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  • Massachusetts has no state death penalty, and Lindsay Clancy’s jury is deciding whether she is criminally responsible for her children’s deaths.

  • ANALYSIS: University of Utah law professor says Tyler Robinson’s defense will focus on keeping evidence out, avoiding death penalty.

  • No, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled the death penalty unconstitutional in 1984.

  • While 68% see the death penalty as morally justified for those committing murder, 59% say it doesn't deter serious crimes – and there are wide partisan gaps on both questions.

  • The tech corporations ruling our lives could be easily snuffed out, if the US judiciary were ever brave enough to hold them accountable.

  • A 37-year-old Florida man pleaded guilty on August 19 to first-degree murder and kidnapping charges in connection with the February 2025 death of a 16-year-old girl he met on a dating app.

  • Michael Caruso, whom DeSantis appointed as Palm Beach County’s clerk of courts and comptroller, was arrested on sex abuse charges related to a young child.

  • The jury has unanimously recommended the death penalty for Jeffrey Crum in the decades-old kidnapping, sexual battery and murder of Jennifer Odom.

  • Prosecutors say Mike Caruso could potentially face death under a child-sex-abuse law he supported—but major legal hurdles remain.

  • An overwhelming number of people have posted comments on WPTV's Facebook page, calling for the death penalty for suspended Palm Beach County clerk Mike Caruso following his arrest on alleged sexual .

  • A plastic surgeon determined to represent himself on murder charges refused to argue any of the motions his previous attorneys filed in opposition to the death penalty .