Florida court upholds death penalty changes

Published June 12, 2014 8:44pm ET



TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a law that aims to speed up when the state carries out death sentences.

The high court, more than a decade after it struck down a series of changes sought by former Gov. Jeb Bush to quicken the pace of executions, ruled unanimously that the “Timely Justice Act” is constitutional.

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