A recent child sex abuse case in South Florida is one of the first in the country to see a possible death sentence, raising ...

(Reuters) -As the state of Alabama prepared to execute a death row inmate on Thursday with nitrogen gas, the U.S.

Prosecutors say they follow Ohio's death penalty law. But critics believe political pressure has driven disparities in cases ...

Does where a crime is committed determine whether a person faces death? Opponents say the penalty isn't evenly applied.

Ohio's death penalty law is in limbo. Supporters and critics agree on one thing: the status quo isn't working.

Not surprisingly, the conservative-dominated, pro-death-penalty majority on the Supreme Court was not interested in righting ...

As Alabama prepared to execute a death row inmate with nitrogen gas, the Supreme Court's three liberal justices wrote a ...

Anthony Boyd was convicted of capital murder in the 1993 killing of Gregory Huguley in Talladega County, Alabama.

Anthony Boyd was the eighth person executed by nitrogen gas since Alabama began using the method last year. His execution ...

The Oklahoma State District Attorney is seeking the death penalty for the remaining two defendants in the murders of Veronica ...

The Supreme Court’s three liberal justices laid out a remarkable critique of nitrogen hypoxia executions Thursday, asserting that the new form of capital punishment causes “psychological terror” and ...

Attorneys are asking a federal judge to block next month’s scheduled execution of a convicted child killer, arguing Florida’s ...