United States
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- federal republic with a strong federal tradition
- CONSTITUTION
- September 17, 1787, in effect from March 4, 1789
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- federal court system based on English common law. Each state has its own legal system
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Congress (Senate and House of Representatives)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. District Courts; state and county courts
RELIGIONS
51.3% Protestants; 23.9% Catholics; 1.7% Mormons; 1.6% other Christians; 1.7% Jews; 0.7% Muslims; other unspecified or no religion
From the country
- FEBRUARY 26, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Trump wants drug dealers to face death penalty.
USA - Trump wants drug dealers to face death penalty.
- FEBRUARY 16, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Lack of Death-Penalty Counsel Brings Guantánamo War Crimes Trial to a Halt.
USA - Lack of Death-Penalty Counsel Brings Guantánamo War Crimes Trial to a Halt.
- FEBRUARY 16, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - U.S. District Judge Brian M. Cogan sentenced Al Qaeda operative Ibrahim Suleiman Adnan Adam Harun to life in prison.
USA - U.S. District Judge Brian M. Cogan sentenced Al Qaeda operative Ibrahim Suleiman Adnan Adam Harun to life in prison.
FEBRUARY 16, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: AL QAEDA OPERATIVE SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON
U.S. District Judge Brian M. Cogan in New York City today sentenced Al Qaeda operative Ibrahim Suleiman Adnan Adam Harun, 47, to life in prison.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - At Guantanamo trial, Military judge wants civilian attorneys arrested for quitting al Nashiri’s case
USA - At Guantanamo trial, Military judge wants civilian attorneys arrested for quitting al Nashiri’s case
- FEBRUARY 10, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pentagon Fires Harvey Rishikof, War Court Official Who Was Attempting to Negotiate End to Guantánamo Death-Penalty Trial.
USA - Pentagon Fires Harvey Rishikof, War Court Official Who Was Attempting to Negotiate End to Guantánamo Death-Penalty Trial.
- FEBRUARY 5, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - American Bar Association Resolution: Ban Death Penalty for Offenders Age 21
USA - American Bar Association Resolution: Ban Death Penalty for Offenders Age 21
FEBRUARY 5, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTYABA RESOLUTION: BAN DEATH PENALTY FOR OFFENDERS AGE 21 OR YOUNGER
The American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates voted overwhelmingly to adopt a resolution (Resolution 111) calling for an end to the death penalty for offenders who were 21 or younger at the time of the crime.
- JANUARY 29, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - There are 53,290 people serving LWOP sentences as of 2016.
USA - There are 53,290 people serving LWOP sentences as of 2016.
- JANUARY 29, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA: 53,290 PEOPLE SERVING LWOP SENTENCES
According to a study by the Sentencing Project (Still Life: America’s Increasing Use of Life and Long-Term Sentences, May 03, 2017), there are 53,290 people serving LWOP sentences as of 2016.
- JANUARY 9, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Murder Victims’ Family Members Speak of Moving Forward Without the Death Penalty
USA - Murder Victims’ Family Members Speak of Moving Forward Without the Death Penalty Murder Victims’ Family Members Speak of Moving Forward Without the Death Penalty
JANUARY 9, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: MURDER VICTIMS’ FAMILY MEMBERS SPEAK OF MOVING FORWARD WITHOUT THE DEATH PENALTY
Two recent publications illustrate that a growing number of family members of murder victims are now advocating against capital punishment.