Justices weigh limit on death penalty
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A narrow majority of Supreme Court justices appeared to signal yesterday that they intend to strike down the death penalty for teenage murderers
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On Monday, the court hears arguments on whether Kentucky's lethal injection is too painful.
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Why a Supreme Court ruling on sentencing guidelines puts more power back on the bench
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The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for convicted criminals to argue on appeal that they should have received a lighter prison sentence than recommended by federal guidelines.
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A plea to declare capital punishment for juvenile offenders unconstitutional received a skeptical hearing at the Supreme Court yesterday, as one of two justices likely to be pivotal to the outcome voiced repeated doubts.
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The US Supreme Court is to hear a challenge to lethal injections that has halted executions for months.
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The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether a murder victim's prior statements can be used against her killer in a case that tests the limits of a defendant's constitutional right to confront witnesses.
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Several Supreme Court justices suggested Monday that federal sentencing guidelines violate the Constitution&#39;s guarantee of a jury trial because they allow judges
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WASHINGTON - A deeply divided Supreme Court wrestled Wednesday over whether states should be allowed to execute teenage killers, with several justices raising concerns that the United States is out of step with the rest of the world.    Nineteen states allow capital punishment for 16- and 17-year-olds, and more than 70 juvenile murderers are on death row...
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After the Supreme Court granted two stays of execution and refused to vacate a third, some say that a de facto moratorium on the death penalty is in place.
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The Supreme Court returned to work Monday to hear pleas from death-row inmates to force states to use different drugs or tighten their procedures to reduce the risk that prisoners will suffer excruciating pain during their executions.
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WASHINGTON -- A divided Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the execution of a Texas killer whose lawyers argued that he should not be put to death because he is mentally ill.
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The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that criminal sentences within guidelines set by a federal commission are generally entitled to be upheld on appeal, a decision that limits legal options for defendants who feel that they have been punished too harshly.
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A murderer was scheduled to die Thursday in what would be the nation's first execution since the day the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider whether lethal injection is cruel and unusual punishment.
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A Supreme Court decision makes it easier to remove potential jurors who express ambivalence about the death penalty.
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With thousands of prison sentences on the line, the Supreme Court will decide whether judges have too much power to tack on extra cell time in a case that one justice said could wreak havoc on courthouses nationwide.
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The Supreme Court considered Tuesday whether a jury unfairly sentenced a Pennsylvania man to death on a 17-year-old murder conviction in a case expected to clarify death penalty standards for attorney conduct and jury instructions.