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Boelter Pleads Guilty In Deal To Avoid Death Penalty For Minnesota Murders
'Hunted and attacked in their own homes.'…
Feds won't seek death penalty in plea deal with man accused of killing top Minnesota Democrat - AP News
Feds won't seek death penalty in plea deal with man accused of killing top Minnesota Democrat AP News…
How a Prisoner Ended Up Alone in Court in a Death Penalty Case
Arab lawmakers seek to join High Court petition against death penalty law
According to the request, the applicants asked to join after the petition was filed, citing their public interest in the law and involvement in the parliamentary and public debate …
Homeless suspect in fatal MARTA stabbing of great-grandmother could face death penalty as hit with federal charge
“Margaret Swan was an innocent woman simply trying to get to her destination.”…
Nitrogen gas executions are constitutional, federal judge rules
A federal judge has ruled that execution by nitrogen gas doesn't violate the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment, rejecting an Alabama inmate's claim that it causes …
Far-Left House Candidate Backed by AOC and Hasan Piker Said Corporate CEOs ‘Should Fry,’ Called for ‘Frequent and Swift’ Death Penalty for CEO ‘Gangs’
Chris Rabb, a Pennsylvania House candidate backed by the "Squad" and other far-left figures, once called for the death penalty for corporate CEOs, whom he likened to "gang leaders.…
Federal judge upholds constitutionality of nitrogen gas executions
A federal judge has ruled Alabama's use of nitrogen gas to carry out executions does not violate the U.S. Constitution…
Supreme Court sides with Black death row inmate who alleged discrimination
The Supreme Court divided 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joining the three liberal justices in the majority.…
Supreme court sides with Mississippi man on death row in racial bias case
Terry Pitchford, who was 18 when convicted of murder, argued that Black jurors were excluded from his trial Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The US supreme court o…
SCOTUS Through the Decades | Interview: Nina Totenberg
Plus: IQ tests and the death penalty.…
Man gets double death penalty for sexual assault, murder of TN student; CM Vijay hails verdict
The breakthrough in the case for the police came from a windmill camera that captured a suspicious two-wheeler near the scene of crime. | India News…
Thoothukudi schoolgirl sexual assault and murder case: Accused gets death penalty on two counts
Dharma Muneeswaran sentenced to death for the sexual assault and murder of a Thoothukudi schoolgirl in March 2026.…
Two Conservatives Justices Just Took a Surprising Step to Save a Death Row Inmate’s Life. Why?
Four justices dissented, hinting at a sharp conflict behind the scenes.…
Did Justice Alito Lose The Majority Opinion In Hamm v. Smith?
It seems possible that the Chief Justice assigned the majority to Justice Alito, but something happened along the way, and Justices Kavanaugh and Barrett decided to DIG.…
Tennessee calls off botched lethal injection
Fourteen executions have been carried out in the United States in 2026. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.…
US prison officials call off prisoner's execution after 'botched' attempt
Corrections officials in Tennessee halt an inmate's execution by lethal injection after medical staff repeatedly fail to tap a vein.…
Florida man executed in fatal stabbing of woman and her 4-year-old daughter
This was Florida's seventh execution so far this year, following a state record 19 executions in 2025.…
The Supreme Court’s Death Penalty Jurisprudence Is Still a Cruel and Unusual Joke
Nothing in the Constitution prevents the execution of dumb guys who kill people.…
‘Botched’ lethal injection earns Tennessee death row inmate reprieve
The botched insertion caused Carruthers to be in pain as he lost “lots of blood,” one of his public defenders said.…
Tennessee halts execution after officials can't find inmate's vein
Tennessee called off the scheduled execution of Tony Carruthers on Thursday after officials spent more than an hour trying and failing to establish an intravenous line, prompting G…
Tennessee aborts execution attempt after struggling to find vein
May 21 - Tennessee prison officials aborted their attempt to execute a man convicted of murders on Thursday after failing to find a suitable vein for a lethal injection. Read more …
Death row inmate Tony Carruthers won't face execution for at least a year after IV line failure in Tennessee
Tennessee halted Tony Carruthers’ execution after officials failed to set a required backup IV line. Gov. Bill Lee granted a one-year reprieve as his lawyer described a painful sce…
SCOTUS narrowly spares 'intellectually disabled' murderer from execution
The Supreme Court spared the life of an "intellectually disabled" death row inmate, dismissing an appeal by Alabama officials who claimed he is eligible for execution.…
The Supreme Court hands a rare victory to a death row inmate
The Supreme Court announced on Thursday that it will not decide Hamm v. Smith, a case involving a genuinely difficult constitutional question about whether an Alabama inmate may la…
US supreme court dismisses Alabama’s bid to execute intellectually disabled man
Court throws out state’s challenge to judicial finding that inmate convicted of murder is ineligible for death penalty…
Supreme Court decision on death row IQ case will spare prisoner’s life
The Supreme Court dismissed a case over how to weigh multiple IQ scores when determining if an inmate may be executed by the state.…
