Restoring the Death Penalty and Protecting Public Safety

What it means

This order reinforces federal death penalty policies, directing the Attorney General to pursue capital punishment for severe crimes, especially those involving murdered law enforcement or crimes by undocumented immigrants. It also requires evaluation of Biden's 37 death sentence commutations and seeks to overturn Supreme Court precedents limiting capital punishment.

Expected impact

• Likely increase in federal death penalty prosecutions, particularly for specific crime categories
• Potential challenges to Supreme Court precedents that currently limit capital punishment
• Possible tensions between federal and state authorities over death penalty jurisdictions
• Probable legal challenges from civil liberties and human rights organizations
• Renewed public debate over capital punishment's role in the justice system