The move could affect plans to execute two prisoners in March. "This case has always been about Louisiana’s execution ...

The ACLU of Ohio is calling for a repeal of the state's current death penalty laws, but some conservative state lawmakers ...

Elections have consequences, so the slogan goes. One of those consequences was on full display Feb. 5, in the minutes after ...

A memo from Pam Bondi asked prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for groups including immigrants illegally residing in the ...

Undocumented immigrants convicted of first-degree murder or raping children would face mandatory death sentences, under bills ...

In many politically conservative states, a subtle yet significant shift in the pro-life movement is underway: a move toward a ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announced the state will resume executions after a 15-year hiatus, potentially using the ...

Lawyers are sparring over a COVID-19-related agreement that has shielded some people on Georgia's death row from execution.

Arizona lawmakers consider reinstating the firing squad as a death penalty method because of issues with lethal injections.

Aaron Gunches will be the first person executed by Arizona in more than two years. His execution was scheduled for March 19.

But the attorney general’s display of unbridled enthusiasm for capital punishment on day one of her tenure — and her inattention to the death penalty’s serious problems — should give all ...