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February 19, 2015

Holder Backs National Moratorium on Death Penalty amid Lethal Injection Review 
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Attorney General Eric Holder has announced he would support a national
moratorium on the death penalty. Holder made the comments in light of a
recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to stay executions in Oklahoma
pending a review of its lethal injections.

Attorney General Eric Holder: "Now I'm speaking personally, not as a
member of the administration, so somehow separate yourself here. You
know, I think there are fundamental questions that we need to ask about
the death penalty. I have not been shy in saying that I am a person who
is opposed to the use of the death penalty. … The Supreme Court's
determination as to whether or not lethal injection is consistent with
our Constitution is one that ought to occur. From my perspective, I
think a moratorium until the Supreme Court made that determination would
be appropriate."

 

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