It expanded the number of federal offenses eligible for the death penalty. In 2001, Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber ... for killing police Capt. James Myers during a week-long crime ...

In 2001, Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber, became the first federal death row inmate executed in almost ... squad for killing police Capt. James Myers during a week-long crime spree ...

Everyone thinks human life is valuable. Some of those against capital punishment believe that human life is so valuable that even the worst murderers should not be deprived of the value of their ...

Building on that, Congress enacted the Federal Death Penalty Act of 1994, or Title VI of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. It expanded the number of federal offenses eligible for the ...

Shortly after taking office in 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a moratorium on executions and ordered death row dismantled.