190011-8 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Dieter spoke about his opposition to the death penalty. On November 30, convicted murderer Robin Lovitt is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection in Virginia. Lovitt could be the 1,000th person executed in the United States since the death penalty was allowed to resume in 1976. Mr. Dieter responded to questions and comments from viewers. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/190011-7 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/190011-7 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified about the death penalty and proposed legislation such as H.R. 3060, the Terrorist Penalties Act of 2005; and H.R. 3035, the Streamlined Procedures Act which reforms federal habeus corpus review of state court convictions. Topics included prosecutions for terrorist attacks, death penalty opposition, and the overturning of U.S. Supreme Court cases by the legislation. Judiciary Committee ranking Democrat Rep. Conyers also made a statement at the hearing. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/187437-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/187437-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will hold a press conference following the court proceedings for terrorism suspect Zacharias Moussaoui in which he plead guilty to charges, as well as the Justice Department's intent to proceed with their request for the death penalty. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/186440-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/186440-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Rivas talked about the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' major campaign to end the use of the death penalty. He responded to telephone calls, faxes and e-mail from viewers. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/186117-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/186117-4 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Victoria Toensing interviewed Sister Helen Prejean about her book [The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions], published by Random House. She was also the author of [Dead Man Walking], published by Vintage, which was made into a motion picture. Among the topics she addressed were her views on the death penalty, conditions on death row, and the continuing impact of capital punishment. Helen Prejean is a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Medaille and lives in Louisiana. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/184855-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/184855-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Don Lasseter talked about his book [Perfect Justice: Death Row and the Appeals Courts], published by Seven Locks Press . The book examined nine death penalty cases presided over by California Superior Court judge Donald McCartin. Among the cases discussed was that of Rodney Alcala, who was convicted of murder and sentenced to death by Judge McCartin, only to have his case overturned 23 years later by a federal appeals court. Judge McCartin joined Mr. Lasseter for the discussion and in answering questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/150927-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/150927-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Kurtis talks about this book [The Death Penalty on Trial: Crisis in American Justice], published by PublicAffairs. The host of A&E's [American Justice] re-examined his support of the death penalty and argued that the risk of executing the wrong person was too great to support capital punishment. After his presentation, the author answered questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/181892-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/181892-1 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT The guests discussed today's Supreme Court case, [Roper v. Simmons], on whether the execution of juveniles under 18 constitutes "cruel and unusual punishment" under the Eighth Amendment. Mr. Newsom filed a brief on behalf of Alabama and five other states that support executing juveniles who commit capital crimes while juveniles. Mr. Bilchik filed a brief with several child advocacy groups who are opposed to the death penalty for juveniles. They responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/183896-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/183896-2 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Turow talked about his book, [Ultimate Punishment: A Lawyer's Reflections on Dealing with the Death Penalty], published by Farrar Straus and Giroux. In the book, the author examines arguments and issues surrounding the use of the death penalty in America. After his presentation Mr. Turow answered audience members' questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/179142-7 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/179142-7 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT