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Earlier in the week, a federal judge ordered a stay of execution for Higgs and another inmate, Corey Johnson, after the two men argued that the lung damage caused by recent COVID-19 infections would cause the lethal injection to give them a “sensation of drowning akin to waterboarding,” thus making the method of death cruel and unusual if they have not recovered, a court statement said.  … [Read more...] about Dustin Higgs Scheduled To Be Final Federal Inmate Executed Under Trump Administration

Johnson’s lawyers claimed in a statement that the federal government executed someone “with an intellectual disability, in stark violation of the Constitution and federal law.” His lawyers said the government rejected these claims on the basis that Johnson’s IQ test score of 77 was too high, according to the New York Times. … [Read more...] about ‘Love You’: Corey Johnson Executed In Final Days Of Trump Administration After Judge Originally Stopped It Over COVID-19

Higgs was 23 on the evening of Jan. 26, 1996, when he, Haynes and a third man, Victor Gloria, picked up the three women in Washington, D.C., and drove them to Higgs’ apartment in Laurel, Maryland, to drink alcohol and listen to music. Before dawn the next morning, an argument between Higgs and Jackson prompted her to grab a knife in the kitchen before Haynes persuaded her to drop it. … [Read more...] about Dustin Higgs executed in 13th capital punishment under Trump administration since July

Those ready to receive their second doses will still be able to do so on time, as they are prioritized over those seeking a first shot, the Post reports. However, many state and local healthcare officials are reportedly still confused and frustrated by the changes.  … [Read more...] about Vaccine Stockpile Trump Administration Promised To Release Doesn’t Actually Exist

“The government completed its unprecedented slaughter of 13 human beings tonight by killing Dustin Higgs, a Black man who never killed anyone, on Martin Luther King’s birthday,” Nolan said. “There was no reason to kill him, particularly during the pandemic and when he, himself, was sick with COVID that he contracted because of these irresponsible, super-spreader executions.” … [Read more...] about Trump Administration Carries Out 13th and Final Execution