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As juror selection begins in Brandon Hill’s murder trial, a Wake judge considers an ACLU motion that argues the selection process excludes Black people, women and Catholics from serving.

Brandon Hills trial begins in September, but the ACLU argues he shouldnt eligible for the death penalty due to Wake Countys flawed jury selection system.

Plans for the renovation have been in the works since 2015.

In 1988, Georgia banned the executions of intellectually disabled people and now is the only state that has a more substantial burden than “by clear and convincing evidence.”

A Georgia inmate on death row is taking his case to the U.S. Supreme Court after the state's highest court upheld his punishment this week despite his claims that he is mentally challenged.

Georgia's highest court on Tuesday upheld a man's death sentence for killing his ex-fiancée's adult son, saying he failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he is intellectually disabled. Rodney Young, 53, was convicted of murder and sentenced to die in the 2008 slaying of Gary Jones in Covington. The Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgias highest court on Tuesday upheld a mans death sentence for...