Nancy Mace introduced a bill to federalize the death penalty for child rape. It would face swift legal challenges.

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At just 18 years old, Christa Pike was convicted of the brutal 1995 murder of fellow student Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville, ...

Prosecutors allege the crew knowingly transported nearly two tonnes of meth, while lawyers say criminal intent must be assessed individually.

A former federal public defender argues Arizona's firing squad execution bill is unconstitutional, legally risky and a step ...

The protests began quietly on campuses, but not for long. In Delhi University, students gathered to question decisions taken ...

A new measure proposed in Tennessee seeks to impose criminal penalties on women who terminate their unborn child, re-sparking a heated debate within the pro-life movement about whether women who ...

GOP lawmakers circulated a memo to reinstate the death penalty for certain child sex crimes, setting DNA and appeal rules.

New York State once appointed three men to evaluate every possible way to execute a man—which they did in disturbing detail.

The area became a dumping ground and crime scene of every type.

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