Judge Says Executions Violate Constitution. The assault on the death penalty continues:

‘A U.S. district judge in New York ruled yesterday that the federal death penalty is unconstitutional because it creates “undue risk” of executing innocent defendants, the latest sign that DNA exonerations of death row inmates have begun to affect the way courts and legislatures think about capital punishment.’

This ruling is based not on the usual ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ foundation but due process concerns. Washington Post