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EXCLUSIVE with @erikjhortiz - the doctor involved in Tennessee’s failed execution of Tony Carruthers was involved in yesterday’s execution of Anthony ‘Darrell’ Hines, too.
Yesterday was also Dr. Fowler’s birthday.
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BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court denies Alabama's pursuit to execute Jeffery Lee by nitrogen gas after two lower courts declared the method likely violated the Eighth Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment: nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sup…
I spoke to Jeffery Lee minutes after he was told a judge ruled Alabama’s plan to execute him was cruel and unusual. He described getting the news as an “out of body” type of experience. Full story coming tomorrow
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Almost all of these news influencers build their brand by commenting on reporting done by real journalists at legacy outlets.
A new report shows that social media ‘influencers’ and ‘independent creators’ are taking a greater role in providing news to Americans – especially younger Americans. usnews.com/news/national-new…
Also in the DOJ report: the possibility of using nitrogen gas for executions, citing the difficulty of sourcing drugs for lethal injection. Alabama first carried out a nitrogen gas execution in 2024:
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The U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday it is taking actions to strengthen the federal death penalty, including firing squads and readopting the lethal injection protocol. reuters.com/world/us/justice…
AL @AGSteveMarshall to me this week:
"That's the reason why our legislature developed this alternative method...because of the impediments to be able to engage in lethal injection. I would not be surprised at all to see almost exclusively this being the method moving forward."
More reporting from @erikjhortiz and myself on the challenges states have been facing on getting lethal injection drugs:
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Abby Brooks retweeted
FIFA having its corrupt way with every single city and country its ever touched until suddenly being shocked and stunned into submission by a final, even more corrupt thing: New Jersey
Abby Brooks retweeted
Eight women who were incarcerated at a federal prison in Texas tell The Marshall Project and NBC News that staff members groped them or pressured them into unwanted sex acts in deserted corners where there were no security cameras or witnesses. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fed…
First to NBC News via @AGSteveMarshall on clemency for Charles "Sonny" Burton, just granted by Governor Kay Ivey - "There has never been any doubt that Sonny Burton has Douglas Battle’s blood on his hands"
Our story on Sonny here: nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ala…
This is the second time @GovernorKayIvey has commuted a death sentence. She called Burton's death sentence unjust: “I believe it would be unjust for one participant in this crime to be executed while the participant who pulled the trigger was not."
Still one of my favorite stories of all time with the great @LaMonicaBuzz ! RIP Pope Francis.
And this was the video that went along with that story, filmed/produced/edited by the amazing @_abigailbrooks! youtube.com/watch?v=156G3Y8A…
I spoke to Billie Allen, one of the men who had his death sentence commuted by Biden today. He had prepared his last will and testament before the incoming Trump administration - despite maintaining his innocence for decades: nbcnews.com/politics/white-h…
As a political journalist I’m not supposed to offer opinions but I will vote for whatever mayoral candidate in Jersey City that promises to stop allowing running races in neighborhoods that have one way in and one way out
