The death penalty is arbitrary, capricious, more expensive than non-capital incarcerations and poisoned by racial bias. The ...

In an unusual court proceeding that began in October, the ACLU and other attorneys asserted that Kansas' death penalty law ...

President-elect Donald Trump talked for six minutes at the sentencing in his New York hush money case. The judge, a prosecutor and a defense lawyer also spoke.

Aaron Gunches was convicted of first-degree murder in 2004. After a two-year pause on executions, Arizona wants to kill him.

I was one of the religious leaders behind the scenes urging President Joe Biden to commute the sentences of people on federal ...

The Biden administration has succeeded in temporarily blocking a plea deal for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ...

A long-shot challenge to Kansas’ death penalty unfolding in court proceedings for a man charged in the deaths of 4 people at ...

For the past several weeks, a major challenge to Kansas’ death penalty has been underway in a Wyandotte County murder case.

This execution will mark Alabama’s fourth use of nitrogen hypoxia, following its inaugural application in January 2024. The ...

A lethal injection expert has asked the Arizona Supreme Court to deny the attorney general's request for an execution warrant for Aaron Gunches.

Anne Taylor asked the judge in a slew of motions to remove capital punishment as an option using the same legal playbook that ...