Article: VIRGINIA TO MOVE FORWARD ON EXECUTIONS

Virginia will resume its implementation of the death penalty following Wednesday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld the constitutionality of lethal injections.

Gov. Tim Kaine said earlier this month that he would halt executions in the state until the court decided a case challenging Kentucky's method of lethal injection. No executions have been carried out in the U.S. since the court agreed last fall to hear the case of Baze v. Rees.

The court's ruling effectively ended the short-lived moratorium Kaine imposed April 1, a spokesman said.

"In light of the Supreme Court ruling, executions will move forward according to the procedures that were in place prior to the court's agreement to ...

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