A federal judge has reopened a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s execution protocol as the state prepares to carry out the death penalty using nitrogen gas in the coming weeks.

The defendant wore a bulletproof vest and shackles. A woman in the crowd wore a “Free Luigi" scarf. Outside, throngs of ...

The Alabama Supreme Court has cleared the way for the state to execute Robin “Rocky” Myers, despite a juror on his case ...

Arkansas is one among several other states that are looking to replace their way of carrying out capital punishment by using ...