DOJ says it has authority to carry out federal executions regardless of state rules

KRISTINE PHILLIPS | USA TODAY | 5 hours ago

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department engaged in a deep-dive vocabulary discussion as it tried to convince appeals court judges Wednesday that it has the authority to decide how to execute prisoners on federal death row, regardless of the rules in the states where inmates were convicted.

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