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MSNBC is reporting that family, friends and supporters of Troy Davis, who was executed on Sept. 21, gathered today to say goodbye to him at Jonesville Baptist Church in Savannah, Ga. The Rev. Raphael ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. AP - Death row inmate Troy Anthony Davis got another legal break Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court recessed for summer without acting on his latest appeal, likely delaying any ...

In a blog entry at Your Black World, Dr. Boyce Watkins weighs in on the Troy Davis case, saying that the criminal-justice system has never been a friend to black males. He highlights how the deck was ...

Support for the penalty is down, according to a Gallup Poll. Republicans, men, whites and those living in the South and Midwest more like to support it, while people under 30 are more likely to oppose ...

Davis' supporters staged vigils in the U.S. and Europe, declaring "I am Troy Davis" on signs, T-shirts and the Internet. Some tried increasingly frenzied measures, urging prison workers to stay home ...