The death penalty, which only recently had appeared headed for extinction in the U.S., may be poised for a resurgence.
Attorney General William Barr said July 25 the federal government will resume executions in December after a 16-year hiatus. The announcement followed a Supreme Court term that indicated an increasing receptiveness toward capital punishment now that President Donald Trump’s two appointees are on the bench.
In 2015 the death penalty was under so much pressure that then-Justice Antonin Scalia said he “ wouldn’t be surprised” if his colleagues outlawed it. Scalia, a conservative who viewed the death penalty as ...
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