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Lawyer for Lisa Montgomery Condemns 'Craven Bloodlust' of Trump Administration as DOJ Executes Mentally Ill Woman

"We should recognize Lisa Montgomery's execution for what it was: the vicious, unlawful, and unnecessary exercise of authoritarian power. We cannot let this happen again," said Kelley Henry, one of Lisa Montgomery's attorneys.

Acting US AG Rosen Urged to Postpone Three Executions Planned for This Week Due to Pandemic

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

College students and community members wearing face masks hold placards while gathering in Bloomington, Indiana to protest against the death penalty and a wave of executions at the Terre Haute federal prison during the final months of President Donald Trump's administration. (Photo: Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The outgoing Trump administration has killed 10 death row inmates since resuming federal executions after a 17-year hiatus.

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'Disgusting Legacy and Stain on Democracy': As Barr Resigns, Democrats and Rights Groups Say Good Riddance

Jake Johnson, staff writer

Attorney General William Barr leaves after attending a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on November 9, 2020.

"Bill Barr won't be missed. He is a corrupt liar who attacked our democracy and...

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'I Guess He's the Next One to Be Fired': Even William Barr Says No Evidence of Widespread Voter Fraud

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Attorney General Bill Barr leaves the U.S. Capitol after meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in his office on November 9, 2020. (Photo: Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

The Trump-appointee's comments came as the president's reelection campaign...

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Police officers gather to remove activists during an anti death penalty protest in front of the U.S. Supreme Court January 17, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

With 'Irrevocable Injustice' on the Line, Democratic Lawmakers Demand Trump Admin Put Brakes on Federal Killing Spree

1,000 Legal Experts Sign Letter Condemning 'Shameful Attack' on Democracy as Trump Continues Baseless Election Lies

U.S. Attorney General William Barr testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 1, 2019 about the Justice Department's investigation of Russian interference with the 2016 presidential election. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

'Naked Political Ploy': Outrage—and a Top DOJ Official Resigns—After Barr Memo Aims to Bolster Baseless Trump Fraud Allegations

A police officer watches voters, election officials, and poll watchers at the Captain Samuel Douglass Academy polling station in Brookline, New Hampshire on November 3, 2020.

'This Is Disturbing': Trump DOJ Claims Armed Feds Are Allowed to Inspect State Vote-Counting Locations

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Civil Rights Group Bashes 'Highly Politicized' Trump DOJ Election Monitoring Plan

People wait in line outside the Washington Park Library to cast their ballots on the first day of in-person early voting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 20, 2020. (Photo: Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images)

Calling Trump a 'Clear Threat to Our Democracy,' Civil Rights Group Sues Admin. Over Voter Intimidation

'Final Line of Accountability Lies With You': 40+ Progressive Groups Urge House Democrats to Impeach Barr

Using DOJ 'to Crush a Victim,' Barr Claims Trump Cannot Be Sued for Denying E. Jean Carroll's Rape Accusation

William Barr

'Barr Must Go': Ethics Groups Demand Congress Impeach Attorney General for Using DOJ as 'Vehicle' to Advance Trump Reelection

Rep. Pramila Jayapal is one of 39 House lawmakers who sent a letter to the Trump administration asking critical questions about government domestic mass surveillance. (Photo: Alex Edelman/Getty Images)

'Our Right to Privacy Is at Stake': Jayapal Leads Demand for White House Answers on Possible Illegal Mass Surveillance

'Bananas' DOJ Press Release on Discarded Ballots Viewed as Effort to Fuel Trump's Lies About Mail-In Fraud

Protesters stand near an intersection not far from the Terre Haute Federal Correctional Complex to protest where death row inmate Wesley Ira Purkey was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection.

Trump Admin. Set to Continue 'Superspreader Executions' With Sixth State-Sanctioned Killing

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Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Attorney General Barr Acknowledges Reality, Says Justice Dept. Has Not Seen Evidence of Fraud in 2020 Election

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Black Lives Matter D.C. v. Trump Must Proceed, Defendants Need to Be Held Accountable

Free Speech for People

Citing Pattern of "Violently Suppressing Opposition, Sabotaging a Free and Fair Election, and Rejecting a Peaceful Transfer of Power," Voting Rights Group Sues President Trump and Top Administration Officials For Voter Intimidation

Demand Justice

Reps. Davidson, Jayapal, and Three Dozen+ Allies Demand Critical Answers Regarding Unauthorized, Mass Domestic Surveillance

Demand Progress

Rep. Lofgren Calls on Barr to Disclose Basis of Surveillance of Protesters

ACLU

ACLU Demands Special Counsel Investigate Barr for Federal Crimes, Firing Tear Gas on White House Protesters

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Jeffrey C. Isaac

Trump, the Coup, and the Collusion That Made It Possible

Marjorie Cohn

On the Current Status of Trump's Coup Attempt—and Its Future

Tom Engelhardt

America’s Maestro of Death and Destruction

Miles Mogulescu

Warning: GOP Can Appoint a Supreme Court Justice in Time to Confirm Trump's Second Term

David Masciotra

Bill Barr’s Deceitful Distortion of Jesse Jackson

Cassandra Stubbs

Not Even a Global Pandemic Could Stop the Federal Government from Pursuing a String of Back-to-Back Executions This Summer

Michael Winship

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Picks on Portland to Pick Up Votes

Christopher Brauchli

How Justice Works in the Trump-Barr System

Michael Winship

In the Face of Powerful Protests, Parts of Middle America Enter the Twilight Zone

Christopher Brauchli

Donald J(esus) Trump