The Marshall Project reports on the 50th anniversary of Gregg v. Georgia, the Supreme Court ruling that reinstated the U.S. death penalty with intended reforms.

Texas brands itself as fiercely pro‑life on abortion. But with hundreds of executions, wrongful‑conviction scandals, and ...

Netflix’s June 2026 documentary Maternal Instinct has reignited public interest in one of the most disturbing crimes in ...

A federal appeals court upheld a Texas death row inmate's sentence, finding that state courts did not unreasonably allow ...

In 2026, more than half of the United States still allows the death penalty as a sentence for those committing the most ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the case of Victor Saldaño, a Texas death-row prisoner whose lawyers and ...

I wrote a new book all about the Supreme Court. Order your copy here: <a href="http://amzn.to/45WzhurIn">http://amzn.to/45WzhurIn</a> In episode 62 of Supreme Court Briefs, the Supreme Court ...

Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche have pushed hard for new death sentences, including in states that have abolished executions.

The restoration of capital punishment in 1976 was based on a fantasy of fairness. It must be abolished ...

A 74-year-old Florida man was executed on Thursday for his conviction in the 1992 fatal stabbing of his wife, making him the ...

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A Henderson County judge has set a deadline for the prosecution to make a decision on whether they will pursue the death ...