Attorney General Merrick Garland imposed a moratorium on federal executions in July 2021 under Biden.
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Garland halted federal executions on July 1, 2021, pending review of lethal injection protocols after botched state executions raised Eighth Amendment concerns. The moratorium followed Trump's executi...
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