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The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the execution of death row inmate Jason Getsy. The Court also declined Getsy's petition for review. This was the first decision for newly...

Convicted murderer Marvallous Keene on Tuesday became the 1000th person to be executed by lethal injection in the US since the death penalty was reinstated in the 1976 case of Gregg v. Georgia . In 1993, Keene was...

The US Supreme Court decided four cases Monday. The Court ruled 5-4 in Bartlett v. Strickland that a racial minority group that comprises less than 50 percent...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in three cases. In Montejo v. Louisiana , the Court heard arguments on whether an indigent defendant must affirmatively...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in three cases, including Pearson v. Callahan , 07-751, in which the Court will review a July 2007 ruling [opinion,...

The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear eight cases , including FCC v. Fox Television Stations (07-582) , where the Court will review a June 2007 ruling...

The American Bar Association death penalty assessment team has recommended a moratorium on the death penalty in Ohio, in a report released Monday that cited major flaws in the state's...

Ohio Governor Ted Strickland said Thursday that he believes the state's 2004 constitutional amendment banning gay marriage could prevent the state from outlawing sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination in the private sector. Strickland created...

A three judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit threw out a lawsuit challenging Ohio's death penalty procedure Friday on the grounds that the claim was filed too late....

The chairman of the US Legal Services Corp. told a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing Tuesday that the LSC board never discussed firing the inspector general now investigating allegations of fraud and waste...