Debating the death penalty for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter, prosecutors raise question of the Jewish prison population
Jurors are considering whether life behind bars Is an adequate punishment for the deadliest attack on U.S. Jews in history
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Opinion The Tree of Life shooter is eligible for the death penalty. Only God can truly punish him
While I am grateful for the jury's decision, no human action can repair what the shooter destroyed
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Fast Forward Pittsburgh jury finds synagogue gunman eligible for the death penalty, setting up trial’s final phase
Jurors seemed to be unmoved by his lawyers’ arguments that his virulent antisemitism was delusional
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Opinion The Tree of Life shooter will likely receive the death penalty. Only one question remains
Five years after the most deadly attack against Jews in the United States, are we any safer?
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Fast Forward Defense in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial: ‘There is no culture’ that would support killing of Jews
A jury will now consider whether the gunman in the 2018 synagogue shooting had the intent that would make him eligible for the death penalty
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Fast Forward Is antisemitism always delusional? The Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s punishment could hinge on the answer.
A defense lawyer argued against an expert witness who says the Pittsburgh gunman’s murderous antisemitism is consistent with rational — if evil — behavior
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Fast Forward Pittsburgh synagogue trial: Expert says antisemitism and white supremacism, not delusions, spurred shooter
Park Dietz places the Tree of Life murders in the context of decades of American right-wing extremism
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Fast Forward Pittsburgh trial: Defense claims shooter had brain abnormalities
The Pittsburgh Jewish federation’s resident rabbinic scholar explained that there are differences of opinion as to when and how Jewish law would justify a death penalty
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