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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : The decision doesn't change the halt on federal executions, but Garland's first approval of a new capital prosecution opens a new chapter in the long and complicated history of the death penalty in the U.S.Those complexities have been on full display in recent years.
40% : During his presidency, the Justice Department has fought vigorously in courts to maintain the sentences of death row inmates, an Associated Press review of dozens of legal filings found.
39% : And while the moratorium on federal executions Garland announced in 2021 means no federal inmates will be put to death while it´s in place, there have been no public signs that a review of execution policies that he ordered at the same time is nearing completion.
38% : "Death penalty opponents have long argued Biden has done little to fulfill his campaign promise and want him to commute sentences of those on federal death row.
36% : Just a few months after he took office, Garland issued a moratorium to halt federal executions - a stark contrast after his predecessor carried out 13 in six months.
32% : WASHINGTON (AP) - Just a few months after he took office, Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a moratorium to halt federal executions - a stark contrast after his predecessor carried out 13 in six months.

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