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Synagogue Shooting Trial Spotlights Issue of Mental Health July 04, 2023
The jury hearing the case of Robert Bowers in the federal courthouse Downtown already has decided he is guilty of the hate-motivated murders of 11 people, members of the three congregations that met at the Tree of Life Or L’Simcha synagogue in Squir...
Possible Jurors Questioned in Synagogue Shooting Trial April 25, 2023
Fifteen prospective jurors were questioned on Monday on the first day of jury selection in the case against the man accused of killing 11 people at a Squirrel Hill synagogue in 2018. It is unclear how many, if any, will be seated on the panel. Robert...
What You Need to Know About Synagogue Shooting Case April 20, 2023
Jury selection begins Monday in the capital case against the man accused in the 2018 mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue building in Squirrel Hill. Robert Bowers, 50, of Baldwin, could face the death penalty if convicted in the federal case. ...
Should Judges Be Allowed to Prevent Death Penalty Cases? April 12, 2023
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Judge Anthony M. Mariani no longer plans on seating a death-penalty jury for cases brought to trial. Capital punishment technically is something that could happen in Pennsylvania. It’s a penalty that is on the b...
It's Time to End the Death Penalty Once and For All February 27, 2023
Gov. Josh Shapiro followed in predecessor Gov. Tom Wolf's footsteps, announcing that he would refuse to sign execution warrants while urging legislative action to ban the death penalty....
PA Lawmakers to Re-Introduce Bills on Death Penalty February 24, 2023
Legislators intend to re-file capital punishment bills that have hit dead-ends in prior sessions, but it's unclear if Shapiro's influence will change the outcome either way....
Josh Shapiro Changes His Mind, In Favor of Life February 21, 2023
I and the thousands of members of L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty want to thank Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro for his moral and ethical leadership on one of the most fundamental issues of our time in this nation: abolition of the death p...
Is Pennsylvania a Death Penalty State or Not? February 20, 2023
Gov. Josh Shapiro is continuing the pattern Pennsylvania’s executives have perfected over the last 24 years. On Thursday, Shapiro said he will continue following in his predecessors’ footsteps by not permitting executions to move forward. Pennsylvani...
Shapiro Asks PA Lawmakers to Abolish the Death Penalty February 17, 2023
Gov. Josh Shapiro is calling on the legislature to end the death penalty in Pennsylvania....
Should PA Have a Death Penalty? February 17, 2023
Gov. Josh Shapiro says Pennsylvania should abolish the death penalty....
