Tennessee Death Row Prisoners Challenge State’s New Lethal Injection Protocol over Risk of Torturous Executions
NASHVILLE, TN – Nine men on death row in Tennessee have filed a legal challenge against the…
NASHVILLE, TN – Nine men on death row in Tennessee have filed a legal challenge against the…
LEBANON, PA — The debate over the death penalty has intensified in Pennsylvania, with House Bill 888…
Thirty years ago, the Supreme Court ruled in Roper v. Simmons that sentencing individuals under 18 to…
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Adam Luck, the former Chair of Oklahoma’s Board of Pardons and Parole and…
The latest schedule of executions in the United States is another grim reminder that capital punishment remains…
Jimmie Chris Duncan is on death row in Louisiana for a crime that experts now say may…
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In a critical ruling, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the conviction and death sentence…
In this episode of Everyday Injustice, we sit down with Rachel Barkow, a law professor at NYU…
TALLAHASSEE, FL – With his execution scheduled for March 20, 2025, Edward Thomas James has filed a…
COLUMBIA, SC – With just nine days until his scheduled execution, Brad Sigmon has filed an urgent…
Louisiana is hurtling toward the execution of Jessie Hoffman, using an untested nitrogen gas method, all while…
Ruling Reverses Denial of Habeas Petition in Light of Atkins v. Virginia (Los Angeles, CA) – The…
In a high-profile 5-3 decision on February 25, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Richard Glossip,…
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi wrote to staff last week about the revival of…
ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA– Prosecutors in Alameda County were found to have illegally excluded potential jurors in the…
COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio lawmakers from both chambers and both sides of the aisle announced Tuesday a…
WASHINGTON, DC — The Brennan Center for Justice released an analysis by Brianna Seid last week focusing…
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Attorney General last week was instructed by President Trump to seek the…
WASHINGTON, DC – The Death Penalty Information Center has reported the use of the death penalty in…