In a sentencing memo that quotes Martin Luther King Jr., federal prosecutors argue that life in prison is only legal punishment for three people convicted of conspiracy to commit murder for hire.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Jessie Hoffman Jr., now 46 years old, was sentenced to death for the 1996 abduction, rape, and killing of a woman in St. Tammany Parish. Back when he was put on death row ...

the Supreme Court ruled that inmates on death row could make last-minute claims that the chemicals in lethal injections are too painful and violate the Constitution's Eighth Amendment.

8th Pay Commission: Central government employees and pensioners who are expecting a hike in salary and pension from January 2026 may have to wait another year. This is because the recommendations ...

March 2, 2025 [Photo: Arab American Civil Rights League] Danielle Khalaf, 14, an eighth-grader at East Middle School in Plymouth, Michigan, is fighting to defend her First Amendment rights under ...

The ACLU argues the law is a violation of the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition of "cruel and unusual punishment." "The court ordered that the Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Correction ...

Introduced by Rep. Laura Friedman (D-CA) on Monday, the amendment would ensure that the president “recognizes, and states that they will uphold, Congress’ constitutional authority to authorize ...

The main sell has been Amendment 2 - a rewrite of the state’s finances & tax code -- paving the way for investments like the new Hyundai steel mill. Amendment Three, on the other hand ...

The other argued that the suit should be tossed on First Amendment grounds. “This lawsuit is an affront to the First Amendment and is without basis in law or fact,” attorneys for Paramount ...

The Centre in January announced its decision to form the much-awaited 8th Pay Commission, which is likely to submit its recommendations to the government early next year. As a next step ...

Eighth Avenue in Longmont will be closed east of the intersection at Coffman Street for about two weeks, according to a city announcement. The closure only extends to just past the first two ...