Biden's Justice Dept. keeps hard line in death row cases
An Associated Press review of dozens of legal filings shows that President Joe Biden's Justice Department is fighting just as vigorously as Donald Trump's did to uphold death row inmates'
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An Associated Press review of dozens of legal filings shows that President Joe Biden's Justice Department is fighting just as vigorously as Donald Trump's did to uphold death row inmates'
CHICAGO -- Death penalty opponents expected President Joe Biden to act within weeks of taking office to fulfill his 2020 campaign promise to end capital punishment on the federal level and to work at ending it in states that still carry out executions. Instead, an Associated Press review of dozens of legal filings shows that Biden's Justice Department is fighting vigorously in courts to maintain the sentences of death row inmates, even after Attorney General Merrick Garland temporarily paused executions.
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An Associated Press review of dozens of legal filings shows that President Joe Biden’s Justice Department is fighting just as vigorously as Donald Trump's did to uphold death row inmates'
An Associated Press review of dozens of legal filings shows that President Joe Biden’s Justice Department is fighting just as vigorously as Donald Trump's did to uphold death row inmates'