A Taiwan court decided on Friday to retain capital punishment, but ruled its application should be "limited to special and ...

Taiwan's constitutional court ruled that the death penalty is constitutional for the most serious crimes under stringent legal scrutiny. Despite being Asia's liberal democracy, the death penalty ...

The ruling reflects a compromise between international pressure for abolition and domestic support for harsh punishment to ...

It took a decade of wrangling in the Legislature — first adding the firing squad as a method and later passing a shield law — ...

The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a judge’s ruling upholding the ...

In Ford v. Wainwright, the court held in 1986 that “insane” people could not be sentenced to die; Atkins v. Virginia in 2002 ...

A ceremony will cap a history marked by legal tussles, a secret training, resignations, a deal with a serial killer and raw ...

The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stop the execution of Freddie Owens who is set to die by lethal ...

Tennessee seeks death penalty in the case against Kenneth DeHart Jr. for the fatal shooting of Deputy Greg McCowan.

Some are now urging South Caroilina's highest leader to stop the execution of convicted murderer Freddie Owens from happening ...

Wells Fargo's latest regulatory rebuke for insufficient efforts to combat money laundering will probably prolong another ...