Michael Addison, who killed a police officer in 2006, argues his sentence cannot stand because the state abolished capital ...

In theory, the death penalty is reserved for “the worst of the worst.” In practice, it is very different. People who are ...

President Donald Trump said at an Aug. 26 Cabinet meeting that capital punishment will be sought for all murders in Washington, D.C. Trump's comments came amid his federalization of the police force ...

President Donald Trump wants to bring the death penalty back to Washington for those convicted of murder amid his crime crackdown in the District — even though capital punishment has been outlawed ...

Did you know that New Hampshire’s last execution (by hanging) was held in 1939? In its history, the Granite State has executed 26 people. In 2019, New Hampshire ended capital punishment. Was that the ...

President Donald Trump said that his administration will seek the death penalty in all murder cases in Washington, DC, a move that could run into significant obstacles with city juries. “Anybody ...

State lawmakers have taken up President Trump’s aggressive push to expand the use of the death penalty, setting up legislative and legal battles that could make a wider range of crimes subject to ...

In 2023, Florida enacted two laws that broadened capital punishment sentencing. One lowered the threshold from requiring a unanimous jury vote of 12 to 0 to a vote of 8 to 4 — the lowest in the ...

Trump Signs Pro-Death-Penalty Order, Calls Capital Punishment an ‘Essential Tool’ The order directs the U.S. attorney general to actively pursue the death penalty in federal cases, particularly for ...

Executions are on the rise in the United States. After creeping upward since the coronavirus pandemic, when the country's use of the death penalty reached a historic low, the numbers have skyrocketed ...

For death penalty opponents, the dramatic spike in executions last year was truly horrifying. After several years of no more than 25 executions, there were 47 executions in 2025, nearly double the ...