Signing a new law on police shootings, Gavin Newsom says he’s sending a message.

North Carolina Supreme Court hearings raise broad questions of systemic bias in the state judicial system.

Stun belts are intended to keep control in the courtroom, but some judges use them to inflict punishment.

After forcing Nevada into a legal battle over its lethal injection drugs, an execution “volunteer” says the state is punishing him.

For some, science is outpacing the High Court on juveniles and the death penalty.