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Jul 16, 2020
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In the early hours of Tuesday morning, the Supreme Court authorized the federal government to carry out its first execution in 17 years. Daniel Lee was convicted back in the 1990s of murdering an Arkansas family in a white supremacist plot. Attorney General William Barr pushed for his execution to take place starting last year. Why have federal executions resumed under his administration and what does it mean for the future of the death penalty?
Guest: Mark Joseph Stern, covers the courts and the law for Slate.
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Guest: Mark Joseph Stern, covers the courts and the law for Slate.
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Released:
Jul 16, 2020
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