First Baptist Arlington’s senior pastor said his role was to support families affected by the murder of one of the church's ...

A North Carolina judge has ruled that racial bias tainted jury selection and sentencing in the trial of a Black inmate who ...

The debate on whether the death penalty deters and lowers rates of crime is a long-simmering one, with both sides variously ...

Attorneys for convicted murderer James Ford have filed legal briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort to ...

The Racial Justice Act allowed people to challenge their death sentences if they could demonstrate race played a role in ...

A memo directs DOJ staff to pursue the death penalty for undocumented immigrants who have been charged with capital crimes, ...

One of Trump’s most despicable day-one executive orders revoked Biden’s moratorium on federal executions, ensured that states ...

A federal judge in New York on Tuesday appointed a death penalty expert to the defense team of Luigi Mangione, the man ...

One of Miami’s most notorious gang leaders, who for more than two decades sat on Death Row after four murder convictions, not ...

In a 120-page order, Superior Court Judge Wayland Sermons also ruled that race was “a significant factor” in other death ...

The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. People held in state prison can ...