President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping execution order on the death penalty that directs the attorney general to “take ...

Of the many executive orders President Donald Trump issued, one reinstates federal capital punishment. The order, “Restoring ...

Death penalty opponents fear President Donald Trump is poised to start an "execution spree" after returning to the White ...

The Calcutta High Court is deliberating on appeals by the CBI and West Bengal government, both challenging the adequacy of a ...

The Calcutta High Court has reserved its order on two appeals challenging the sentence of Sanjay Roy, convicted for the rape ...

Reform MPs have called for a debate on bringing back the death penalty after the Southport killer's sentencing.

Capital punishment has continued to become rarer in recent years, and public opinion of the practice keeps growing dimmer ...

The president is directing the Justice Department to overrule the Supreme Court in cases where the justices have found ...

The president directed the attorney general to take “all appropriate action to seek the overruling” of high court precedents ...

The order is a reminder that Americans live in two different worlds regarding the government’s use of the ultimate punishment ...