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ICJ to hear case of India man sentenced for spying on Pakistan
The International Court of Justice on Wenesday scheduled a public hearing to resolve a dispute over an Indian man accused of spying after receiving notice from Indian officials that a Pakistani military court has sentenced the man to death . Kulbh (More) |
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Delaware House votes to reinstate death penalty
The Delaware House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday that would reinstate the death penalty. The House voted a 24-16 on House Bill 125, designated the Extreme Crimes Protection Act . The bill requires juries to unanimously agree that agg (More) |
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Victims of Rape and Law: How the Laws of the Arab World Protect Rapists, Not Victims
JURIST Guest Columnist Mais Haddad, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, discusses laws in Arab countries that protect rapists and further oppress rape victims.... In the Arab world, women are under systematic discrimination socially, politicall (More) |
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India supreme court upholds death penalty in gang rape case
The Supreme Court of India upheld death sentences on Friday for four men who fatally gang raped a woman in 2012. The group, five men and a juvenile, lured the young woman, a para-medical student, and her friend onto a bus in New Dehli whereupon the (More) |
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Texas sues FDA to release seized lethal injection drugs
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice sued the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday after the FDA banned a shipment of lethal injection drugs to prison officials. Texas argued that the lethal injection drugs are lawful and comply wi (More) |
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Oklahoma death penalty commission recommends extending moratorium
The Oklahoma Death Penalty Review Commission on Tuesday released a report in which they "unanimously recommend that the current moratorium on the death penalty be extended." While the report noted that it was difficult to come to that decision, " (More) |
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Virginia governor commutes death row inmate sentence
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe commuted a death row inmate's sentence on Thursday stating the conviction was flawed. Ivan Teleguz was sentenced to death for the murder of his ex-girlfriend in 2001. McAuliffe stayed the execution of Telequz conce (More) |
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FDA prevents lethal injection drug shipment to Texas
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized their decision on Thursday to not allow the Texas prison officials to receive a shipment of lethal injection drugs that were originally seized in July 2015. The FDA filed their decision with the U (More) |
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Arkansas holds first execution in 11 years following denied Supreme Court petition
The state of Arkansas on Thursday held the execution of Ledell Lee, the first in the state in 11 years. The sentence was carried out following the denial earlier that day by the US Supreme Court of a petition to stay the execution. The court also (More) |
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Federal judge blocks Arkansas execution plan
US District Court Judge Kristine Baker on Saturday issued a temporary injunction blocking Arkansas' plan to execute seven inmates by the end of the month. Baker's order comes a day after Arkansas state judge Wendell Griffen issued a broad temporar (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.
