I don’t remember anyone giving Jerome Powell a check for $100 million. Who gave it to Kevin Warsh, days before he was confirmed and why?

Abolish the death penalty. If this is your first time learning about a botched execution in the US, I highly recommend Secrets of The Killing State by @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social. nyupress.org/978147983296...

Secrets of the Killing State

Finalist, 2026 Next Generation Indie Book Award: Social JusticeLethal injection is nothing like what people think. This is its untold story.In the popular im...

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It was such a pleasure to talk with the brilliant Dahlia Lithwick—thanks for having me in the show! 💕

Dahlia Lithwick@dahlialithwick.bsky.social · last mo.

On the insanity of the "medicalized" facade of the death penalty with @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social and SCOTUS versus all environmental protections, ever, with @whitehouse.senate.gov. Another non-curtainraiser show.

BREAKING: Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is still alive after two lethal injections, her lawyer says in a motion to again halt the execution.

Tennessee set to execute a woman for the first time in two centuries

Pike, now 50, was 18 in 1995 when she, a 17-year-old boyfriend and a third companion lured ​19-year-old Colleen Slemmer into a wooded area where they tortured ⁠and killed her.

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Stolen valor from Mr. Bone Spurs. An insult to every man and woman who has worn the uniform.

Facts suck, if you're delusional and in a cult.

Last year, despite detailed reporting from rights groups on possible large-scale civilian casualties, the Pentagon had assessed there had been no civilian casualties from the U.S. air war against Houthi forces in Yemen.

U.S. airstrikes killed or wounded hundreds of civilians in Yemen last year, sources say

The Trump administration has yet to publicly acknowledge the number of casualties in the three strikes.

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Notice DOJ doesn't talk about its efforts to obtain state voter files anymore. They are 0-20 in those cases and today is the beginning of the quiet period -- states can no longer do systematic removals of names from the voter rolls. TLDR: We won!🥳

BREAKING: The New Mexico Department of Justice has sued Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ, requesting the court for access to unredacted Epstein-related investigative files that the DOJ has been withholding.

A pastor is accused of having sex with at least one underage boy and an adult man without telling them he was HIV positive — and officials say they fear there might be additional victims.

Florida pastor accused of having sex with 14-year-old boy, not revealing HIV diagnosis

The suspect, 42-year-old Timothy Chaneyfield of St. James United American Free Will Baptist Church in Winter Haven, was arrested and is facing multiple charges.

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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.