Deputy Minister of Law Edward Hiariej stated that Indonesia’s new Criminal Code aims to shift the country’s criminal law paradigm toward ...

A Bethlehem Area middle-school teacher giving out an unapproved assignment about slavery to sixth graders was bad enough, M. Rayah Levy said. But the school board member said social media criticism ...

and to interpret how the decision should be made under the Code of Hammurabi. It is an ancient code that set punishments and fines in Mesopotamia. One prompt read: “A slave stands before you.

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order seeking to overturn Supreme Court precedents restricting capital punishment and expand states’ access to lethal drugs used in executions.

August 9: Body of trainee doctor found in seminar hall on third floor of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. August 10: Kolkata Police arrests civic volunteer Sanjoy Roy; describes him as ...

Washington — President Donald Trump's decision to pardon or commute the prison sentences of all of the 1,500-plus people charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot include 11 ...

The charges under which Roy has been convicted entail a minimum sentence of life imprisonment, while the maximum can be capital punishment. The court heard statements by accused Roy and the Central ...

Neyyatinkara Additional Sessions Court Judge A.M. Basheer has sentenced Greeshma, the prime accused in the infamous Sharon Raj murder case, to capital punishment. Greeshma, who committed the murder at ...

Just minutes before his presidency ended, as Joe Biden was seated to watch his successor sworn in, his administration announced sweeping pardons to five members of the Biden family. Biden pardoned ...

The NFL announced an additional punishment on Hollins, fining the 31-year-old receiver $11,255. Hollins has played for four teams in the last four seasons. This year with the Bills, he had 31 ...