A jury in Idaho unanimously agreed Saturday that convicted killer Chad Daybell deserves the death penalty for the gruesome murders of his wife and his girlfriend’s two youngest children.
As a result, the item is being removed from the agenda.
The justices did not comment Tuesday in turning away the appeal.
The families of most of those killed in the 2018 Florida high school massacre will receive $127 million from the federal government to settle a lawsuit. Sixteen of the 17 killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland had sued over the FBI’s fa
It remains unclear whether the Justice Department will seek to use any methods other than lethal injection for executions in the future.
The court says prosecutors may try again for the same sentence if they wish in the high-profile case.
The April 15, 2013, attack killed three people and injured more than 260 others.
A new report finds a continuing decline in capital punishment in the United States.
A federal appeals court is hearing arguments on whether the Boston Marathon bomber received a fair trial.
Prosecutors are expected to file their response in Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death penalty appeal.