Tag: Capital Punishment

Police Officers Can’t Be Sued for Miranda Violations, Supreme Court Rules

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that police officers may not be sued under a federal…

Texas Court Halts Execution of Melissa Lucio

HOUSTON — The highest criminal court in Texas on Monday ordered a halt to the execution of a…

The 9/11 Trial: Why Are Plea Bargain Talks Underway?

GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — Pentagon prosecutors have struggled for more than a dozen years to hold the death-penalty…

Saudi Arabia Executes 81 People

CAIRO — Saudi Arabia said on Saturday that it had put 81 people to death in what was…

Supreme Court Restores Death Sentence for Boston Marathon Bomber

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday reinstated the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was convicted of…