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Tennessee May Bring Back the Electric Chair

By Eliana Dockterman

BP Appeals to High Court Over Gulf Spill Damages

By Denver Nicks

Conservatives Tout Criminal Justice Reform Efforts in States

By Maya Rhodan

No, You Can't Smoke Pot And Work For The FBI

By Massimo Calabresi and Zeke J Miller
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U.S. Will Reveal Controversial Drone Memo

Reports say the Obama Administration will bow to pressure and release a secret document justifying hits on Americans, including Yemen-based al-Qaeda foreign-ops chief Anwar al-Awlaki

By Per Liljas

U.S. Charges Chinese Officials With Cyber Espionage

Attorney General Eric Holder unveiled economic espionage charges against Chinese military officials for targeting American companies

By Massimo Calabresi

Utah Lawmaker Plans to Bring Back Firing Squad

"It sounds like the Wild West, but it's probably the most humane way to kill somebody," said a Republican state Rep. Paul Ray, who plans to propose reintroducing the firing squad as a more humane form of execution in a legislative session next year

By Sam Frizell

Global Raids Underway Against ‘Blackshades’ Hackers

After months of investigation, law enforcement officials in the U.S., Europe and Asia are cracking down on a hacking network employing a computer program known as “Blackshades,” which can be used as malware to control the computers of unwitting people

By Massimo Calabresi

GM to Pay Record $35M Fine Over Recalls

The federal government struck a $35 million settlement with General Motors after the company failed to act for 10 years on an ignition switch defect that led to the death of at least 13 people and recall of approximately 2.6 million vehicles

By Alex Rogers

Newspapers Sue Missouri Over Execution-Drug Secrecy

The Guardian, the Associated Press and three local newspapers have joined forces in the growing controversy over death-penalty transparency. The lawsuit challenges Missouri's refusal — new as of October last year — to disclose the source of execution drugs

By Denver Nicks and Josh Sanburn

Lost Boys Star Jason Patric Can Pursue Paternity Claim

A California appellate court ruled Wednesday that the actor could establish parentage even though his son was conceived through in-vitro fertilization with an ex-girlfriend

By Denver Nicks

Arkansas voter ID law rescued by state Supreme Court

The high court overruled a decision from a lower court judge that struck down the law requiring voters to show an ID before casting a ballot

By Denver Nicks

Walmart Settles Claims Over Listeria Outbreak

The retail giant has agreed to a confidential settlement with relatives of some of the 33 people who died during an outbreak of listeria in 2011, later traced to a cantaloupe farm in Colorado, resolving claims against companies that inspected and delivered the tainted fruit

By Per Liljas

Hillary Blasts Gun Culture

The potential 2016 presidential candidate, whose father taught her how to shoot as a kid and who has long advocated against gun violence, criticized the way U.S. gun culture has become centered on the idea that "anybody can have a gun anywhere, anytime"

By Laura Stampler

Family of 'Affluenza' Teen Will Pay $2 Million

The parents of wealthy Texan Ethan Couch, who killed four people in a drunk driving accident and gained notoriety after one of his attorneys used the teen's extreme privilege as part of his defense strategy, will compensate a victim who was paralyzed

By Dan Kedmey

Man's 'Early Release' Granted 13 Years Late

A "clerical error" gave belated prisoner Cornealious "Mike" Anderson, who had been convicted of armed robbery more than a decade ago, time to get married, raise children, pay taxes and ultimately gain clemency from a sympathetic judge

By Dan Kedmey

Lawmaker on Executions: 'I Don't Care If It's by Guillotine'

Lawmakers are defending the death penalty after President Obama called for a Justice Department inquiry into the practice, following a botched execution in Oklahoma. State Rep. Mike Christian suggested executions should be carried out by any means possible

By Sam Frizell

There Is No Such Thing as a Safe Execution

A botched lethal injection in Oklahoma reveals the growing mess the American death penalty is becoming.

By Jeffrey Kluger

Montana court overturns 1-month rape sentence

District Judge G. Todd Baugh originally sentenced teacher to only one month for raping a 14-year-old, saying the victim was "older than her chronological age"

By Eliana Dockterman

Many of the Condemned on Death Row Are Innocent

New research finds that almost four percent of U.S. capital punishment sentences are wrongful convictions, almost double the number of people set free, meaning around 120 of the roughly 3,000 inmates on death row in America are not guilty

By David Von Drehle
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