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Archive: July 2020

BREAKING: U.S. District Court Judge Halts Upcoming Executions

July 13, 2020

The federal government was set this week to carry out its first execution in nearly 17 years, but a U.S. District Court judge in Washington has intervened.

Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered the U.S. Department of Justice to delay the executions … Continue Reading →