Trump's death penalty revival surfaces in Chicago gang case: 'That is textbook vindictive prosecution'
A federal jury found Donald “Lil’ Don” Lee and Torance “Blackie” Benson guilty of a racketeering conspiracy in November 2022 ...
U.S. Firing Squad Executions Are Rare, but Their History Is Long
During the Civil War, both sides used firing squads to kill deserting soldiers. Today, people on death row can choose to die ...
Condemned Murderer May Be First Person in 15 Years to Be Executed by Firing Squad in U.S.
A South Carolina inmate on death row has chosen to be executed by a firing squad, according to multiple reports. If chosen, ...
Israel must fight for justice, not vengeance - opinion
I believe in justice, but I also believe in humanity. The two, at times, seem to be at war within me. And yet, as I sifted ...
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Death penalty case revived in federal courts, raising questions about Louisiana execution methods
The move could affect plans to execute two prisoners in March. "This case has always been about Louisiana’s execution ...
State asks high court to set execution dates for 5 men on death row
Tennessee's attorney general has filed notice seeking execution dates for five men on death row. It's another sign the state ...
Ga. lawyers spar over COVID-era agreement blocking executions
Executions in Georgia stopped in 2020 because of the COVID pandemic. Death penalty cases continued, but there have still been ...
Condemned South Carolina man chooses to die by firing squad
Brad Sigmon chose bullets over lethal injection or the electric chair, "which would burn and cook him alive," his attorney ...
South Carolina death row inmate chooses to die by firing squad
A death row inmate in South Carolina has chosen a firing squad for his execution. Brad Sigmon was convicted of murdering two ...
In first for state, South Carolina death row inmate elects to die by firing squad
In 2024, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that firing squad was a constitutional method of carrying out executions.
83.1% in Japan support death penalty: gov't survey
Japanese public support for the death penalty has exceeded 80% for the fifth consecutive time in a poll conducted by the ...
Suspect in Vermont border agent shooting could face federal death penalty
Teresa Youngblut, as well as other offenders federally charged with serious crimes, could face the death penalty under a directive from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi ...