A federal judge on Wednesday repeatedly urged prudence as the Department of Justice (DOJ) contemplates whether to seek the death penalty for a man accused of fatally shooting two Israeli Embassy ...

State lawmakers have taken up President Trump’s aggressive push to expand the use of the death penalty, setting up legislative and legal battles that could make a wider range of crimes subject to ...

As the justices make their final preparations this week for the start of the 2025-26 term, they’ll also address the latest ...

Multiple Department of Justice employees "may have violated" Luigi Mangione's right to a fair trial through public comments and social media posts, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday -- and it could ...

The U.S. has seen 35 executions so far in 2025, with seven more scheduled for later this month. This year's total already ...

Luigi Mangione is fighting a federal death penalty charge in the murder of UHC CEO Brian Thompson. On Friday, his lawyers asked his judge to find the death penalty unconstitutional. The filing starts ...

The law provides that if the state’s current method, lethal injection, is found to be unconstitutional or is unable to be administered, the N.C. Department of Adult Correction “must select another ...

Luigi Mangione should be spared the death penalty because prosecutors are more interested in putting on a “Marvel movie”-esque show than getting justice, his lawyers argued. The 27-year-old’s legal ...

House Bill 307 tightens several public-safety laws in response to the stabbing death of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on ...

Community members came together to protest the death penalty as the conversation ramps up over its legality in North Carolina ...

The Tennessee Supreme Court on Tuesday scheduled what would be the first execution of a woman in Tennessee in over 200 years.

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