Nov 23, 2024
Bottles of pentobarbital and sodium thiopental, drugs used in lethal injection executions.
New DOJ Execution Amendment Expands U.S. Execution Methods

The Department of Justice has quietly amended current execution protocols. The amended rule was published Friday, November, 27th and will go into effect on December 24. Different states currently allow different types of executions, and with the amendment, lethal injections will no longer have to be the primary method of... Read More »

Water tower marked "Flint Water Plant" against a cloudy sky.
Flint water lawsuit settlement now totals $641 million

Flint, Michigan residents, via their attorneys, filed a proposed settlement on November 24, 2020, for $641.2 million as a result of their suit for damages from contaminated water. The State of Michigan was the named defendant in the lawsuit. The City of Flint, McLaren Regional Medical Center, and Rowe Professional Services Company... Read More »