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Georgia Judge Pauses Execution to Review Parole Board Conflicts

The court froze the case to resolve conflict-of-interest claims involving parole board members before any clemency hearing occurs.

UN Experts and 400+ Prominent Women Urge Iran to Halt Execution of Activist Zahra Shahbaz Tabari

Iran Executes Aghil Keshavarz After Supreme Court Upholds Espionage Verdict

Mangione Moves to Bar Death Penalty, Alleging Bondi Conflict Linked to UnitedHealth Lobbying

Iran Executes Man Convicted of Spying for Israel After Supreme Court Ruling

Florida Executes Frank Athen Walls, Marking 19th State Execution of 2025

Florida Supreme Court Upholds 8–4 Jury Standard for Death Sentences

Jury Sentences Cleophus Cooksey Jr. to Death for 6 of 8 Phoenix Murders

Georgia Parole Board Halts Stacey Humphreys’ Execution During Clemency Review

Supreme Court to Hear Terry Pitchford Appeal on Waiver of Batson Challenge

Jury Deliberates Sentence for Jason Banegas in Killing of Hollywood Police Officer

Tennessee Executes Harold Wayne Nichols in 1988 Chattanooga Murder

Federal Judge Rejects Stay as Georgia Sets Dec. 17 Execution for Stacey Humphreys

Supreme Court Weighs How Multiple IQ Scores Should Factor in Death Penalty Eligibility

Mother Pleads for Mercy as Jury Nears Sentencing Decision in Hollywood Officer Killing

Florida Executes Mark Allen Geralds for 1989 Home-Invasion Murder as 2025 Total Hits 18

Knesset Panel Weighs Death Penalty Bill as Far-Right MKs Wear Noose Pins

Hearing Closes in Tommy Zeigler Case as Judge Weighs New DNA and Blood Evidence

Supreme Court Takes Up Alabama Case Testing IQ-Only Bar to Death Penalty Protections

Jury Weighs Death Sentence for Jason Banegas in Killing of Officer Yandy Chirino