Death penalty
Supreme Court's Sotomayor Says Trump Admin Executions Are 'Not Justice'
Dustin Higgs was the 13th and final person put to death since the Trump administration restarted federal executions.
Trump Admin Spent Millions Carrying Out Federal Executions In A Pandemic
Eleven inmates have been put to death by the U.S. government since federal executions were resumed in July last year, ending a 17-year moratorium.
Cory Johnson is Fit for Execution
Enough is enough. No line-drawing exercise can avoid the plain judgement that Johnson is fit to be executed, and the government should carry out its mandate to do so posthaste.
2 U.S. Bishops Urge Donald Trump to Halt Remaining Executions
"Every person is created in the image and likeness of God, and we encourage everyone to work to rid the death penalty from our state and federal laws and to develop a greater appreciation for the sacred dignity of every human life," said the archbishops.
Petition to Halt Dustin Higgs' Execution Amasses Over 1.5M Signatures
Dustin Higgs is scheduled to be put to death five days before President-elect Joe Biden, a death penalty opponent, is inaugurated.
Why Lisa Montgomery Was Granted a Stay of Execution
Montgomery's scheduled execution on January 12 would have been the U.S. government's first execution of a woman in almost 70 years.
Who Is Dustin Higgs? Attorneys Fight to Stop Execution of Inmate With COVID
Dustin John Higgs, 48, is the last of the federal inmates scheduled for execution before Joe Biden is inaugurated.
U.S. Death Sentences Hit Record Lows Amid Federal Executions Surge—Report
The U.S. government carried out more executions than all 50 U.S. states combined for the first time in the nation's history in 2020, according to the Death Penalty Information Center's year-end report.
Will Trump's DOJ Be the Last To Carry Out Federal Executions?
As much as we may understand the desire to avoid the taking of any life, the Trump DOJ's efforts to seek the death penalty in certain cases was both moral and legally correct.
Major Architects Group Will Stop Designing Death Chambers Amid Executions
Convicted murderer Alfred Bourgeois was put to death on Friday, becoming the second man to be executed in two days.
Four More Executions Are Scheduled Before Biden's Inauguration
The four inmates scheduled for execution in the weeks before Biden's inauguration are Alfredo Bourgeois, Lisa Montgomery, Cory Johnson and Dustin John Higgs.
Why Was Alfred Bourgeois Given the Death Penalty? Execution Set for Friday
Bourgeois, 55, was convicted of capital murder in 2004 for the 2002 death of his daughter at the Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi in Texas.
Alfred Bourgeois Execution Comes Less Than 24 Hours After Brandon Bernard
The 56-year-old has spent the last 17 years on death row after murdering his two-year-old daughter, JG, in Texas in 2002.
'Abolish the Death Penalty' Say Democrats After Brandon Bernard's Execution
Bernard, 40, died by lethal injection in Terre Haute, Indiana, for a crime committed in 1999, sparking a debate about the death penalty.
How Alyssa Milano and Other Celebs Reacted to Brandon Bernard's Execution
Bernard's execution on Thursday has seen many famous faces call for an end to the death penalty.
Brandon Bernard's Final Words Before Execution of Death Row Inmate
"I wish I could take it all back, but I can't," he said, referring to his part in the 1999 kidnapping and killing of youth ministers Todd and Stacie Bagley.
Brandon Bernard Attorney Calls Execution 'Stain' On Justice System
Bernard, 40, is the ninth inmate executed since the Trump administration resumed federal executions over the summer.
Brandon Bernard Executed After Supreme Court Denies a Stay of Execution
A last-minute attempt to stop the execution of Brandon Bernard was unsuccessful.
Stop Brandon Bernard's Execution Petition Garners More Than 390k Signatures
Thanks in part to Kim Kardashian West, a Change.org petition to halt today's planned execution has nearly 400,000 signatures.
Kim Kardashian Urges Trump to Stop Brandon Bernard's Execution
Bernard, 40, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, on Thursday.
These Are The Inmates Executed During the Trump Administration So Far
Eight inmates have been put to death since the U.S. government resumed federal executions in July. Five more are scheduled to take place before Trump leaves office.
At Least 8 Executioners Caught COVID After Last Federal Execution
Five of those execution team members are going to be at Bernard's execution after quarantining, according to the declaration filed by an attorney for the Bureau of Prisons.
Judge Denies Stay Of Execution For Brandon Bernard
U.S. District Court Judge James Sweeney ruled Bernard's execution could go ahead on Thursday.
Executioners Tested Positive For COVID After Putting Texas Man to Death
The concession came in a footnote in a reply to a lawsuit filed by two prisoners housed at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Trump Made Firing Squad, Poison Gas Executions Possible—Will They Happen?
President Donald Trump's administration pushed through a "midnight regulation" to allow federal executions to be carried out by methods other than lethal injection.
Brandon Bernard to Be Executed, Jurors Urge Trump to Commute Sentence
Bernard was 18 when he was convicted over the 1999 kidnapping and murder of youth ministers Todd and Stacie Bagley at Fort Hood in Texas.
AG Barr Orders Executions Ahead of Anti-Death-Penalty Biden Admin
Attorney General Bill Barr on Friday scheduled the executions for December and January, ahead of President-elect Joe Biden assuming office on January 20.
Thousands Call on Trump to Cancel Remaining Scheduled Federal Executions
Death Penalty Action delivered the petition to the White House ahead of Orlando Hall's execution, which is set for November 19.
ACLU Files Lawsuit to End Lisa Montgomery's 'Torturous' Jail Conditions
Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana on December 8.
Lisa Montgomery's Lawyers Have COVID, Argue Barr 'Recklessly' Set Execution
Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, is set to die by lethal injection at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana on December 8.