Pa. Supreme Court denies request to intervene in questioned capital punishment cases

This story was originally published by the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. Pennsylvania’s highest court on Friday declined to intervene in the cases of two men charged with capital murder after defenders raised alarms about the district attorney’s prolific pursuit of the death penalty in Washington County. The Atlantic Center for Capital Representation filed a petition in July 2025 asking the state Supreme Court to restrict Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh’s use of the death penalty....