A sweeping presidential pardon for January 6 rioters drew the criticism of North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis on Tuesday.

In an executive order titled "Restoring the Death Penalty and Protecting Public Safety," Trump reversed a Biden-era ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump took his second oath of office Jan. 20 as the 47th president of the United States, offering an agenda heavily foreshadowed by his campaign promises. Speaking from ...

In what will likely be the final public remarks of Biden's time in office, he reflected on his decades-long career and urged ...

A Cumberland County judge denied bond for the man accused of killing a former Fayetteville City Councilman's daughter.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In one of his final acts in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 men convicted of first-degree murder to life in prison without the ...

There are 144 countries that by practice or law, have abandoned the death penalty. There are 195 countries ... In the world, only Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and North Korea have executed more ...

In my experience, juries in death penalty cases are thoughtful and meticulous in one of the most difficult duties a citizen ...

“While we celebrate today’s move toward an end to the death penalty in North Carolina, we continue to pray for those who remain on death row.” Murphy cited No. 2267 of the Catechism of the ...

the executive director of ACLU of North Carolina. Gretchen Engel, the executive director of the Center for Death Penalty Litigation Durham, said that Cooper took its request for capital ...

North Carolina is no exception to this national trend. The death penalty is at the end of its rope. There are good reasons why. As a law professor who works to promote effective policy ...