DeSantis defies Supreme Court, expands death penalty for child rapists in Florida
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a law making it a capital crime to rape a child under the age of 12, defying a 2008 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a similar Louisiana law. The new law gives state prosecutors the option of seeking the death penalty for the sexual battery of a child. DeSantis, who is expected to seek the 2024 GOP nomination for president, has used Florida’s ongoing legislative session to define his agenda for the state and the nation. This marks the second time this year that DeSantis has expanded the state’s death penalty law.
- DeSantis expands death penalty in Florida to cover child rapists The Washington Post
- DeSantis signs law allowing death penalty for child rape, defying US Supreme Court ruling USA TODAY
- DeSantis signs bill making child rapists eligible for death penalty at odds with US Supreme Court ruling CNN
- Hypocrisy on matters of life and death | Editorial South Florida Sun Sentinel
- This Week in South Florida: Katherine Fernandez Rundle WPLG Local 10
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