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July 14, 2020

Federal Government Carries Out First Execution in 17 Years
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The United States has carried out its first federal execution in 17
years. Daniel Lewis Lee was executed this morning just hours after the
Supreme Court issued a 5-4 opinion overturning a lower court ruling
blocking the execution.


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