The Delhi High Court has granted relief to a man, convicted for life in 2003 rape and murder case of an 8 year old, whose ...

Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.

What’s the purpose of punishment and can it ever provide justice for the most serious offenders, and their victims? Presenter: Michael Buerk Producer: Jonathan Hallewell ...

Charles Fain Lehman Biden’s Mass Commutation Ignores the Purpose of Punishment Criminal-justice-reform groups like the ACLU deny the importance of retribution.

After seven weeks of intense, emotional and sometimes graphic testimony, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was acquitted Wednesday of the ...

The government charged Combs with violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations conspiracy act by conspiring ...

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But his attorneys asked Judge Steven Hippler to remove the death penalty as a possible punishment, citing Kohberger’s diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.

A judge ruled Bryan Kohberger, who is autistic, according to his lawyers, could still be put to death if he is convicted of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022.

Sean "Diddy" Combs was convicted of transportation to engage in prostitution and acquitted of racketeering conspiracy and ...

Capital punishment is an expression of the principle that certain extreme boundaries cannot be crossed—that some crimes are so terrible that death is the only punishment sufficient to balance ...

A law is a bill of attainder if it " (1) applies with specificity, and (2) imposes punishment." Because the Act applies with specificity, this claim turns on whether the Act can fairly be deemed a ...