Dec 01 Supreme Court’s new lineup rich in high-profile cases By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's lineup of new cases is fit for an election year. Affirmative action, abortion and another look at the Obama health care law all are before the court, and they could well be joined by immigration,… Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 6:40 Supreme Court ends term with rulings on EPA, voter redistricting and lethal injection By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court ended a dramatic session with high-profile rulings on three issues: how the EPA regulates air pollution, how to map voting lines and the death penalty by lethal injection. Judy Woodruff learns more from Marcia Coyle of The… Continue watching
Jun 29 Justices uphold use of drug implicated in botched executions By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the use of a controversial drug that has been implicated in several botched executions. Two of the justices said for first time that death penalty itself probably is unconstitutional. Continue reading
May 15 Watch 6:31 Boston bombing victims react to Tsarnaev death sentence By PBS News Hour Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been sentenced to death for the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings that killed three. The federal jury chose to sentence the 21-year-old to death by lethal injection over life in prison without possibility of release. Judy Woodruff talks… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch 5:01 Boston bombing jury to begin deliberations after emotional trial By PBS News Hour Attorneys for both sides in the Boston Bombing trial have presented their closing arguments, and the case has gone to the jury for a verdict. Gwen Ifill talks to Adam Reilly of WGBH, who has been reporting on the trial… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch 6:24 Is death by firing squad really instantaneous? Not necessarily By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 18 Executions, new death sentences drop to lowest numbers in decades By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Executions and new death sentences dropped to their lowest numbers in decades in 2014, an anti-death penalty group said in a new report. Continue reading
Aug 04 Judge in USS Cole case refuses to step down for death penalty bias By David Dishneau, Associated Press FORT MEADE, Md. — A military judge is refusing to step down in the case of the Guantanamo Bay detainee accused of orchestrating the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen. Continue reading
Aug 03 Arizona inmate received 15 doses of lethal injection before he died By Xander Landen Documents released by the State of Arizona on Friday reveal that Arizona inmate Joseph R. Wood III was injected with 15 times the recommended dosage of lethal medication before he died. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch Holder: DOJ needs Congress’ support to reduce immigration backlog By PBS News Hour Attorney General Eric Holder sits down with Gwen Ifill to discuss the House vote to allow the speaker to sue President Obama, the backlog of immigration cases and the political fight over border crisis, death penalty reforms, voting rights and… Continue watching