How division over a Texas death row inmate’s guilt became a …
17 hours ago · The Supreme Court of Texas is weighing whether death row inmate Robert Roberson — whose capital punishment was temporarily halted last month — must testify before a Texas House committee ...
Trump wants to expand the federal death penalty, setting up legal ...
3 days ago · Nov. 9, 2024, 12:00 PM UTC. By Erik Ortiz. Throughout his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump signaled he would resume federal executions if he won and make more people eligible for capital ...
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Full coverage of the death penalty and capital punishment in the United States and breaking news about prison inmate executions and lethal injection protocols.
Idaho college murders: Death penalty would be 'dehumanizing,' …
5 days ago · By Erik Ortiz. The defense team for the man accused of murdering four University of Idaho students in 2022 said Thursday that his trial should not permit the death penalty as punishment, arguing ...
US will appeal judge's ruling that 9/11 ... - Associated Press News
3 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department will appeal a military judge’s ruling that plea agreements struck by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, and two of his co-defendants are valid, a defense official said Saturday.. The ruling this past week voided Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s order to throw out the deals and concluded that the plea ...
Alabama puts to death Kenneth Smith in first known execution …
Jan 25, 2024 · Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith executed with nitrogen gas, marking the emergence of a wholly new method of capital punishment. By Dakin Andone, Isabel Rosales and Christina Maxouris, CNN. 7...
What’s the status of the US death penalty? - Associated Press News
Mar 14, 2023 · Capital punishment has been a hot-button issue politically in the past but is less so now after support for capital punishment has fallen in recent decades. Backing for it currently hovers around 50%, according to most polls.
Plea deals revived for alleged 9/11 mastermind ... - Associated Press News
5 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — A military judge has ruled that plea agreements struck by alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants are valid, voiding an order by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to throw out the deals, a government official said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the order by the ...
Florida and Texas carried out more than half of all executions in ... - NPR
Dec 1, 2023 · Meanwhile, Texas continued its streak as the nation's busiest capital punishment state, conducting eight executions this year.
Capital Punishment news & latest pictures from Newsweek.com
Oct 4, 2024 · The state has resumed capital punishment after a 13-year pause, passing a law to keep lethal injection suppliers secret.