DeSantis expands death penalty to include child rape, setting up likely court challenge
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill allowing for the death penalty for child rapists, setting up a potential Supreme Court challenge. The bill, which will become law on Oct. 1, makes sexual battery of a person under 12 a capital crime. DeSantis, a likely 2024 Republican presidential…
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