For too long, this country’s criminal legal system has perpetuated violence, brutality, and murder, with Black people bearing the brunt. While methods may change, the underlying outcomes remain the ...
Death row inmate’s next moves lie with Texas Supreme Court When a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle was swept thousands of miles away, ...
Three Republicans backed by Attorney General Ken Paxton are set to join the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and three ...
The losses are the first on statewide reproductive rights ballot measures anywhere in the U.S. since the Supreme Court ...
Missouri abortion rights supporters hold a celebratory press conference outside the state Capitol after the Missouri Supreme ...
The United States is an outlier among developed nations when it comes to the ultimate punishment. One state has executed by ...
A recent rash of executions and high profile death penalty cases with credible claims of innocence show just how hard it is ...
Convicted murderer beat victim with hammer and saw IQ scores at issue in legal fight over death sentence Atlanta-based ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears likely to give Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip at least another day in court in his long quest to throw out his murder conviction and death ...
The Texas death row inmate was originally set to testify in Austin shortly after his execution was delayed by a last-minute subpoena.
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) was adopted in 1979 by the United ...
In the U.S., individuals can face the death penalty even when their guilt is not proven beyond a reasonable doubt. A ...