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Corinna Barrett Lain

@corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social
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Author- Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection 📚 Professor of Law - University of Richmond School of Law ⚖️

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 01/10/2026
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.
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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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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/08/2026
Stolen valor from Mr. Bone Spurs. An insult to every man and woman who has worn the uniform.
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Facts suck, if you're delusional and in a cult.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 06/08/2026
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.
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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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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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!🥳
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 06/08/2026
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.
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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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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
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.
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Corinna Barrett Lain @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
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.
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Corinna Barrett Lain @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I was just on the Courtoom Stories & Tactics podcast!! Check it out here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFdj...
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The Shocking Reality of Capital Punishment | Corinna Lain (Law School Professor)
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Corinna Barrett Lain @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Finally, the law is catching up with what we know to be true as members of civilized society. open.substack.com/pub/corinnab...
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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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Corinna Barrett Lain @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
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!
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Corinna Barrett Lain @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
“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...
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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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Corinna Barrett Lain @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
"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...
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Remembering the Other Veterans on Memorial Day
I’m a veteran.
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Corinna Barrett Lain @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
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...
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Corinna Barrett Lain @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
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
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Corinna Barrett Lain @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
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...
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‘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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Corinna Barrett Lain @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
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-...
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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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University of Richmond School of Law @richmondlaw.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
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."
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Corinna Barrett Lain @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
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-...
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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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Corinna Barrett Lain @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
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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Corinna Barrett Lain @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
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!
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Corinna Barrett Lain @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
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!
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Corinna Barrett Lain @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
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
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Corinna Barrett Lain @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
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!
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Page One Media @pageonem.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
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: page1m.co/4seaWe9
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Corinna Barrett Lain @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
As spring break winds down, here’s my late-breaking spring break wrap up.
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Corinna Barrett Lain @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
I am so excited to announce that this Wednesday, I am doing an event at my alma mater @wm.edu and with my daughter Jessica Lain. It’s open to the public and I hope to see you all there!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Big Oil spent nearly $100M to get Trump elected in 2024. Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and inviting them to the White House to discuss how they will divvy up control of the country's oil. Oligarchy in action.
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TheRoadie. @roadie63.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Week 1. We invaded Venezuela. We killed the ACA subsidies. We destroyed the Kennedy Center. We murdered a woman in cold blood over deportations. We threatened Greenland, now we are offering them $100,000 per person to allow us to take over their country. First 7 days. Can we survive a year of this?
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
I want to be frank with you all: this is a *very* tough read. But it is fully factual, fully sourced, and full of necessary truths about where we are and what is about to happen in America.
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As Tensions Flare in Minneapolis, We Learn That the Shooting of Renee Good Is Even Worse Than Originally Believed
The second day after the horrific killing brought new revelations that made an unthinkable tragedy and apparent government-sponsored crime worse than it already was—which had once seemed impossible.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
GERMAN PRESIDENT STEINMEIER: “.. the United States has broken with the values that it helped to establish .. “.. we have now moved beyond the stage where we can lament the lack of respect for international law or the erosion of the international order; we are far beyond that, I believe.”
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social: "We have an ICE agent who should have been trained not to be in front of a vehicle and never to shoot into a moving vehicle, and yet this happened on [Kristi Noem's] watch. The whole POINT of Homeland Security is to make this country more stable and safe."
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Dia VanGunten / Writer @pinkzombierose.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
“Can we check her pulse?” “No! Back up! Now!” “I’m a physician.” “I don’t care.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Stoke fear. Exploit desperation. Suspend the rule of law. Fan brutality. Every time the stronger brutalize the weak, it’s fundamentally the same playbook. Our duty is to stand up to brutality. Our moral obligation is to protect the vulnerable and hold the powerful accountable.
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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
We have a central planned economy now Trump orders ‘my representatives’ to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds to lower rates www.cnn.com/2026/01/08/b...
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Trump orders ‘my representatives’ to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds in effort to lower housing costs | CNN Business
President Donald Trump said Thursday he had ordered “my representatives” to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds in an attempt to drive down interest rates and monthly payments, writing in a Truth Socia...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 08/01/2026
First, they lied about what we saw on video when ICE killed Renee Good. Now, they're politicizing the investigation by freezing out Minnesota authorities, so the full truth may never see the light of day. They are breaking our country. We must continue demanding accountability.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
This entire regime consists of depraved sociopaths.
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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 08/01/2026
An ICE agent saying "I don't care" and preventing an innocent woman who's been shot from receiving medical care are not the words or actions of officers lawfully protecting themselves and the community. These are the words of sociopaths happy with murder.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
ICE agents killing people in the streets. The naked extortion of a sovereign state. The National Guard unleashed in American cities. The Justice Department weaponized to prosecute political opponents. The tyranny is on full display — and it's waking America up.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Clarity, @aoc.bsky.social speaks with clarity
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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Representative Ted Lieu just drew a crystal clear red line: “If any military member, from the generals on down, participates in using force against Greenland without congressional authorization, they are following illegal orders.” www.reddit.com/r/UnderRepor...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
🇺🇸 MINNEAPOLIS VETERAN: "They are terrorizing the population, in Afghanistan we never wore masks.” (From @statuscoupnews.bsky.social )
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MS NOW @ms.now · 08/01/2026
BREAKING: The Hennepin County District Attorney's office says they have jurisdiction to charge the ICE agent involved in the fatal Minneapolis shooting.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
House Oversight Democrats are demanding Oversight Republicans hold a hearing with Pam Bondi to examine the DOJ's "botched release" of the Epstein files. "Let's be clear: Pam Bondi and the Department of Justice are breaking the law every single day the Epstein files are kept from the public."
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
JUST IN: Reps. Massie and Khanna say "DOJ cannot be trusted" to release all of the Epstein files, urge a federal judge to appoint an independent overseer to make it happen. khanna.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Masked government agents are killing people in the streets, abducting people from their homes in the middle of the night, and arresting those who speak out. If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
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Corinna Barrett Lain @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Attention book club afficionados! Several book clubs are reading Secrets of the Killing State this spring, and have online conversations that you could join.
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BC Reality @bcreality.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Good thing it's just the flu and only killing thousands.....mostly the antivax crowd.. www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/h...
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Flu reaches highest levels in the US in 25 years | CNN
Flu continues to visit misery across the US, with all but four states showing high or very high levels of activity as a new virus strain called subclade K continues to spread.
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