Source Biographies
"Should the Death Penalty Be Legal?"
Summary of Positions
| Pro | Not Clearly Pro or Con (NC) | Con | None Found (?) | |
| I. Individual | 30 (46.9%) | 11 (17.2%) | 23 (35.9%) | 0 (0%) |
| II. Organization | 2 (13.3%) | 5 (33.3%) | 8 (53.3%) | 0 (0%) |
I. Individual
- Pro -
| Individuals | Position |
|---|---|
| Berman, Douglas A., JD | Pro |
| Bessette, Joseph M., PhD | Pro |
| Brauchler, George, JD | Pro |
| Budziszewski, J., PhD | Pro |
| Bush, George W., MBA | Pro |
| Cantor, Julie, MD, JD | Pro |
| Creech, Mark H. | Pro |
| Diament, Nathan, JD | Pro |
| Earle, Ronald, JD | Pro |
| Ellerin, Bruce E., MD, JD | Pro |
| Fein, Bruce, JD | Pro |
| Feser, Edward, PhD | Pro |
| Gawande, Atul, MD, MPH | Pro |
| Hanisee, Michele, JD | Pro |
| Hood, John | Pro |
| Muhlhausen, David B., PhD | Pro |
| Muschick, Paul | Pro |
| Pataki, George, JD | Pro |
| Pojman, Louis P., PhD | Pro |
| Powell, Jr., Lewis Franklin, LLM | Pro |
| Rice, Charles E., JSD | Pro |
| Saraswati, Parmatmananda | Pro |
| Scalia, Antonin, JD | Pro |
| Schubert, Anne Marie, JD | Pro |
| Sharp, Dudley | Pro |
| Stewart, Steven D., JD | Pro |
| Sunstein, Cass R., JD | Pro |
| Trump, Donald J. | Pro |
| Van Den Haag, Ernest, PhD | Pro |
| Vermeule, Adrian, JD | Pro |
- Not Clearly Pro or Con -
| Individuals | Position |
|---|---|
| Baum, Kenneth F., MD, JD | NC |
| Dezhbakhsh, Hashem, PhD | NC |
| Eisenberg, Ronald, JD | NC |
| Gershowitz, Adam M., JD | NC |
| Hoven, Ardis Dee, MD | NC |
| Kovandzic, Tomislav, PhD | NC |
| Mocan, H. Naci, PhD | NC |
| Shepherd, Joanna, PhD | NC |
| Summers, Michael, PhD, MBA | NC |
| Truog, Robert, MD | NC |
| Waisel, David, MD | NC |
- Con -
| Individuals | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Hussein, Zeid Ra'ad, PhD | Con |
| Briggs, Ron | Con |
| Burnett, Cathleen, PhD | Con |
| Caplan, Arthur L., PhD | Con |
| Chambers, Ernie, JD | Con |
| Cuomo, Mario M., JD | Con |
| Dear, John | Con |
| Donohue III, John J., JD, PhD | Con |
| Dow, David R., JD | Con |
| Fagan, Jeffrey A., PhD | Con |
| Feingold, Russ, JD | Con |
| Francis, Pope | Con |
| Harris, Kamala, JD | Con |
| Kerr, Judy | Con |
| Lamperti, John, PhD | Con |
| McCartin, Donald, JD | Con |
| Newsom, Gavin | Con |
| Radelet, Michael L., PhD | Con |
| Ryan, George | Con |
| Sarokin, H. Lee, LLB | Con |
| Schroth, Raymond A., SJ | Con |
| Stevenson, Bryan, JD | Con |
| Thompson, Semon Frank, Jr. | Con |
II. Organization
- Pro -
| Organizations | Position |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Airport Peace Officers Association (LAAPOA) | Pro |
| WithChrist.org | Pro |
- Not Clearly Pro or Con -
- Con -
| Organizations | Position |
|---|---|
| American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) | Con |
| Amnesty International | Con |
| Bloomberg | Con |
| Death Penalty Focus | Con |
| Jewish Social Policy Action Network (JSPAN) | Con |
| Lancet, The | Con |
| The Economist | Con |
| United Nations (UN) | Con |