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    Has the Death Penalty Become an Anachronism? A Discussion of Changing Laws, Practices and Religion on Our Standards of Decency

    Has the Death Penalty Become an Anachronism? A Discussion of Changing Laws, Practices and Religion on Our Standards of Decency

    A discussion of the growing divergence between the justifications for capital punishment and its actual implementation, and how our legal system should evolve in the face of contemporary death penalty practices. This program is co-sponsored by the Project in partnership with the Section of Civil Rights & Social Justice, the Death Penalty Due Process Review Project, the Criminal Justice Section, and the Center for Human Rights.