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DOJ seeks to bring back firing squads, electric chairs for some death penalty cases

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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.

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