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Trump’s Death Penalty Order Is a Message to the Supreme Court
The president is directing the Justice Department to overrule the Supreme Court in cases where the justices have found capital punishment is unconstitutional.
Back with a vengeance.
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The death penalty is back in the new Trump administration, and its use will be more aggressive than ever.
Among the flurry of executive orders President Donald Trump issued Monday was one called “Restoring the Death Penalty and Protecting Public Safety.” Regardless of your opinion of capital punishment, parts of this order raise concern about this administration’s view of the rule of law.