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Florida to Execute Thomas Gudinas on June 24 as Discretion Debate Reaches U.S. Supreme Court

Attorneys are urging a stay from the U.S. Supreme Court to expose what they call Governor Ron DeSantis’ arbitrary death warrant process.

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Stephen Stanko Put to Death by Lethal Injection in South Carolina

Oklahoma Executes Convicted Killer John Hanson Following Trump Order

Florida Executes Anthony Wainwright for 1994 Kidnapping, Rape and Murder

Oklahoma to Retry Richard Glossip Without Seeking Death Penalty

Supreme Court to Review Multiple IQ Tests in Alabama Death Penalty Appeal

San Mateo DA Seeks Death Penalty for Half Moon Bay Mass Shooter

Oscar Rosales Death Penalty Trial Opens with Dashcam Footage and Witness Testimony

Undocumented Venezuelans held on high bonds as cadet’s funeral nears

Iran Executes Pedram Madani for Alleged Mossad Espionage

Tennessee Executes Oscar Smith Under Revised Lethal Injection Protocol

Texas Executes Matthew Lee Johnson 13 Years After Setting Store Clerk on Fire

Judge Orders Competency Review for Death Row Inmate Seeking to Represent Himself

Indiana Executes Benjamin Ritchie for 2000 Police Officer Murder

South Carolina Firing Squad Execution Deemed Botched After Autopsy Findings

Federal Prosecutors Pursue Death Penalty for Inmate Accused of Cellmate Murder

Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, Known for Death Penalty Moratorium and Corruption Conviction, Dies at 91

Delhi High Court Orders Legal Aid for Indians on Death Row in Indonesia

Jeffrey Hutchinson Executed for 1998 Murders Following Denied Appeals

Pam Bondi's Fentanyl Claims Face Backlash Over Implausible Figures