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Utah prosecutors will not seek the death penalty in the upcoming trial against a 71-year-old Utah man who spent decades on death row for a 1985 killing that he says he didn’t commit.
Utah prosecutors will not seek the death penalty in the upcoming trial against a 71-year-old Utah man who spent decades on death row for a 1985 killing that he says he didn’t commit.Open
Jeffery Lee had raised concerns about use of nitrogen gas and the legacy of an abandoned practice that allowed judges to override juries on death sentences.
A federal judge has ordered Attorney General Todd Blanche to provide handwritten FBI interview notes concerning an accuser's allegations against President Trump. The judge also threatened Blanche with contempt charges if he fails to meet the deadline to produce related documents. Former federal prosecutor Brendan Ballou and New York Times Opinion Contributing Writer Molly Jong-Fast join Alicia Menendez to weigh in.
Todd Blanche acknowledged using a ready-made list during the White House press briefing Tuesday.
Todd Blanche acknowledged using a ready-made list during the White House press briefing Tuesday.Open
An attorney for the family of Charlie Kirk filed a formal written notice to the state of Utah, Utah Valley University, its campus police and the police chief alleging that there were some serious security failures ahead of his Sept. 10, 2025, assassination. CNN's Brynn Gingras reports.
His relatives accuse Utah officials of “reckless decisions” in a document that preserves their ability to sue.
Attorney General Todd Blanche held a press briefing today at the White House, where he defended President Trump going after the Supreme Court over their decision to reject mail-in ballot restrictions. MS NOW Justice and Intelligence Reporter Ken Dilanian, former FBI Special Agent Christopher O’Leary, MS NOW Senior Legal Reporter Lisa Rubin, and Progressive Strategist Nomiki Konst join Katy Tur to debrief Blanche’s press briefing.
Attorney General Todd Blanche held a press briefing today at the White House and answered questions about mail-in voting ahead of the midterms.
Elie Mystal explains why he thinks Chief Justice John Roberts is a “far more dangerous” threat to democracy than Donald Trump. “If you are a nonwhite citizen, he is the person stopping you from voting. Not Donald Trump, not Stephen Miller, not the Republican Party in the White House. It has been, and it always has been, John Roberts.”
Data: Death Penalty Information Center ; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals Florida executed its 14th prisoner for the year on Tuesday, adding to a post-COVID surge in capital punishment that drove more executions last year than any since 2009. The big picture: Even as fewer courts sentence defendants to death and more than half of the states have banned or at least temporarily halted the practice, the Trump administration has overtly cheered on the death penalty. - "The increased number of executions last year reflected the enthusiasm and the urging of this administration to increase use of the death penalty, and the acquiescence of some state officials to that political pressure," Death Penalty Information Center Executive Director…
Data: Death Penalty Information Center ; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals Florida executed its 14th prisoner for the year on Tuesday, adding to a post-COVID surge in capital punishment that drove more executions last year than any since 2009. The big picture: Even as fewer courts sentence defendants to death and more than half of the states have banned or at least temporarily halted the practice, the Trump administration has overtly cheered on the death penalty. - "The increased number of executions last year reflected the enthusiasm and the urging of this administration to increase use of the death penalty, and the acquiescence of some state officials to that political pressure," Death Penalty Information Center Executive Director…Open