HUFFPOST - Federal Judge Upholds Constitutionality Of Nitrogen Gas Executions
The controversial execution method has been used to put eight people to death: seven in Alabama and one in Louisiana.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Supreme Court rules for a Black death row inmate in Mississippi over racial makeup of the jury
Terry Pitchford was sentenced to death for his role in the killing of a grocery store owner over 20 years ago.
THEFEDERALIST (Shawn Fleetwood) - SCOTUS Execution Case Exemplifies The Thomas-Alito Dream Team At Its Best
Whereas Thomas plants the beacon on where SCOTUS should be on an issue, Alito is willing to stake out a milder position to help get it there over time.
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Tennessee delays prisoner's execution for one year after staff can't find his vein
The man expected to be executed is Tony Carruthers, who was convicted of three 1994 murders and sentenced to death in 1996.
NYTIMES (Ann E. Marimow) - Justices Decline to Rule in Death Penalty Case Over Intellectual Disabilities
An Alabama man challenged his death sentence after a murder conviction because of his varying results in a series of I.Q. tests.
ABCNEWS - SCOTUS narrowly spares 'intellectually disabled' murderer from execution
The Supreme Court spared the life of an "intellectually disabled" death row inmate, dismissing an appeal by Alabama officials who claimed he is eligible for execution.
NYTIMES (Emily Cochrane) - Tennessee Calls Off Execution After Staff Can’t Find Prisoner’s Vein
Tony Carruthers, convicted in connection with three 1994 murders, was scheduled to be executed Thursday morning.
ABCNEWS - Supreme Court dismisses bid to execute inmate with borderline intellectual disability
A divided Supreme Court has dismissed Alabama’s bid to be allowed to execute a convicted murderer who was found by lower courts to be intellectually disabled
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Number of death-penalty executions worldwide increases 78% in 2025, compared to 2024: report
Iran had the highest number of executions in decades, with 2,159 — double the number in 2024.
NYTIMES (Maurice Chammah) - Firing Squads Expose the Brutality of the Death Penalty
America is returning to firing squad executions after failing to find a more humane way to carry out the death penalty.