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The amendment to remove capital punishment from Delaware’s Constitution must be voted on twice consecutively by lawmakers.
Attorneys for Utah death row inmate Ralph Menzies filed a new petition asking the court to reconsider his competency due to ...
Defense attorneys for Teresa Youngblut file a motion against the DOJ's accelerated capital punishment process after Border ...
Mmore than 100 faith leaders are calling on Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) to pause all executions before the state breaks its record.
As CNN describes, “Forensic DNA testing from trash outside the Kohberger family home gave Idaho law enforcement the probable ...
Punjab's government is consulting legal experts to draft a law for stricter punishment for sacrilege against religious ...
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The move, one official said, would help the country extradite suspects from abroad. It would also spare the life of a ...
A dam O’Brien’s converted try got Fax off to the perfect early start in the capital just three minutes in, but Lewis Bienek ...
A plea bargain offered in the Brian Kohberger case creates a predictable, quicker, cheaper—and to some—a more ethical outcome ...
Trying to end capital punishment state-by-state was difficult at best, so death penalty abolitionists turned much of their efforts to the courts. They finally succeeded on June 29, 1972 in the ...