US EditionTrump’s death penalty push faces setbacks as judges block attempts to reverse prior decisions
Judges have blocked death penalty reinstatement in most federal cases despite Attorney General Pam Bondi authorizing pursuit against 19 defendants since February 2025.
- Trump's administration is facing setbacks in its push for the death penalty as judges block attempts to reverse prior decisions.
- Judges have criticized the government's haste and willful disregard for constitutional rights in pursuing capital punishment cases.
- While the Biden administration reflected declining public support for the death penalty, Trump has brushed that aside with his enthusiasm for its use.
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President Donald Trump’s government has been reeling in his aggressive pursuit of the death penalty, re-examining cases in which his predecessors explicitly decided not to apply for capital punishment. Since taking office in February, U.S. Secretary of Justice Pam Bondi has authorized prosecutors to apply for the death penalty against 19 people, including nine defendants in cases where the government of then President Joe Biden had applied for m…
Trump’s death penalty push faces setbacks as judges block attempts to reverse prior decisions
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is faltering in its aggressive pursuit of the death penalty as it revisits cases in which predecessors explicitly decided against seeking capital punishment.
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Trump's death penalty push faces setbacks as judges block attempts to reverse prior decisions
President Donald Trump's administration has been pushing for the death penalty, but judges are blocking attempts to reverse previous decisions against capital punishment.
President Donald Trump's government is reeling in his aggressive pursuit of the death penalty, re-examining cases in which his predecessors explicitly decided not to apply for capital punishment.
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