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Wesley Ira Purkey was scheduled for execution tonight (Wednesday, July 15, 2020) at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, where Daniel Lewis Lee was put to death on Tuesday (see previous post on…

The Justice Department has killed Daniel Lee, 47, marking the first federal execution since 2003, after a chaotic overnight series of divided court rulings that cleared the way for federal executions to resume for the first time in 17 years (…

The following is a statement from Ruth Friedman, attorney for Daniel Lee:

"It is important for everyone to understand exactly what happened last night to our client, Daniel Lewis Lee. At 2 AM on July 14, while the country was sleeping, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision…

The Justice Department has killed Daniel Lee, 47, marking the first federal execution since 2003, after a chaotic overnight series of divided court rulings that cleared the way for federal executions to resume for the first time in 17 years (…

The Justice Department has killed Daniel Lee, 47, marking the first federal execution since 2003, after a chaotic overnight series of divided court rulings that cleared the way for federal executions to resume for the first time in 17 years (…

Today, the United States Supreme Court decided in McGirt v. Oklahoma, No. 18-9526 (July 9, 2020), that for purposes of the Major Crimes Act, land throughout much of Eastern Oklahoma reserved for the Creek Nation since the…

In the consolidated cases Brown v. United States, No. 22-6389 (May 23, 2024), and Jackson v. United States, No. 22-6640 (May 23, 2024), opinion here, the Supreme Court held that a state drug…

On Tuesday, the Defender Services Committee took action in response to a critical issue. Recognizing the absence of representation for individuals accused of crimes in certain federal district courts during Initial Appearance hearings, the Committee issued a memorandum.

This directive was…

For 60 years, the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) has ensured that people who cannot afford to retain an attorney in federal criminal cases receive professional legal counsel at no…

Is it okay for a criminal-defense counsel to tell his (Black) client that if he goes to trial, the jury "would be culled of any minorities" and he'd be tried before an all-white jury? Tenth Circuit: No, it is…