Death row
Tennessee fails to execute Christa Pike after two lethal injection attempts
Notably, this is the second failed execution attempt in the state of Tennessee in 2026. Pike, 50, was set to be executed for the 1995 murder of her classmate, Colleen Slemmer.
Christa Pike set to be first Tennessee woman executed in 200 years, lawyers ask Gov. Lee for mercy
Jury finds ex-gang leader guilty of murder in Tupac case
Tupac Shakur murder trial begins for alleged mastermind of 1996 drive-by shooting
'Texas 7' convict deserves new trial due to 'antisemitic bias' - judge
Randy Halprin, a Jewish member of the "Texas 7," argues that the judge who convicted and sentenced him had an antisemitic bias that infringed on his right to an impartial trial.
‘Death sentence certain’ for German-Iranian journalist
The Iranian regime kidnapped Jamshid Sharmahd in 2020 and claims he played role in the 2008 Shiraz attack that killed 14.
Texas Jewish death row inmate who argued judge was antisemitic wins new trial
Randy Halprin, 44, was originally set to be executed on Oct. 10, 2019 but won a stay after he alleged that the judge who presided over his 2003 murder trial was biased against Jews.
Jewish orgs. slam Arizona using Zyklon B gas chamber on death row inmates
"We're basically saying what the Nazis did was OK," said Phoenix Holocaust Association vice president Janice Friebaum.
American support for death penalty still strong despite decline in use
The new Pew survey indicates that 90% of Americans who support the use of the death penalty on convicted murderers think it is morally justified.
Arizona wants to use Zyklon B to execute inmates on death row
Hydrogen cyanide gas, named by the Third Reich as Zyklon B, was used by the Nazis to kill over a million people in the Holocaust. The state of Arizona now wants to use it in executions.
Saudis vowed to stop executing minors but some death sentences remain
The decree was never carried on state media nor published in the official gazette as would be normal practice.
First US federal execution in 17 years carried out on white supremacist
Daniel Lewis Lee was convicted of murdering a family of Jewish descent in 1996.
Jewish inmate claims judge was antisemitic, wins stay of execution
In May, Halprin said in an appeal that the judge who sentenced him in 2003, Vickers Cunningham, referred to him using anti-Semitic slurs, including “f****n’ Jew” and “g*****n k**e.”
Jewish death row inmate appeals to Supreme Court
“Texas made an antisemitic judge the sole arbiter of whether a Jewish defendant facing the death penalty would get a fair trial before a fair tribunal,” said his attorney, Tivon Schardl.