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Over sharp dissents, court intervenes to allow federal government to execute 13th person in six months
US executes Virginia gang killer despite COVID-19 infection
By Michael Tarm & Denise Lavoie
Dustin Higgs executed less than a week before Inauguration Day
By Mallika Kallingal & Christina Carrega
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Supreme Court allows Dustin Higgs' execution over dissents by Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer.
By Mark Joseph Stern
U.S. carries out 13th and final execution under Trump administration
By Jonathan Allen & Bhargav Acharya
Federal government executes Corey Johnson following prolonged legal fight
By Paul LeBlanc & Christina Carrega
Supreme Court's liberal justices lash out at unprecedented 'rush' of executions as Trump leaves office
By Ariane De Vogue
U.S. Executes Dustin Higgs In 13th And Final Execution Under Trump Administration
By Suzanne Nuyen & Barbara Campbell