The 2007 case Panetti v. Quarterman raised the bar for executing the mentally ill, requiring a “rational understanding” of ...

Justices will consider the case that revolves around the role of multiple IQ scores in determining an Alabama murderer’s ...

Indiana has exhausted its supply of lethal injection drugs after carrying out two executions in the past six months.

A leading Jewish anti-death penalty group, L'chaim, is calling on federal prosecutors to reject capital punishment for Elias ...

The decision marks the first time in more than 15 years that a San Mateo County district attorney will seek to execute an ...

Rep. Paul Gosar has reintroduced legislation seeking the death penalty for fentanyl dealers whose drugs result in death.

Lil Durk will not face capital punishment in his federal murder-for-hire case after the U.S. Attorney General declined to ...

Decades ago, the Court said inmates who are intellectually disabled can't be executed. Now, it will weigh the use of intelligence tests in death penalty cases.

Gov. Mike Braun said he's open to a discussion about the future of capital punishment in Indiana. The cost of purchasing the ...

San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe will seek the death penalty against the man accused of killing seven people and injuring another in a mass shooting in Half Moon Bay in January ...

Braun additionally signaled he was open to hearing debate on whether Indiana should continue capital punishment and if so, if there are other execution methods the state should consider besides lethal ...

Recent executions have depleted the state's supply of pentobarbital, prompting discussions about alternative execution methods and the future of capital punishment in Indiana. A bill to abolish ...