PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A federal appeals court considering whether California’s death penalty is unconstitutional because of excessive delays focused Monday on procedural issues over whether a novel ...

California’s lethal injection procedure may have its flaws, but where is it guaranteed that any of us is entitled to a painless death? Why does U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel believe that special ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a ballot measure narrowly approved by voters to change the state's dysfunctional death penalty system and speed up executions. The ...

The judicial opinion rejects challenges to the defendants' trial and sentencing, concluding that their convictions and death sentences remain valid under current California capital punishment ...

For centuries, Catholics have prayed the Stations of the Cross throughout Lent. This solemn Christian season and particular prayer practice prepare our hearts and mind to journey with Christ through ...