The Idaho Supreme Court held Tuesday night that a second execution attempt of Thomas Creech does not amount to cruel and ...

That decision came over the objections of Justice Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch, who said they would have agreed to ...

This is cruel and unusual punishment, which ought to be banned under the 8th Amendment to the Constitution. Then, the political class wonders why voter turnout is trending lower and young people are ...

In 2002, the Supreme Court ruled that executing someone with an intellectual disability violates the 8 th Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Later decisions in 2014 and 2016 ...

Thoams Creech, described by authorities as a serial killer who has “admitted to killing upwards of 40 people,” was sentenced ...

The Bill of Rights secures key liberties for U.S. citizens against the government’s power. U.S. Congress via Wikimedia ...