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 ...

State Sen. Dave Rader has proposed a two-year pause on executions to examine how the state responded to 46 recommendations made by an Oklahoma Death Penalty Review Commission.

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 ...

"Someone who says 'I'm against abortion but says I am in favor of the death penalty' is not really pro-life," Leo told ...

The 22-year-old man charged with killing Charlie Kirk will have a court hearing Monday where he and his newly appointed legal counsel will decide whether they want a preliminary hearing where the ...

(The Center Square) – One week later, Iryna’s Law with overwhelming bipartisan support remains without activity on the desk of North Carolina first-term Democratic Gov. Josh Stein. The legislation, ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — 7News is learning how President Donald Trump’s push for the death penalty will be enforced in the District, how this will affect the way crimes are prosecuted in the District, and ...

State Rep. Juandalynn Givan, D-Birmingham, said she will introduce legislation in 2026 in the Alabama Legislature to expand the state’s death penalty to include politically motivated attacks. State ...

An Arizona jury convicted a man Thursday on eight murder charges for carrying out a string of shootings in metro Phoenix over a three-week span in 2017. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty ...

Section 1. Background. Federal law provides for the death penalty for criminals found guilty of especially aggravated crimes (18 U.S.C. 3591(a)). Capital punishment is an essential part of how our ...

DETERRING AND PUNISHING HEINOUS CRIMES: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the Attorney General and the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia to fully ...

Prosecutors have said they intend to seek the death penalty in the case. A defense attorney has been appointed to represent Tyler Robinson, who is charged with shooting and killing conservative ...