South Carolina prepares for first firing squad execution, ushering return of rare method
Brad Sigmon, 67, has opted not to die by electrocution or lethal injection in his planned March 7 execution. The last firing ...
TN Supreme Court upholds law giving AG more power in death penalty cases. Why it matters
The state's highest court upheld a law transferring more control of death penalty cases from local district attorneys to the ...
DOJ memo targets undocumented immigrants with death penalty, but only for capital crimes
A memo from Pam Bondi asked prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for groups including immigrants illegally residing in the ...
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UN rights chief calls for moratorium, abolition of death penalty amid 'substantial increase' in global executions
Top executing countries over recent years include Iran, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, US, says Volker Turk - Anadolu Ajansı ...
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The future of the death penalty hangs in the balance in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho - As Idaho lawmakers discuss the future of the firing squad to carry out executions in the Gem State, the fates ...
Utah lawyers disciplined a high-profile elected prosecutor. Here’s how he’s fighting back.
Former Utah County Attorney David Leavitt is facing a professional sanction for comments he made at his first news conference ...
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Tunisia opposition figures go on trial on state security charges
The trial of several prominent Tunisian opposition figures accused of national security offences is set to begin Tuesday, ...
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TN Supreme Court upholds law giving AG more power in death penalty cases. Why it matters
The Tennessee Supreme Court upheld a law that gives more power over death penalty cases to the attorney general's office. Except for in a few types of legal proceedings, death penalty cases will ...
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Abolish the death penalty in Africa
The African Court ruling on Tanzania’s mandatory death penalty ruled that sentencing someone to death by hanging violates ...
Idaho bill making firing squads primary form of execution heads to the Senate
Supporters of the bill focused their arguments on efficiency, while some opponents cite a lack of data could bring potential ...
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DOJ memo targets undocumented immigrants with death penalty, but only for capital crimes
The DOJ memo laid out two types of cases where the attorney general and federal prosecutors must pursue the death penalty: the murder of a law enforcement officer or a capital crime committed by ...