Republicans are entering the 2026 midterms with a 218-214 majority in the House, with two seats currently vacant and one independent. All 435 seats are up for election, but with maps impacted by ...

A death row inmate who was supposed to be executed days ago remains alive after a botched execution in Tennessee, the second ...

The U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term on Monday, with incoming cases on questions of free speech, voting rights and ...

The Fourth Circuit ruled that a jury could find prison officials violated Tracey Edwards’ rights by shackling her during childbirth and abruptly stopping her addiction medication without assessing her ...

Law enforcement conducts a Fourth Amendment search when it obtains historical cellphone location information from a ...

Austin Sarat, a professor of law and jurisprudence and an expert on the death penalty in the United States, shared his ...

Tennessee’s embattled prison chief, Frank Strada, said he will step down after overseeing the botched execution of Christa ...

Christa Pike, a Tennessee death row inmate, survived a botched execution attempt that raised complex legal issues regarding a ...

A failed execution in Tennessee is raising legal and constitutional questions after death row inmate Christa Pike remained ...

Christa Pike’s failed execution followed other death penalty miscues in Tennessee, which performs just a fraction of the ...

Pike survived Tennessee's failed execution attempt. Legal experts say the state may still be able to seek another execution date.

AUSTIN SARAT, in an article first published on The Conversation, writes that things "frequently go wrong in executions" in ...