Travis Scott is coming to the defense of a Texas man whose rap lyrics were used during sentencing to decide upon capital punishment.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Clouds hover over the entrance of the Florida State Prison in Starke, Fla., Aug. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Curt Anderson, File) In ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has paved the way for one of Alabama's longest-serving death row inmates to receive a new trial. On ...

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected two challenges to a 2023 law that allows judges to impose death sentences without unanimous jury recommendations. Ruling in cases from ...

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over how courts should decide borderline cases of whether convicted murderers are intellectually disabled and should be shielded from ...