Supreme Court Reinstates Death Penalty for Boston Marathon Bomber

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : Hours after the Supreme Court's ruling was announced, Catholic Mobilizing Network was scheduled to have its monthly virtual prayer vigil praying for an end to the death penalty with a reflection from Bishop Oscar A. Solis of Salt Lake City.
42% : The Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in a 6-3 vote.
38% : Currently, families of the victims of the marathon bombing are divided about the death penalty for Tsarnaev.
35% : Catholic Mobilizing Network and Sister Helen Prejean, a Sister of St. Joseph of Medaille and a longtime activist against capital punishment, have been urging the president to end the federal death penalty.
33% : When oral arguments were announced, Ms. Vaillancourt Murphy told Catholic News Service that Biden, who has said he is opposed to the death penalty, has a "sizable influence in these matters of life and death."

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