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Trump DOJ Doubles Down on Attacking Judges
INSIDE: Todd Blanche … Aileen Cannon … Crista Pike
By David Kurtz
10.01.26 | 12:37 pm
Judge Delays Execution Of Only Woman On Federal Death Row
By MICHAEL BALSAMO
12.26.20 | 8:22 am
Protesters line Prairieton Road across from the Federal Death Chamber in Terre Haute, IN. during a protest against the execution of Brandon Bernard on Thursday evening. (Austen Leake/Tribune-Star via AP) Protesters line Prairieton Road across from the Federal Death Chamber in Terre Haute, IN. during a protest against the execution of Brandon Bernard on Thursday evening. (Austen Leake/Tribune-Star via AP)
Federal Government Executes Man Who Committed Murder When He Was 18
By MICHAEL TARM
12.11.20 | 9:09 am
Protesters against the death penalty gather in Terre Haute, Ind., Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Wesley Ira Purkey, convicted of a gruesome 1998 kidnapping and killing, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday evening at the federal prison in Terre Haute.  (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) Protesters against the death penalty gather in Terre Haute, Ind., Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Wesley Ira Purkey, convicted of a gruesome 1998 kidnapping and killing, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday evening at the federal prison in Terre Haute.  (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
US Carries Out Second Federal Execution This Week
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and JESSICA GRESKO
07.16.20 | 9:07 am
Office patrol the grounds of the federal prison in Terre Haute, Ind., is shown Monday, July 13, 2020. Daniel Lewis Lee, a convicted killer, was scheduled to be executed at 4 p.m. in the . He was convicted in Arkansas of the 1996 killings of gun dealer William Mueller, his wife, Nancy, and her 8-year-old daughter, Sarah Powell. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) Office patrol the grounds of the federal prison in Terre Haute, Ind., is shown Monday, July 13, 2020. Daniel Lewis Lee, a convicted killer, was scheduled to be executed at 4 p.m. in the . He was convicted in Arkansas of the 1996 killings of gun dealer William Mueller, his wife, Nancy, and her 8-year-old daughter, Sarah Powell. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Judge Halts Planned Federal Execution Of Inmate Who Suffers From Dementia
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL TARM
07.15.20 | 10:15 am
The guard tower flanks the sign at the entrance to the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Ind.,  in Terre Haute, Ind., Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019.  The facility houses a Special Confinement Unit for male federal inmates who have been sentenced to death as well as the federal execution chamber. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) The guard tower flanks the sign at the entrance to the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Ind.,  in Terre Haute, Ind., Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019.  The facility houses a Special Confinement Unit for male federal inmates who have been sentenced to death as well as the federal execution chamber. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
US Conducts First Federal Execution Since 2003 After Late Night SCOTUS Decision
By MICHAEL BALSAMO
07.14.20 | 9:04 am
ODESSA, TX - SEPTEMBER 2:  An electronic banner supporting the city two days after a mass shooting claimed the lives of seven people, on September 2, 2019 in Odessa, Texas. Officials say the suspect Seth Ator, 36, is dead after he killed 7 people and injured 22 in the mass shooting. (Photo by Cengiz Yar/Getty Images) ODESSA, TX - SEPTEMBER 2:  An electronic banner supporting the city two days after a mass shooting claimed the lives of seven people, on September 2, 2019 in Odessa, Texas. Officials say the suspect Seth Ator, 36, is dead after he killed 7 people and injured 22 in the mass shooting. (Photo by Cengiz Yar/Getty Images)
Justice Department Drafts Legislation To Expedite Death Penalty For Mass Shooters
By Kate Riga
09.03.19 | 7:45 am
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