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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
The Kavanaugh stop, 50 days later
"What a sick world." And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
 • 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
"Not Guilty"
A not-at-all-subtle reminder to Trump that he's just the president — and that means his power is limited. And: The Seventh Circuit keeps troop…
 • Chris Geidner
Pair of lawsuits challenging Trump's targeting of Chicago get first hearings
The lawsuits challenge the Trump administration's military deployment efforts and harsh treatment of protesters and journalists. More hearings are set…
 • Chris Geidner
Federal judge blocks Trump's National Guard mobilization in and to Oregon
"The President’s determination" that the Guard was needed "was simply untethered to the facts," Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, found. DOJ is…
 • Chris Geidner
A rather blustery day at Pam Bondi's DOJ
In a new ICE-focused memo implementing Trump's "domestic terrorism" directive, the attorney general says a lot of nothing.
 • Chris Geidner
House Republicans, with key Dem support, took aim at D.C. on Tuesday
A pair of bills backing Trump's attack on D.C. passed the House. Both would restrict D.C. self-governance — and passed with Dem votes.
 • Chris Geidner
Feds indict LGBTQ org lawyer over testimony in Alabama "judge-shopping" investigation
In an indictment unsealed Monday, Lambda Legal counsel Carl Charles faces a felony charge of making a false declaration to the investigating judicial…
 • Chris Geidner
Our leading papers failed to stand up to Trump's criminal justice authoritarianism
The Washington Post and The New York Times editorial boards failed to hold Trump accountable for his attack on D.C. And, for paid subscribers: Closing…
 • 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
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