Abolition of death penalty in Washington draws attention from national, world media

Here’s a roundup of the coverage of today’s historic victory for human rights:

• The New York Times: Washington State Supreme Court Deems Death Penalty Unconstitutional
• The Washington Post: Washington Supreme Court strikes down state’s death penalty, saying it is ‘arbitrary and racially biased’
• The Los Angeles Times: Washington state Supreme Court abolishes the death penalty, calling it ‘arbitrary’ and ‘racially biased’
• NPR: Washington State Strikes Down Death Penalty, Citing Racial Bias
• Reuters: Washington state’s top court bans death penalty as biased, arbitrary
• NBC: Washington Supreme Court strikes down state’s death penalty
• ABC: Washington State Supreme Court declares death penalty unconstitutional: Analysis
• U.S. News and World Report: Washington Supreme Court Rules Death Penalty Unconstitutional
• The Guardian: Washington State’s supreme court strikes down death penalty
• BuzzFeed: Washington State’s Death Penalty Is Unconstitutional, The State’s Supreme Court Rules

Note that stories published by local media are not included above.