What Does The Supreme Court Think About The Death Penalty

What does the Supreme Court actually think about the death penalty? "The court appears to be floundering, ever more tightly enmeshed in what Justice Harry A. Blackmun called the machinery of death. Recent episodes have been both mystifying to the public and embarrassing to the court." The New York Times.

Chart of the day: Fewer countries are carrying out the death penalty. The Economist.