Trump, death penalty and Supreme Court

Trump targets Supreme Court precedents in new death penalty order
The president directed the attorney general to take “all appropriate action to seek the overruling” of high court precedents that limit executions.
Trump gets inaugurated Monday; here's how the Supreme Court swears in new presidents
While the Constitution does not specify who must administer oaths, Chief Justice John Roberts is expected to swear in Donald Trump on Monday, continuing a two-century-old tradition.
Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking To Expand Use Of Death Penalty
The newly inaugurated president's directive fulfills a key part of Project 2025's right-wing mandate for his administration.
Trump’s New Order to Expand the Death Penalty Misses Key Details
The order shows the president’s desire for more executions. But it’s unclear how the administration will carry out its plans, legal experts say.
Donald Trump signs executive order on the death penalty
If there’s one thing Donald Trump promised ahead of his second term as President of the United States, it was ruthless efficiency as it pertains to fulfilling the promises that got him elected. As such,
Trump's Death Penalty Executive Order Aims To Expand Execution
One of the executive orders issued by President Donald Trump amid the flurry of actions on his first day in office yesterday aims to reverse the long national decline in executions and provide federal support for states to carry out the death penalty.
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How Much Power Does President Trump Have?
In his executive orders, Trump repeatedly asserted that he can make and interpret law, alongside Congress and the courts.
Supreme Court Justices Hushed, but Not Silent, on Birthright Citizenship
The justices offered few public remarks on birthright citizenship, but legal experts expect them to reject Trump's executive ...
Since Donald Trump last entered the White House, the Supreme Court created a more powerful president
When the Supreme Court justices first shared an inaugural stage with Donald Trump, they heard the new president deliver a ...
Trump Signed a Deluge of Executive Orders. There Are a Few We Should Really Be Worried About.
President Donald Trump has signed a barrage of executive orders that feel impossible to keep up with. What do they mean? When ...
CT joins states suing Trump over order limiting birthright citizenship
Connecticut was among 18 states to sue President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday over his effort to deny the birthright ...
Donald Trump can be sentenced Friday in hush money case, Supreme Court says in 5-4 ruling
President-elect Donald Trump can be sentenced Friday in his New York hush money case, the Supreme Court said in a 5-4 ruling.
Ford joins AGs from 17 states in suing Trump over birthright citizenship
The lawsuit challenges President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship, which they say violates the ...
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Donald Trump sworn in as 47th president of the United States of America
Donald J. Trump on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, took the oath of office, administered by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John ...
Inauguration live updates: Donald Trump moves swiftly to implement his new agenda
President-elect Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president, pledging to "completely and totally reverse" Joe Biden's ...
Supreme Court upholds law that could ban TikTok in the U.S., leaving the matter to Trump
In an unsigned opinion, the Court sided with the national security concerns about TikTok rather than the First Amendment ...