Fighting to Repeal the Death Penalty

Update Friday, March 15 2:27pm:  The Maryland House of Delegates passed the Death Penalty Repeal Act with a wide-margin vote of 82 to 56.  Governer Martin O'Malley is expected to sign the bill into law within weeks.  The Governor will hold a press conference shortly, available live here

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Death Penalty Information Center reports that on March 24, Colorado’s House Judiciary Committee voted (6-4) against a repeal bill, despite hearing nine hours of testimony regarding the bill "largely from supporters of the measure."    According to the Huffington Post, the bill's co-sponsor Claire