Racial Justice

The repeal of North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act — which allowed defendants to challenge their death sentences if they could prove that race was the basis of the decision to seek or impose the penalty — cannot be applied retroactively, the state’s Supreme Court ruled. Individuals who filed claims under the act before it was repealed in 2013 are entitled to its full protections.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The repeal of North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act — which allowed defendants to challenge their death sentences if they could prove that race was the basis of the decision to seek or impose the penalty — cannot be applied retroactively, the state Supreme Court ruled. Individuals who filed claims under the act before it was repealed in 2013 are entitled to its full protections.

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