Ron DeSantis' new death-penalty law is an open invitation for the Supreme Court to overturn limits on executions nationwide

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

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South Carolina becomes the latest GOP-led state with a bill to make the death penalty a punishment for abortion

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An exterior view of the South Carolina State House, Columbia

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Tennessee lawmaker apologizes after proposing 'hanging by a tree' as a form of execution

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Members of the Tennessee House of Representatives during a legislative session Nashville, Tennessee, on January 12, 2021.

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Ron DeSantis styles himself a culture warrior for God. But his push to expand the death penalty is 'deeply concerning' to the Catholic Church.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at First Presbyterian Church in Orlando, Florida.

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