Troy Davis

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September 23, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - With Davis gone, however, the loose coalition of groups who pushed for his freedom may simply crumble...
September 23, 2011
OPINION - In staking out a middle ground, Obama has protected himself from the fate visited upon former Massachusetts Governor…
September 22, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - Minutes before he was put to death, Troy Davis asked his supporters to "continue to fight this…
September 22, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - Davis remained defiant even after he was strapped to a gurney Wednesday night in the state's death…
September 22, 2011
Former President Bill Clinton weighed in on capital punishment on Thursday, saying courts need to slow down appeals processes to…
September 22, 2011
OPINION - Since the end of the golden era, roughly around 1992, hip-hop has lacked any discernible political voice...
September 22, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - Former President Jimmy Carter said in a statement to The Associated Press on Thursday he hopes Davis'…
September 22, 2011
theGrio REPORT - National Action Network president and television host Rev. Al Sharpton is calling on the U.S. Justice Department…
September 22, 2011
The U.S. Supreme Court gave no explanation for its highly unusual, four-hour delay in acting on a last-minute stay of…
September 22, 2011
OPINION - The cases couldn't be any more different yet each has reignited a debate over the death penalty...
September 22, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Justice Thomas is not to blame for the outcome, his history and the intense scrutiny surrounding his…
September 21, 2011
JACKSON, Ga. (AP) - As he lay strapped to a gurney in the death chamber, the 42-year-old told relatives of…
September 21, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - Davis and his supporters have maintained his innocence. Prosecutors have stood by the case...
September 21, 2011
OPINION - The killing of Troy Davis is our collective responsibility because it was done on all our behalf...
September 21, 2011
JACKSON, Ga. (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court rejects a last-ditch request to stop the execution of Troy Davis...
September 21, 2011
JACKSON, Ga. (AP) - His offer to take a polygraph test was rejected. So was his request for the pardons…
September 21, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - The 42-year-old's most realistic, though slim, chance for reprieve is through the courts, and his lawyers are…
September 21, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - Davis has received support from hundreds of thousands of people, including a former FBI director, former President…
September 21, 2011
OPINION - Many have advocated for a moratorium on the death penalty, and if there were ever a case that…
September 20, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Amnesty International, the NAACP and the National Action Network are drawing attention to one last effort...