The constitutional prohibition of ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ has shaped legal discourse around failed executions, but courts have not stopped states from attempting to execute the same man again.
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The New Hampshire House of Representatives will vote on whether to resurrect New Hampshire’s death penalty Thursday. House Bill 1413, sponsored by Belmont Republican Rep. Douglas Trottier, seeks to reinstitute the death penalty in New Hampshire. This comes more than six years after the state Legislature repealed New Hampshire’s death penalty in 2019. However, Gov. […]