U.S. Government Executes First Woman Prisoner Since 1953 (3)

The Trump administration carried out the first federal execution of a woman since 1953, after a divided Supreme Court sided with the government during a late night of frenzied litigation.

Lisa Montgomery’s lethal injection in the Terre Haute, Ind., federal death chamber early Wednesday is the Justice Department’s 11th execution since resuming capital punishment in July after a 17-year break. It’s also the latest in a series of lame-duck period executions, which previously hadn’t occurred since the late 19th century.

Montgomery was pronounced dead at 1:31 a.m., according to the Associated Press.

Two more executions are scheduled this week—on Jan. ...