First federal execution in 17 years delayed by US judge
Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered the US department of justice to delay four executions to allow the condemned men’s legal challenges against a new lethal injection protocol announced in 2019
13 July 2020 - 18:13
Terre Haute — A US federal judge issued an injunction on Monday delaying what would have been the first federal execution in 17 years, scheduled for later in the day, thwarting at least for now the Trump administration's goal of reviving capital punishment at the federal level.
Judge Tanya Chutkan of the US district court in Washington ordered the US department of justice to delay four executions scheduled for July and August to allow continuation of the condemned men's legal challenges against a new lethal injection protocol announced in 2019...
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