DOJ seeks to bring back firing squads, electric chairs for some death penalty cases
Left(8)
New York TimesAApr 24, 7:19 PM
Trump Administration Approves Firing Squad Executions for Death Penalty
The Justice Department also reauthorized the use of a death penalty drug, and will seek to shorten the length of some legal appeals.
CBS NewsBApr 24, 11:27 PM
Trump administration now permits death by firing squad for federal cases
Death by firing squad is now reinstated in U.S. federal cases, according to a new policy announced on Friday by the Trump administration.
The New RepublicBApr 24, 5:37 PM
Trump DOJ Announces It Will Start Executing People by Firing Squad
The Department of Justice announced Friday that it will resurrect federal firing squads as part of an effort to implement Donald Trump’s day-one executive order to revamp capital punishment. Trump’s o
Law DorkBApr 24, 11:39 PM
DOJ plans to "strengthen" the federal death penalty — but Biden nearly cleared death row
DOJ seeks to expand federal methods of execution to include the firing squad. Also: Fifth Circuit rejects challenge to Texas's criminal immigration enforcement law. And: Trump's IRS suit hits a snag.
The GuardianAApr 24, 9:20 PM
US justice department to allow firing squads as federal death penalty method
Trump’s DoJ says it is taking steps to ‘strengthen the federal death penalty’ in opposition to Biden-era policies The US justice department announced on Friday that it is taking steps to “strengthen t
CBS NewsBApr 24, 11:59 PM
DOJ reinstates firing squads, pentobarbital for federal executions
The Justice Department announced Friday it would readopt the death penalty protocols for lethal injection and firing squads.
ABC NewsBApr 24, 7:02 PM
DOJ to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment
The Justice Department will adopt firing squad as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases
NPRAApr 25, 3:02 AM
Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment
The Justice Department will adopt firing squad as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases.
Center(2)
Al JazeeraBApr 24, 5:39 PM
Trump administration to prioritise seeking death penalty, use firing squads
Capital punishment remains controversial in the US, with critics warning of innocent people being put on death row.
The HillBApr 24, 9:11 PM
DOJ seeks to bring back firing squads, electric chairs for some death penalty cases
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Friday it will bring back the use of firing squads and electric chairs for some death penalty cases, as well as “readopting” the use of lethal injections as used d
Right(5)
Daily WireCApr 24, 1:50 PM
Biden Commuted Death Sentences. Trump’s DOJ Is Bringing Back The Firing Squad.
President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice on Friday directed the Bureau of Prisons to bring back the firing squad and lethal injection for federal executions. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche
The Western JournalDApr 24, 7:47 PM
DOJ to Bring Back Old-School Execution Method as Part of Plan to 'Strengthen the Federal Death Penalty'
A Department of Justice report issued Friday calls for returning the firing squad to the options for executing inmates facing the death penalty. The report said the Biden Justice Department […] The po
The BlazeCApr 24, 6:20 PM
Ready, aim, FIRE: Trump DOJ to restore old-fashioned death penalty means
In an effort to fulfill President Donald Trump's 2025 executive order to restore the implementation of the death penalty at the federal level, the Department of Justice has decided to bring back a mea
The Gateway PunditDApr 24, 11:40 PM
DOJ Reinstates Firing Squad as Official Federal Execution Method, Moves to ‘Restore Solemn Duty’ and Deliver Justice for Victims of the Most Barbaric Crimes
The Department of Justice under the Trump administration announced on Friday that it is officially reinstating death by firing squad as a permissible method of execution for federal death row inmates.
TwitchyDApr 25, 12:00 AM
We Are So Back: DOJ Revives Firing Squad as 'Most Dignified' Execution Method
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