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3.Robbie Brown, “Arkansas Upends Death Penalty,” www.nytimes.com, June 22, 2012
4.Jonathan J. Cooper, “John Kitzhaber, Oregon Governor, Imposes Moratorium on Death Penalty for Rest of His Term,” huffingtonpost.com, Nov. 22, 2011
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11.Wilson Ring, “Vt. Prosecutors May Seek Death Penalty in Abduction,” boston.com, July 6, 2008
12.South Dakota Department of Corrections, “Frequent Questions: Capital Punishment” doc.sd.gov (accessed July 20, 2012)
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15.William Yardley, “Oregon Governor Says He Will Block Executions,” nytimes.com, Nov. 22, 2011
16.Joe Sutton, “Maryland Governor Signs Death Penalty Repeal,” cnn.com, May 2, 2013
17.Julie Bosman, “Nebraska Abolishes the Death Penalty,” nytimes.com, May 27, 2015
18.CNN, “Pennsylvania Governor Halts Death Penalty While ‘Error Prone’ System Reviewed,” cnn.com, Feb. 14, 2015
19.Archyde.com, “Connecticut’s Top Court Bans Death Penalty in State,” reuters.com, Aug. 13, 2015
20.Whitney Ray, “Attorney General Bondi’s Statement on Today’s US Supreme Court Ruling,” myfloridalegal.com, Jan. 12, 2016
21.Eyder Peralta, “Delaware Supreme Court Finds State’s Death Penalty Law Is Unconstitutional,” npr.org, Aug. 2, 2016
22.New York Times“With Death Penalty Back, Nebraska Looks Ahead to Executions,” nytimes.com, Nov. 9, 2016
23.Jessica Masulli Reyes, “Supreme Court: Executions off for Those on Death Row,” delawareonline.com, Dec. 15, 2016
24.Rachel La Corte, “Washington Justices Toss Death Penalty as Arbitrary, Unfair,” theolympian, Oct. 11, 2018
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26.Kelly P. Kissel, “Here Are the 8 Inmates Arkansas Planned to Execute in 11 Days,” usatoday.com, Apr. 15, 2017
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28.Los Angeles Times“Gov. Gavin Newsom to Block California Death Row Executions, Close San Quentin Execution Chamber,” latimes.com, Mar. 12, 2019
29.Denver Post Editorial Board, “Grant Death Penalty a Reprieve,” denverpost.com, Dec. 21, 2018
30.Ellen Powell, “Florida Governor Signs Bill Tightening Death Penalty,” csmonitor.com, Mar. 15, 2017
31.Bill Estep, “Could Kentucky Resume Executing Inmates? New Death-Penalty Rules Proposed,” kentucky.com, Feb. 14, 2018
32.AP, “Order Barring Louisiana Executions Is Extended by 1 Year,” apnews.com, July 16, 2018
33.AP, “Louisiana Seeks 1-Year Extension in Halt to Executions,” nola.com, July 12, 2018
34.Debra Goldschmidt, “Oklahoma Commission Recommends Extending Death Penalty Moratorium,” cnn.com, Apr. 25, 2017
35.Johnathan Baker, “In Oklahoma, Death Penalty Moratorium Will Continue through End of 2017,” hppr.org, Aug. 23, 2017
36.Kelsey Gibbs, “Death Sentences Continue in Oklahoma Despite Execution Moratorium,” kfor.com, Oct. 16, 2017
37.Jonathan J. Cooper, “Brown to Preserve Death Penalty Ban,” mailtribune.com, Feb. 20, 2015
38.Zack Budryk, “New Hampshire Lawmakers Override Governor Veto to Abolish Death Penalty,” thehill.com, May 30, 2019
39.Jon Kamp, “New Hampshire Governor Vetoes Death-Penalty Repeal Bill,” wsj.com, May 3, 2019
40.Aris Folley, “Death Penalty Abolished in Colorado,” thehill.com, Mar. 23, 2020
41.Whitney Evans, “Virginia Governor Signs Law Abolishing the Death Penalty, a 1st in the South,” npr.org, Mar. 24, 2021
42.Lauren Dake and Conrad Wilson, “Outgoing Oregon Governor Commutes Death Row Sentences, Orders Execution Chamber Dismantled,” opb.org, Dec.13
43.ALCU, “ACLU-PA Statement on Governor Shapiro Continuing the Moratorium on Executions,” aclupa.org, Feb 16, 2023
44.Lisa Baumann, “Washington State Officially Abolishes Death Penalty,” apnews.com, Apr. 20, 2023
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