Supreme Court Stays Execution of Death Row Inmate

Justices will consider whether to take up challenges to conviction. The Supreme Court halted the execution of Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip, which was scheduled to take place on…

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Proposed Law Would Allow Death Penalty for Murder of Police 

Legislators call members of law enforcement American heroes.  Senators Tom Cotton of Arkansas and Representative Mike Garcia of California have introduced the defending our Defenders Act, legislation that…

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Supreme Court Sends Death Row Case Back to State Court

The district attorney acknowledged flawed or misleading evidence used in the original trial. The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case submitted by Texas death row inmate Areli…

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Attorney General Seeks Death Penalty Against Manhattan Killer

Man killed eight people with a truck in 2017. The Department of Justice filed a letter to the Manhattan federal court last week, confirming that Attorney General Merrick…

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Buffalo Supermarket Shooter Charged with Hate Crime

Full indictment lists 27 unique hate crime charges. The mass shooter who killed 10 black people at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, pled not guilty to…

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Supreme Court Okays Pastor’s Presence for Death Row Inmate

Willie B. Smith III will be allowed a pastor for lethal injection. Willie B. Smith III was scheduled to be executed through lethal injection this past week, but…

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Supreme Court Overturns Stay of Federal Execution

 Eighth federal execution to be carried out this year. A judge had ordered a stay on the execution of Orlando Hall, expressing concerns over the humaneness of the…

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Administration Oversees 5th Federal Execution of 2020

Death penalty reinstituted after 17-year hiatus. Court struggles over federal executions have been in process all year, with three previous requested delays overturned by the Supreme Court. With…

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Supreme Court Releases Opinions

Four Rulings Given by Justices on Tuesday  On Tuesday the Supreme Court issued their opinions on the cases of McKinney v. Arizona, Rodriguez v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.,…

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