A class by Rabbi Heschel Greenberg on the Rambam’s Mishneh Torah: An informer who causes another's property to be seized by a lawless authority must reimburse the victim with the best of his property.

Józef Tischner remains virtually unknown in Western classrooms, despite being one of the pre-eminent voices in 20th-century ...

In a book talk on October 7, David Garland, Arthur T. Vanderbilt Professor of Law, joined Vice Dean of Intellectual Life Emma ...

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt granted clemency for Tremane Wood only minutes before he was set to be executed. Here's what to know about the move.

The head of the Anglican Mother Church did not hesitate to punish his own brother for abusing an underage woman ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys in the case of a man charged with killing a top Minnesota Democratic lawmaker and her husband ...

Julius Caesar and Pompey’s rivalry charted the Roman Republic’s shift to an empire—from the First Triumvirate to the Rubicon ...

Japan faces steep challenges to abolish the death penalty, as public support remains over 80%. Activists cite risks of ...

Tennessee’s Catholic bishops called for an immediate halt to the death penalty and its eventual abolition as the state prepares to execute Harold Wayne Nichols on Dec. 1.

Researchers recently identified Roman warriors' bodies stacked in an ancient well in Croatia, connecting them to Emperor ...

History is the study of change over time, and as The Intellectual Origins of American Slavery shows, the future does not ...

Egyptian papyri shed a unique light on ancient crime and punishment - including a remarkable murder mystery in the village of ...