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Supreme Court ruling in capital case mandates psychiatric assistance for indigent defendants
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Monday in favor of a man who has been sentenced to death in Alabama, holding that he had not received "the psychiatric examination and assistance necessary to prepare an effective defense based on his mental condit (More) |
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Supreme Court reverses Sixth Circuit in criminal case
The US Supreme Court on Monday reversed a decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, finding that the circuit court did not have authority to review the trial court's decision where the trial court had not violated defendant's due p (More) |
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Supreme Court reverses circuit court decision for procedural error
The US Supreme Court on Monday overturned the Fourth Circuit's decision, concluding that the Virginia state court did not unreasonably apply the court's decision from Graham v. Florida . Under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 199 (More) |
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Japan lawmakers approve changes to century-old rape law
Japan's lower legislative house approved changes to Japan's century-old rape laws on Thursday that would expand the definition of rape, lengthen prison sentences to five years and allow prosecutions to occur in instances where a victim did not pres (More) |
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Supreme Court lifts stay of execution for Alabama inmate
The US Supreme Court lifted the stay of execution granted last week by the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit for Robert Melson late Tuesday. The brief order was issued by Justice Clarence Thomas and noted that Justices Ruth Bader Ginsb (More) |
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Turkey: 200 defendants put on trial over 2016 coup attempt
A trial over the July 2016 coup attempt in Turkey began at a prison courtroom in Sincan on Monday. Two hundred of the 221 defendants in the case were marched into the courtroom before a group of protesters, some of whom threw nooses and demanded the (More) |
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UN report: Belarus human rights situation deteriorating
The human rights situation in Belarus has seen a dramatic deterioration, according to a report published Monday from Miklos Haraszti, the UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus. The report notes numerous instances of rights abuses, beginning with the supp (More) |
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ICJ calls for Pakistan to delay execution of accused India spy
The International Court of Justice on Thursday instructed Pakistan to withhold the execution of an Indian national until after the court's final decision his case. The Jadhav Case (India v. Pakistan) centers on alleged violations of consular rig (More) |
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Appeals court denies Georgia death row inmate request for firing squad
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Monday denied Georgia death row inmate J.W. Ledford's request that his execution be carried out by firing squad rather than lethal injection. Ledford's counsel argued that lethal injection would (More) |
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ICJ hears case of Pakistan planned execution of India officer
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday heard the case of the coming execution of Indian officer Kulbhushan Jadhav who was sentenced to death by a Pakistani Field General Court Martial earlier this year. Both India and Pakistan made t (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
