Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The chair used for firing squad executions is shown in the execution chamber at the Utah State Correctional Facility. (Photo ...

Major Questions is a recurring series by Adam White, which analyzes the court’s approach to administrative law, agencies, and the lower courts. The great irony of Trump v. Cook is that this momentous ...

Sen. Mike Young said the bill would provide the IDOC with an option if lethal injection drugs are unavailable. Those who oppose the bill argue it's unnecessary, inhumane and could invite lawsuits over ...

A bill allowing for firing squad executions for death penalty inmates was filed in the Indiana legislature for the 2026 session. Senate Bill 11, filed by State Sen. Michael Young, would allow for ...

A five-person firing squad could carry out the death penalty in Indiana under a newly introduced bill. Indiana GOP Senator R. Mike Young introduced Senate Bill 11 ahead of the Senate Session on Dec. 8 ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A new bill introduced to the Indiana Senate would legalize the use of firing squads to carry out the death penalty. State Sen. Mike Young (R-Indianapolis) introduced Senate Bill 11 ...

A South Carolina triple murderer has become the third inmate executed by firing squad in the state this year. Stephen Bryant, 44, was pronounced dead at 6:05 p.m. Friday at the Broad River ...

COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Stephen Corey Bryant, 44, was executed by firing squad Friday, becoming the third person put to death by that method in South Carolina this year, according to the Associated ...

A South Carolina man convicted of killing three people over five days more than 20 years ago was executed by a firing squad on Friday evening. Bryant chose to die by firing squad instead of lethal ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC/AP) - An inmate was executed by a firing squad for the murders he committed in 2004. Three prison employees, all with live ammunition, have volunteered to carry out the execution ...

The Trump administration in court filings submitted Friday said that it was holding off firing thousands of federal workers in order to comply with a temporary restraining order issued by a federal ...

Idaho Governor Brad Little (R) recently signed legislation making the firing squad the state’s primary method of execution. Other states should follow suit. If we believe some crimes deserve death, ...