The American Civil Liberties Union joins law firms to argue that capital trial juries in Kansas are racially discriminatory.

South Carolina law allows up to three media members to witness an execution who then share what they saw and heard inside the ...

In the U.S., individuals can face the death penalty even when their guilt is not proven beyond a reasonable doubt. A ...

South Carolina’s death penalty law is unevenly applied. Some horrific killers get life sentences, while those who commit ...

The filings came in response to objections earlier this month from state prosecutors who want capital punishment for ...

Several officials released statements after the execution of South Carolina inmate Richard Moore. South Carolina State ...

Three jurors, Moore’s trial judge, and a former state prison director called for the 59-year-old to get clemency ...

News coverage of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson's stalled lethal injection raises questions about Texas executing the ...

A Black man scheduled to be put to death for murder Friday evening in South Carolina is asking the US Supreme Court for a ...

As a district attorney, Kamala Harris launched innovative programs and refused to seek the death penalty. She was more ...

The Texas AG's Office notified the Supreme Court about Rep. Jeff Leach's attempt to influence a judge in a death penalty case ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is calling for the resignation of State Representative Jeff Leach after his admission to ...