Will Bryan Kohberger's Defense Cite Autism to Get Death Penalty Off the Table?
Defense attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022, may argue that ...
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Federal appeals court halts reopening of long-running Louisiana death penalty case
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill asked a federal appeals court to halt a district judge's decision to reopen a case ...
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The Death Penalty Case That Went Too Far
Oklahoma was set to kill Richard Glossip, but he’s almost certainly innocent. Now the Supreme Court has ordered a new trial.
Supreme Court Justices Appear Narrowly Divided Over Death Row Prisoner Plea for DNA Testing
The justices heard arguments in the case of a man on death row in Texas who claims DNA testing could spare his life.
Iowa Senate bill would add death penalty for murder of law enforcement officer
The bill, Senate File 320, that advanced out of a Senate subcommittee Wednesday would establish the death penalty for individuals who plead guilty or are found guilty of intentional first-degree ...
Death row inmate terrified of electric chair and lethal injection chooses how he'll die
Brad Sigmon will be put to death on March 7 after being convicted of battering his ex-girlfriend's parents to death at their ...
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Louisiana death row inmate files lawsuit to block March 18 execution by nitrogen gas
The latest lawsuit, filed in Louisiana's Middle District Court, says the state has refused to release the execution protocol ...
Attorney General gives update on death penalty
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who stepped down from office amid a sexual harassment scandal in 2021, is preparing to ...