A federal judge in Indiana has blocked what would have been the first federal execution in 17 years, scheduled for Monday, citing coronavirus-related health concerns raised by the victims’ relatives who were selected to attend
Friday’s order from Chief U.S. District Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson was the latest hurdle for the Trump administration in its push to reactivate the federal death chamber in Terre Haute, Ind. The judge indefinitely delayed the execution.
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