us death penalty

Utah Senate approves death penalty repeal bill

Utah Senators voted on Wednesday to approve a bill that abolishes the death penalty, with 15 state s...

Mar 02, 2016 11:01 PM EST

Mississippi death penalty on hold; US Court of Appeals denied executions blocking

On Wednesday, an appeals court upheld Mississippi's method of lethal injection and rejected argument...

Feb 10, 2016 10:09 PM EST

Delaware's capital murder cases on hold; Supreme Court weighs constitutionality of state's death penalty law

A Superior Court judge has halted all trials and penalty hearings in capital murder cases. Meanwhile...

Feb 02, 2016 06:47 AM EST