Trump’s administration has been pushing for the death penalty, but judges are blocking attempts to reverse previous decisions ...

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the reconsideration of death penalty imposed on a man convicted for the rape and murder ...

Given the recent spate of executions, it may surprise you to learn that the increase is a false indicator of the state of the death penalty in America. Most of those executions took place many years, ...

The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism wrote that the death penalty is a “stain upon civilization and our religious ...

A man accused of setting his wife on fire, who later succumbed to her injuries, was on Sunday brought to a hospital in Greater Noida for treatment after being shot in the leg during an encounter with ...

Three men awaiting trial in two separate murder cases will not face the death penalty if convicted, after judges rejected federal prosecutors’ requests to pursue capital punishment.

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Wyoming considering repeal of death penalty Legislators in Wyoming have introduced a bill to end he state's use of capital punishment.

Given the recent spate of executions, it may surprise you to learn that the increase is a false indicator of the state of the ...

In 1906, a botched execution of a St. Paul murderer led to Minnesota's law abolishing the death penalty, stemming from public ...