Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Legal Commentary Blogs -> TalkLeft
(866) 635-2689 for Personal Injury or (866) 635-9402 for Criminal Defense
Find a Local Lawyer
Divorce (866) 635-6190
Personal Injury (866) 635-2689
Criminal Defense (866) 635-9402
Legal Commentary
: TalkLeftIllinois Senate Votes Repeal Death Penalty, Bill to Go to Governor
By Jeralyn
The Illinois Senate has voted to repeal the state's death penalty. The House voted for the repeal last week, and the bill now goes to the Governor for his signature.
The bill provides that the money in the Capital Litigation Trust Fund will be reallocated to a fund for murder victims’ services and law enforcement.
If signed into law, Illinois would become the 16th state to stop capital punishment and would mark the fewest states with the death penalty since 1978. Since 1976, Illinois has carried out 12 executions. In the same period, 20 inmates have been exonerated from the state’s death row, the second highest number in the United States.
The bill must be signed by Governor Pat Quinn in order to become law. So far, his office is not saying whether he will sign it.
Full post as published by TalkLeft on January 11, 2011 (boomark / email).
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TEA-21 - Plus Law 105-178
Federal Transportation Equity Act of 2005
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
Military Veterans Benefits
How to obtain full range of benefits for veterans and dependnets
Darvocet
FDA Expert Panel Votes for Ban
Phone Bill Reduction
Qwest agrees to $16 million settlement in overcharging lawsuit.
RC2 Corp to Pay $1.25 Million Civil Penalty
RC2 Corp to Pay $1.25 Million Civil Penalty >
Illinois Ground Beef Recalled
due to Possible E. coli Contamination
Illinois Residents
Exposed to Potentially Carcinogenic Drinking Water
University of Illinois Medical Center
Potential $14 Million in Malpractice Settlements
#1 Online Legal Resource
On 08-25 at 15:46PM
Acute perpendicular parking #NYPD #NYFD
On 08-18 at 22:18PM
Parallel parking gone bad. Too much gas UES NYC
On 08-18 at 21:41PM
UES NYC
On 08-18 at 21:25PM
Twitter suspends journalist critical of broadcast partner's coverage on dubious grounds @guyadams #nbcfail #twitterfail
On 07-30 at 17:57PM
Model example of 1st Amendment suppression by the People of New York City's Michael Bloomberg #OWS #NYPD
On 07-12 at 21:07PM
AG Holder lackadaisical on Operation in our Sites domain name seizures & RIAA lobbied free speech suppression @dajaz1
On 06-08 at 22:44PM
Why is the Catholic Church going to court over Obama contraception policy? @NewYorker commentary
On 05-31 at 10:08AM
Monks sue Louisiana for right to sell caskets made from forrest destroyed by Katrina
On 05-31 at 07:47AM
Are the abortion ultrasound laws headed for the Supreme Court?
On 05-15 at 21:52PM
Illinois State Senate Passes Death Penalty Repeal!
Connecticut Legislature Votes to Abolish the Death Penalty
Illinois House Votes to Repeal Death Penalty; Senate Vote Next
Montana Senate votes to repeal the death penalty
Governor Bill Richardson Signs Repeal of the Death Penalty
Possible death penalty repeal in Illinois now in hand of Governor Pat Quinn
 |
|
Contact Us | About Us | Celebrity Law Blog |
Our Partners | Disclaimer
| Law Blog Directory
| Law Jobs
| Law Tweets
| Oil Spill Video
All original material © 1999-2011 by USLaw.com. All other material, including Blog Directory feed content, are © by their respective copyright holders. |