Supreme Court blocks DOJ from restarting federal executions next week
A series of federal executions that were set to begin on Monday will remain on hold, the Supreme Court said on Friday.
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Bangladesh sentences 7 men to die for roles in deadly terror attack
Seven men were sentenced to death Wednesday by a court in Bangladesh after being found guilty of helping to organize the country's deadliest ever terrorist atrocity.
Barr directs federal government to resume capital punishment
The federal government has ordered the death penalty to be reinstated for the first time in nearly two decades, as Attorney General William Barr directed the Bureau of Prisons to schedule the execution of five inmates after adopting an updated execution protocol.
FDA can't regulate death penalty drugs, Justice Department says
The Food and Drug Administration does not have jurisdiction over death penalty drugs, the Justice Department said in an opinion.
Brunei backs down on gay sex death penalty
Brunei will not impose the death penalty on those convicted of having gay sex, in an apparent bid to temper international condemnation following its roll out of strict new Islamic laws last month.
Georgia inmate executed for killings 25 years ago
A Georgia inmate has been executed for the murders of two women in 1994, the state's Department of Corrections said.
Georgia woman sentenced to death for starving stepdaughter
A Georgia stepmother is set to become the state's only female death row inmate after she was convicted this week of starving her 10-year-old stepdaughter to death.
John William King put to death in Texas
A man who helped carry out the dragging death of James Byrd Jr. -- one of the most horrific hate crimes in modern American history -- was executed by injection on Wednesday evening in a Texas prison.
Rapper YNW Melly could face the death penalty in Florida killings
Florida prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty against rapper YNW Melly in connection with the killing of two men.
Texas legislators consider making abortion punishable by death
Texas lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow a woman who undergoes an abortion procedure to possibly be charged with capital murder -- a crime punishable by death in Texas.
