This is how democracies begin to slide toward authoritarianism. Former 60 Minutes correspondent Cecilia Vega says that after new leadership took over at CBS News, she and her team were repeatedly pressured to include claims they could not verify.

When the former prosecutor–who was also a sponsor of death penalty legislation as a state representative, and also a former state AG defending death sentences–tells you they've changed their mind about the death penalty after 50 years of experience with it, people should listen.

I was just on the Courtoom Stories & Tactics podcast!! Check it out here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFdj...

The Shocking Reality of Capital Punishment | Corinna Lain (Law School Professor)

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Finally, the law is catching up with what we know to be true as members of civilized society. open.substack.com/pub/corinnab...

Finally, a court held what we know to be true

I’ll never forget what the son of the slain victim said after witnessing the first execution by nitrogen gas: “it’s something I don’t ever want to see again.’” Turns out, watching someone getting tort...

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Loving San Fran at the annual Law & Society conference, where I had great fun doing an “author meets readers” session around Secrets of the Killing State. Thanks to all who joined to celebrate and discuss this book! Bonus!  I ran the beautiful Golden Gate Bridge!

“For Corinna, the morality of lethal injection is not only about the drugs, the secrecy, or the people pushing the syringes. It is about whether the state can be trusted to decide that a person’s story is finished.” deadcuriousmag.co.uk/2026/05/29/i...

Inside America’s lethal injections: hidden guards, taped fingers and drowning lungs - Dead Curious

An interview with Corinna Lain, author and professor, and the secrecy of American's lethal injection executions.

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"Last year, just over 1 in 5 of the people we executed in this country were veterans—deeply damaged people who suffered from PTSD and other serious mental health conditions, almost invariably after serving their country in combat. And 2025 was no anomaly." open.substack.com/pub/corinnab...

Remembering the Other Veterans on Memorial Day

I’m a veteran.

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This week, Tony Carruthers became the seventh person to survive his own execution by lethal injection. For my thoughts, check out open.substack.com/pub/corinnab...

I could not be more honored to share that Secrets of the Killing State was a finalist in the Next Gen Indie Book Awards, in the social justice category! @indiebookawards.bsky.social

Our local ABC affiliate here in Richmond was interested in DOJ’s adoption of the firing squad too. Here are my thoughts. www.wric.com/news/local-n...

‘Explicit brutality’: Trump DOJ adopts firing squads amid push to ramp up federal executions

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will now allow firing squads as a form of capital punishment for those on federal death row. This comes as Richmond experts say the death penalty is “dyin…

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I had such a great time on Canada’s AM 1150 that they invited me back to talk about my book! Thank you to all at the Early Hour for having me back! Here is Part 2. www.am1150.ca/podcast/the-...

The US updated its execution methods. Are they a step back? (Part 2) : AM 1150

Corinna Lain, George E. Allen Chair in Law at the University of Richmond School of Law, on the US updating its execution methods

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Prof. @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social was interviewed live on @cnn.com to discuss the Justice Department's adoption of the firing squad as an execution method, and its relationship to lethal injection. "In part, it's a move of desperation...the state's violence will be explicit."

This morning I joined The Early Edition at Vista Radio (Canada) to talk about the latest US move to jumpstart executions. Thanks to the team at Vista—it was a pleasure! www.am1150.ca/podcast/the-...

The US updated its execution methods. Are they a step back? : AM 1150

Corinna Lain, George E. Allen Chair in Law at the University of Richmond School of Law, on the updated execution methods in the US

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This past Friday I was on @cnn.com to talk about DOJ‘s adoption of the firing squad as an execution method, and its relationship with lethal injection. Thanks @cnn.com for having me on! nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

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Attention Missouri friends! I’ll be in Jefferson City the end of this week, giving a talk in the beautiful Capitol Rotunda. Thank you to MADP for sponsoring this event! I hope to see you there!

Hi Columbia, SC, peeps! In the wake of Easter, I’ll be in Columbia, SC, talking about Faith, Redemption, and Death Row at Shandon UMC on April 26! I’m so excited to be in fellowship with this amazing congregation!

I am truly honored to be the keynote speaker for the program “Justice or Injustice? Moral & Legal Questions Around Capital Punishment” this afternoon at Georgia State University College of Law hosted by the Consulate General of Belgium 🇧🇪 & supported by @gfadp.bsky.social

I’m so excited to be on my way to Cali for @pacificmcgeorge.bsky.social 2026 symposium on “The Rule of Law Under Pressure” where I have the honor of being the morning’s featured speaker!

SECRETS OF THE KILLING STATE author @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social discusses the legal system on Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with @michael-foote.bsky.social and Mélissa Malebranche.  Listen here: https://page1m.co/4seaWe9

As spring break winds down, here’s my late-breaking spring break wrap up.

I am so excited to announce that this Wednesday, I am doing an event at my alma mater @wm.edu and with my daughter Jessica Lain. It’s open to the public and I hope to see you all there!

Big Oil spent nearly $100M to get Trump elected in 2024. Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and inviting them to the White House to discuss how they will divvy up control of the country's oil. Oligarchy in action.

Week 1. We invaded Venezuela. We killed the ACA subsidies. We destroyed the Kennedy Center. We murdered a woman in cold blood over deportations. We threatened Greenland, now we are offering them $100,000 per person to allow us to take over their country. First 7 days. Can we survive a year of this?

I want to be frank with you all: this is a *very* tough read. But it is fully factual, fully sourced, and full of necessary truths about where we are and what is about to happen in America.

As Tensions Flare in Minneapolis, We Learn That the Shooting of Renee Good Is Even Worse Than Originally Believed

The second day after the horrific killing brought new revelations that made an unthinkable tragedy and apparent government-sponsored crime worse than it already was—which had once seemed impossible.

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GERMAN PRESIDENT STEINMEIER: “.. the United States has broken with the values that it helped to establish .. “.. we have now moved beyond the stage where we can lament the lack of respect for international law or the erosion of the international order; we are far beyond that, I believe.”

@petebuttigieg.bsky.social: "We have an ICE agent who should have been trained not to be in front of a vehicle and never to shoot into a moving vehicle, and yet this happened on [Kristi Noem's] watch. The whole POINT of Homeland Security is to make this country more stable and safe."

“Can we check her pulse?” “No! Back up! Now!” “I’m a physician.” “I don’t care.”

Stoke fear. Exploit desperation. Suspend the rule of law. Fan brutality. Every time the stronger brutalize the weak, it’s fundamentally the same playbook. Our duty is to stand up to brutality. Our moral obligation is to protect the vulnerable and hold the powerful accountable.

We have a central planned economy now Trump orders ‘my representatives’ to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds to lower rates www.cnn.com/2026/01/08/b...

Trump orders ‘my representatives’ to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds in effort to lower housing costs | CNN Business

President Donald Trump said Thursday he had ordered “my representatives” to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds in an attempt to drive down interest rates and monthly payments, writing in a Truth Socia...

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AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.