Do Americans support the death penalty? New poll finds a historic generational shift
Nationwide support for the death penalty has fallen to its lowest level in decades due to shifting attitudes among younger ...
Trump expected to end Biden-era death penalty pause, expand to more federal inmates
President-elect Donald Trump wants to expand the federal death penalty and undo the Biden-Harris administration's moratorium ...
Mistrial in death penalty case for killer of Sacramento cop Tara O’Sullivan after jury deadlocks
A mistrial was declared after a Sacramento jury on Friday deadlocked in its decision of the death penalty for Adel Ramos, who killed Sacramento police Officer Tara O’Sullivan in a 2019 ambush that ...
Anti-death penalty advocates rally at Indiana Statehouse against resuming state executions
Anti-death penalty advocates called on Holcomb to stop the upcoming state execution of Joseph Corcoran and end the practice in Indiana.
Bryan Kohberger's defense argues against death penalty, calls death row "dehumanizing"
Kohberger currently faces the death penalty if convicted; his trial in Boise is set for August 2025. BOISE, Idaho — In less ...
Bryan Kohberger's fight against death penalty gets day in court; expert skeptical of defense's arguments
The defense planned to call two expert witnesses at the hearing — forensic pathologist Dr. Barbara Wolf and University of Idaho law professor Aliza Cover, whose research has examined capital ...
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Iran executes two Afghan citizens amid surge in Capital Punishments
The Iranian human rights organization Hengaw has reported the execution of two Afghan citizens, including a woman, by the Islamic Republic of Iran. In a published report, the organization stated that ...
In Idaho murder case, Kohberger’s defense argues death penalty ‘ought to be abolished’
Kohberger is charged with four counts of first-degree murder along with a count of felony burglary. A defendant is eligible ...
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Robert Roberson’s death row case raises questions over capital punishment fairness
News coverage of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson's stalled lethal injection raises questions about Texas executing the ...
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How disagreements about a Texas death row inmate’s guilt became a legal battle between branches of government
AUSTIN, Texas — The Supreme Court of Texas is weighing whether death row inmate Robert Roberson — whose capital punishment ...
Capital punishment: Delhi air now ‘severe’
City residents woke up on Wednesday to an all-too-familiar nightmare: a thick, choking haze of smog blanketing the city, ...
Joe Biden Can Preemptively Halt One Brutal Trump Policy
In contrast, Biden has a mixed record on capital punishment. Unlike his predecessor, he has not carried out any federal ...