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DOJ Declines Death Penalty for Accused Minnesota Lawmaker Shooter

A federal review found the charges were unlikely to meet capital-penalty standards, leaving parallel federal and state cases to move forward.

DOJ Will Not Seek Death Penalty in Matthew Farwell Prosecution

Maricopa County Seeks Death Penalty for Two in Mercedes Vega Killing

Dallas Prosecutors Won’t Seek Death Penalty Now in Motel Beheading Case

Tarrant County Prosecutors Waive Death Penalty in Lil Ronnie Car Wash Ambush Case

Florida to Seek Death Penalty Against Nathan Holmberg in Child Sex Abuse Case

U.S. Prosecutors File Notice to Seek Death Penalty in Santa Fe Best Buy Killing

Utah Prosecutors Charge Tyler Robinson in Charlie Kirk Killing, Seek Death Penalty

FBI Says Note Ties Suspect in Charlie Kirk Killing With Charges Expected Tuesday

Utah Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty in Killing of Two Tremonton Officers

U.S. Drops Death Penalty for Mexican Cartel Chiefs in Brooklyn Trials

Bryan Kohberger Pleads Guilty, Will Serve Life Sentences for Idaho Student Murders

Fox News Hosts Suggest Death Penalty for Trump Prosecutors

Philadelphia DA Faces Backlash for Rejecting Death Penalty in Officer's Murder Case