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Supreme Court sides with Texas death row inmate seeking DNA testing to prevent execution
The Supreme Court ruled for a Texas death row inmate who is seeking DNA testing to show he should be ineligible for execution.
Disbarred lawyer faced more than 200 ethics complaints
Welcome to Monday, the 33rd anniversary of L. Douglas Wilder‘s victory in Virginia, which made him the first elected Black governor in the United States. Here are some other news […]
Can employers mandate vaccinations?
Welcome to Monday, the third anniversary of the slaying of five employees of the Capital Gazette in Annapolis. The lives of Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and […]
Judge halts scheduled executions, says Barr proposal violates law
WASHINGTON — A federal judge late Wednesday halted the four scheduled federal executions, finding that Attorney General William Barr’s July proposal seeking to resume the death penalty after a 16-year […]
Tenn. judge denies DNA testing sought 13 years after man’s execution
MEMPHIS, Tennessee — The daughter of a man executed 13 years ago for murder does not have standing to seek DNA testing of evidence in the case, a Memphis judge […]
Tenn. inmates opt for electric chair over lethal injection
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The inmate’s request was a surprising one, made three days before he was to be executed in October 2018: Edmund Zagorski told the state of Tennessee he’d […]
Alabama inmate spared lethal injection at 11th hour
ATMORE, Ala. — An Alabama inmate convicted in the 1991 sword-and-dagger slaying of a pastor was spared a lethal injection when his death warrant expired before a divided U.S. Supreme […]
District attorney says no contributions from defense counsel
Welcome to Monday, the 45th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision. Here are some news items to get your week started. — New York district attorney forgoes […]
Texas executions likely on, despite Supreme Court dissent
WASHINGTON — Wherever their summer travels have taken them, Supreme Court justices probably will weigh in on Texas‘ plans to execute two death row inmates in the week ahead. If […]
Decisions in last 3 Supreme Court cases expected Monday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is meeting for the final time until the fall to decide three remaining cases and add some new ones for the term that starts […]
Texas prison agency seeks to replenish execution drug supply
Texas’ prison agency is scrambling to find a supplier to replenish its inventory of execution drugs, which will be used up if the state goes forward with two lethal injections scheduled for this week and next.
3 inmates set to die; previous execution botched
There have been no U.S. executions in the seven weeks since an Oklahoma inmate died of a heart attack following a botched lethal injection. That soon could change, with three convicted killers scheduled to die in the span of about 24 hours.
