Toledo Legal News - News ABA asks President Trump for reprieves in three scheduled federal executions
American Bar Association President Patricia Lee Refo sent a letter to President Donald Trump to express urgent concern over the government’s plan to carry out three federal executions between now and Dec. 10, in spite of an alarming surge in COVID-19 cases nationwide that can affect due process, a lawyers’ ability to advocate for their clients, and lawyers’ health and safety. The ABA has asked the president to reprieve these three scheduled executions until counsel can safely resume effective representation.
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