Supreme Court dismisses case on death penalty for inmates with intellectual disabilities
The Supreme Court dismissed a case on the death penalty eligibility for inmates with intellectual disabilities. CBS News' Jan Crawford reports.…
Supreme Court dismisses case surrounding the death penalty
The Supreme Court has dismissed a case surrounding the death penalty and IQ tests for inmates on death row. CBS News' Jessica Levinson and Katrina Kaufman have more.…
Justices Decline to Rule in Death Penalty Case Over Intellectual Disabilities
Supreme Court Leaves Rulings on Executing the Intellectually Disabled in Place
Alabama won't be allowed to kill someone because of a single passing IQ test…
Tennessee set to execute first person forced to represent himself at trial in more than a century
Tony Carruthers’s lawyers say no evidence tied him to 1994 crimes he was convicted of and is mentally incompetent…
Supreme Court dismisses death penalty case on people with mental disabilities
Supreme Court dismisses bid to execute inmate with borderline intellectual disability
A divided Supreme Court has dismissed Alabama’s bid to be allowed to execute a convicted murderer who was found by lower courts to be intellectually disabled…
Tennessee is preparing to execute Tony Carruthers, whose defenders question trial fairness
Tennessee is scheduled to execute Tony Carruthers by lethal injection after courts denied requests to test DNA and fingerprint evidence and ruled that he is mentally competent…
Nova exhibit in hiding, death penalty filing, Eurovision boo: Inside the week in antisemitism
A memorial forced into hiding. A death penalty filing. A singer booed into second place. One week, three continents, and a pattern officials won't name.…
US lawyers say man on death row could be executed with expired lethal drugs
Execution method has long raised questions about cruel and unusual punishment and botched executions.…
Attorneys for Tennessee inmate worry state could use expired drugs for lethal injection
Attorneys for a Tennessee death row inmate say they are concerned the state may be planning to use expired lethal injection drugs at a planned execution on Thursday…
After 5 decades and 600 executions, these are the last words on Texas’ death row
An NBC News analysis of every final statement shows that some convey a readiness to die. Others are defiant. And many seek salvation.…
False Testimony Sent Tony Carruthers to Death Row. Tennessee Is About to Kill Him.
Carruthers’s murder conviction hinged on the claims of paid informant, who has repeatedly recanted his testimony.…
'A more arbitrary and extreme regime': In the West Bank, Israel toughens death penalty law for Palestinians
A coalition of Israeli and Palestinian non-profit organizations has called for the cancellation of the 'military order' that brought the measure into force, expanding the crimes pu…
Hamas leadership calls for kidnapping of IDF soldiers following death penalty law passing - report
In a document, Hamas described the proposed legislation as a “fascist law,” and urged members of the organization’s military wing to escalate and carry out “active operations.”…
Murdaugh defense fights over death penalty, venue change and evidence – what could change in second trial
Alex Murdaugh's murder retrial takes shape as prosecutors consider the death penalty and defense attorneys push for a venue change and new jury rules.…
Xavier Becerra Pushed to Inflate a Black Man’s IQ to Execute Him as California AG
Becerra, a front-runner for California governor, has a history of blocking police accountability measures and seeking to uphold the death penalty. The post Xavier Becerra Pushed to…
Death penalty rates at 40-year high globally, Amnesty International says
A crackdown in Iran drove a surge in the number of people executed worldwide in 2025, but China remains the "leading executioner," human rights group Amnesty International says.…
Iran doubled executions in 2025 as global death penalty use hit 44-year high
Iran executed more than twice as many people last year as it did in 2024, according to a new report by Amnesty International.…
Avi Bluth signs West Bank security amendment, go ahead to implement terrorist death penalty bill
Bluth’s signing marks the start of a significant policy change within the defense establishment since the October 7 massacre.…
Firing Squads Expose the Brutality of the Death Penalty
'Tool of control to crush dissent': Amnesty warns of global 'resurgence' in use of death penalty
Executions nearly doubled in the U.S. last year, and soared abroad
The number of people killed in state-sanctioned executions worldwide rose to a 44-year high in 2025, according to a new report from Amnesty International.…
'Staggering' Iran toll drives up global executions to their highest since 1981, says Amnesty International
In 2025, at least 2,707 people were executed globally, and of these cases, 2,159 were in Iran, Amnesty International said on Sunday. The UK-based rights group, among others, has no…
‘Staggering’ Iran toll drives up global executions: Amnesty
Of the 2,707 confirmed executions globally in 2025, 2,159 were in Iran. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.…
Jeanine Pirro Says She Will Pursue Death Penalty For Man Accused Of Ambushing, Killing Israeli Embassy Staffers
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro filed notice her office will seek the death penalty against Elias Rodriguez, charged with killing two Israeli Embassy staffers.…
Murdaugh murder retrial: Prosecutors may pursue death penalty
Prosecutors may pursue the death penalty in the retrial of Alex Murdaugh, according to the South Carolina Attorney General.…