Connecticut Supreme Court upholds ruling abolishing death penalty
The Connecticut Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 5-2 to uphold the state's ban on capital punishment. The decision, which rested upon the court's previous decision against capital punishment, stated once again that allowing...
UN rights chief welcomes Pfizer measures to prevent use of drugs for executions
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Thursday welcomed the measures being taken by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to prevent the use of its drugs in state-sponsored execution by lethal injection. Pfizer announced...
The US Supreme Court upheld a stay of execution for Alabama inmate Vernon Madison on Thursday. In a 4-4 order, the court upheld the stay issued by the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...
A Miami judge ruled Monday that Florida's revamped death penalty law is unconstitutional because it does not require a unanimous agreement among jurors to approve executions. The law , enacted in March, only requires...
Virginia's General Assembly voted Wednesday to keep secret the identities of suppliers of lethal injection drugs. The proposal was supported by Governor Terry McAuliffe , who stated that suppliers would only sell their products if...
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe on Sunday offered amendments to an alternative execution bill (HB 815) that would have required the use of the electric chair if lethal injections are unavailable. McAuliffe scrapped the bill's provision [AP...
A Missouri state judge on Monday ordered the Missouri Department of Corrections (DOC) to disclose the source of the execution drug used by the state in order to comply with the Missouri sunshine law . The...
Ohio top court allows execution of death row inmate following botched attempt
The Supreme Court of Ohio on Wednesday ruled that the state can execute a man whose execution was halted in 2009 after a failed attempt to administer lethal injection drugs. Romell Broom was to be...
Virginia legislature approves bill reimplimenting electric chair
The Virginia General Assembly on Friday approved a bill that will allow for the implementation of the electric chair if lethal injection drugs are not readily available. Virginia has faced issues with obtaining lethal...
Florida Governor Rick Scott on Monday signed into law a bill revamping the state's death penalty law. The changes are in response to the US Supreme Court ruling in January that the state's previous sentencing...
