Trump, death penalty and Supreme Court

Trump targets Supreme Court precedents in new death penalty order
The president directed the attorney general to take “all appropriate action to seek the overruling” of high court precedents that limit executions.
Trump gets inaugurated Monday; here's how the Supreme Court swears in new presidents
While the Constitution does not specify who must administer oaths, Chief Justice John Roberts is expected to swear in Donald Trump on Monday, continuing a two-century-old tradition.
Trump signs death penalty order directing attorney general to help states get lethal injection drugs
President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping execution order on the death penalty that directs the attorney general to “take all necessary and lawful action” to ensure that states have enough lethal i
Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking To Expand Use Of Death Penalty
The newly inaugurated president's directive fulfills a key part of Project 2025's right-wing mandate for his administration.
Alert: Trump signs sweeping order on death penalty, compels attorney general to help ensure states have lethal injection drugs
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Donald Trump signs executive order on the death penalty
If there’s one thing Donald Trump promised ahead of his second term as President of the United States, it was ruthless efficiency as it pertains to fulfilling the promises that got him elected. As such,
Trump's Death Penalty Executive Order Aims To Expand Execution
One of the executive orders issued by President Donald Trump amid the flurry of actions on his first day in office yesterday aims to reverse the long national decline in executions and provide federal support for states to carry out the death penalty.
Since Donald Trump last entered the White House, the Supreme Court created a more powerful president
When the Supreme Court justices first shared an inaugural stage with Donald Trump, they heard the new president deliver a ...
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The U.S. Supreme Court begins a fraught new term on Monday with the nation deeply divided over its recent rulings and skeptical of the justices’ ethics and impartiality. The justices are set ...
Biden appointed more federal judges than Trump did in his first term, new research shows
Biden appointed more federal judges than Trump during his first term in the White House, including more female and minority ...
The Supreme Court is considering a possible TikTok ban. Here’s what to know about the case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The law that could ban TikTok is coming before the Supreme Court on Friday, with the justices largely ...
Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump prepares for 3rd day back in office
The president launched new efforts to wipe out DEI and affirmative action programs from the federal government.
Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, clears way for app to shut down in U.S. as soon as Sunday
Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a new law that would lead to a ban of the social media platform TikTok, ...
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The Supreme Court Faces a Major Question About Trump’s Second Term
But there is no doubt that the Supreme Court’s newest weapon against federal ... They entirely skipped Trump’s first term in office. Was the Trump administration simply more fastidious about ...
Trump’s sweeping new order tries to dismantle DEI in government — and the private sector
New executive actions from the Trump administration on Tuesday make clear that not only is President Donald Trump using his ...
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Court adds three new cases
The Supreme Court on Friday evening added three new cases to its docket for the 2024-25 term. The cases, which involve issues ...
Only Woman on Oklahoma's Death Row Granted Supreme Court Hearing
After over two decades of imprisonment for killing her husband, Brenda Andrew's team now argue prosecutors used sexist ...