U.S. Carries Out First Federal Execution In Nearly 20 Years

Daniel Lewis Lee was executed by lethal injection at a federal prison after a Supreme Court ruling overturned a lower court's decision to halt the execution. The ruling, which allowed federal executions to resume, was split along party lines, with Republican-appointed justices in favor and Democratic-appointed justices dissenting. The decision is expected to influence discussions on criminal justice reform leading up to the 2020 election.

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