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Pam Bondi is out — and that is a good thing. She was Trump's lawyer, and DOJ paid the price.
Also: Florida will not kill James Duckett this week. And: What's next for conversion therapy bans after Tuesday's SCOTUS decision? Finally: Law Dork in…
 • Chris Geidner
Alabama was set to kill Sonny Burton on Thursday. Governor Kay Ivey stopped it.
Sonny Burton did not kill anyone, but Alabama put him on death row. Update: Ivey granted Burton clemency on March 10, commuting his death sentence to a…
 • Chris Geidner
The D.C. District Court strikes back
Three judges issued three rulings protecting constitutional rights in cases relating to Trump admin actions against federal inmates, Alien Enemies Act…
 • Chris Geidner
Florida's year of executions masks broader discontent with the death penalty
Beneath an alarming number of executions in 2025, there are signs of continued growing opposition. Also: USA Today's ICE propaganda. And, for paid…
 • Chris Geidner
Oklahoma governor stops execution, commuting death sentence of Tremane Wood
Wood will now spend life in prison following Gov. Stitt's clemency. Also: SCOTUS allows Florida execution to go ahead. And: Full SNAP benefits are…
 • Chris Geidner
A guide to what is happening in the challenges to Trump's National Guard deployment efforts
Expect significant rulings from the courts — including the Supreme Court — in the coming weeks. Also: The Supreme Court won't stop an eighth execution…
 • Chris Geidner
Luigi Mangione's lawyers: Bondi's actions should prevent DOJ from seeking death penalty
The AG's own words are being used against her. Also: More law firms capitulate to Trump's authoritarian shakedowns. And, for paid subscribers: Closing…
 • Chris Geidner
In several decisions this past week, judges have raised key death penalty questions
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and a Louisiana federal judge stopped executions, while the Fifth Circuit tossed out a third death sentence.
 • Chris Geidner
SCOTUS orders new trial for man Oklahoma courts would have allowed to be executed
Richard Glossip has long proclaimed his innocence, and he was joined by the state's Republican attorney general fighting his conviction at the Supreme…
 • Chris Geidner
A.G. Pam Bondi says Trump sets DOJ policy, all DOJ lawyers are "his lawyers"
Bondi says the independence of the Justice Department is gone. Also: Two federal courts block Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship. Expect…
 • Chris Geidner
Trump talks of ending gov't weaponization, as he acts to target foes and the vulnerable
Newly returned to power, Donald Trump lashed out in a series of day-one orders. And: About those "acting" department heads.
 • Chris Geidner
Exclusive: A.G. Garland withdraws federal execution drug protocol following review
"[T]here is significant uncertainty about whether the use of pentobarbital as a single-drug lethal injection for execution treats individuals humanely…
 • Chris Geidner
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