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US District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington, DC, has imposed two injunctions this morning prohibiting the federal Bureau of Prisons from moving forward with the execution Wesley Ira Purkey. The Justice Department filed immediate appeals in both cases. A separate temporary stay was already in place from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Purkey, who is next on the list to be executed by the federal government after a nearly 20-year hiatus, may have a better chance of avoiding lethal injection because he suffers from dementia and so, his lawyers say, can no longer grasp why he is slated to die.
He was convicted of a 1998 kidnapping and killing, and had been scheduled for execution today at the US Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, where Daniel Lewis Lee was put to death Tuesday after late legal bids failed to prevent the first federal execution since 2003.
Purkey, 68, of Lansing, Kansas, would be the second, but his lawyers were still expected to press for a ruling from the supreme court on his competency.
This competency issue is a very strong issue on paper, said Robert Dunham, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center. The supreme court has halted executions on this issue in the past. At a minimum, the question of whether Purkey dies is going to go down to the last minute, report Michael Balsamo and Michael Tarm for the Associated Press.
The issue of Purkeys mental health arose in the run-up to his 2003 trial and when, after the verdict, jurors had to decide whether he should be put to death in the killing of 16-year-old Jennifer Long in Kansas City, Missouri.
Prosecutors alleged that he raped and stabbed her, dismembered her with a chainsaw, burned her, then dumped her ashes 200 miles (320 kilometers) away in a septic pond in Kansas. Purkey was separately convicted and sentenced to life in the beating death of 80-year-old Mary Ruth Bales, of Kansas City, Kansas.
But the legal questions of whether he was mentally fit to stand trial or to be sentenced to die are different from the question of whether he is mentally fit enough now, in the hours before his scheduled execution, to be put to death.
Purkey’s lawyers argue he clearly is not, saying in recent filings that he suffers from advancing Alzheimers disease.He has long accepted responsibility for the crime that put him on death row, one of this lawyers, Rebecca Woodman, said. But as his dementia has progressed, he no longer has a rational understanding of why the government plans to execute him. Purkey believes his planned execution is part of a vast conspiracy involving his own attorneys.
While various legal issues in Purkey’s case have been hashed, rehashed and settled by courts over nearly two decades, the issue of mental fitness for execution can only be addressed once a date is set, according to Dunham, who also teaches law school courses on capital punishment. A date was only set last year.In a landmark 1986 decision, the US supreme court ruled that the Constitution prohibits putting someone to death who lacks a reasonable understanding of why he is being executed. It involved the case of Alvin Ford, who was convicted of murder but whose mental health deteriorated behind bars to the point where, according to his lawyer, he believed he was pope.The mother of the teen Purkey killed, Glenda Lamont, told the Kansas City Star last year she planned to attend the execution.
“I don’t want to say that I’m happy,” Lamont said. “At the same time, he is a crazy mad man that doesn’t deserve, in my opinion, to be breathing anymore.”
With the gagging order on promoting her explosive book lifted, Donald Trump’s niece has been free to speak to the media again. She has not minced her words, telling ABC:
Read more here: Donald Trump’s niece says president is dangerous and calls on him to resign
There’s a good piece over on the Hill website this morning looking at how ‘progressive populist’ Jamaal Bowman appears to have won out over long-time House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel.There’s a good piece over on the Hill website this morning looking at how ‘progressive populist’ Jamaal Bowman appears to have won out over long-time House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel.
If Bowman’s lead holds out, the piece argues, it will be just the latest sign of an ascendent progressive movement that has knocked off long-serving incumbents in New York, Massachusetts, California and Illinois.If Bowman’s lead holds out, the piece argues, it will be just the latest sign of an ascendent progressive movement that has knocked off long-serving incumbents in New York, Massachusetts, California and Illinois.
Read it here: The Hill – How a progressive populist appears to have toppled EngelRead it here: The Hill – How a progressive populist appears to have toppled Engel
Former US vice president Al Gore has partnered with a San Francisco company and coalition of environmental groups to roll out a new tool for tracking climate emissions from power plants, ships and even whole countries in real-time.Former US vice president Al Gore has partnered with a San Francisco company and coalition of environmental groups to roll out a new tool for tracking climate emissions from power plants, ships and even whole countries in real-time.
Designed by WattTime, the project combines satellite imagery with artificial intelligence, machine learning and other remote sensing technologies.Designed by WattTime, the project combines satellite imagery with artificial intelligence, machine learning and other remote sensing technologies.
“What we’re creating is in some ways a massively distributed body cam for the earth,” Gore said.“What we’re creating is in some ways a massively distributed body cam for the earth,” Gore said.
Emissions reporting has long been based on bottom-up--and largely unverifiable--reporting from countries and companies. In 2015, for example, Gore recalled when China announced just ahead of the Paris agreement negotiations that it had been burning 17% more coal than previously reported.Emissions reporting has long been based on bottom-up--and largely unverifiable--reporting from countries and companies. In 2015, for example, Gore recalled when China announced just ahead of the Paris agreement negotiations that it had been burning 17% more coal than previously reported.
The group hopes to release a global sector-by-sector emissions report in the summer of 2021, ahead of climate negotiations later that year.The group hopes to release a global sector-by-sector emissions report in the summer of 2021, ahead of climate negotiations later that year.
“We ignored the warnings from epidemiologists and virologists about the need to prepare for a pandemic almost exactly identical to the one that we’re now dealing with,” Gore said. “So it’s not a big leap from that realization to an understanding that when the climate scientists have been warning us for even longer and in ever more dire terms that we need to pay attention to them as well.”“We ignored the warnings from epidemiologists and virologists about the need to prepare for a pandemic almost exactly identical to the one that we’re now dealing with,” Gore said. “So it’s not a big leap from that realization to an understanding that when the climate scientists have been warning us for even longer and in ever more dire terms that we need to pay attention to them as well.”
There’s been a lot of action around the China-US relationship in the last few hours.There’s been a lot of action around the China-US relationship in the last few hours.
The UK announced that it would be stripping Huawei technology out of the country’s 5G network by 2027 yesterday, a move which last night Donald Trump appeared to claim credit for, saying:The UK announced that it would be stripping Huawei technology out of the country’s 5G network by 2027 yesterday, a move which last night Donald Trump appeared to claim credit for, saying:
That view hasn’t been universally welcomed in the UK. Asked about the president’s comments, the British health secretary Matt Hancock told the Sky News television channel: “Well, we all know Donald Trump don’t we.”That view hasn’t been universally welcomed in the UK. Asked about the president’s comments, the British health secretary Matt Hancock told the Sky News television channel: “Well, we all know Donald Trump don’t we.”
China has also reacted harshly to the move, with state media foreshadowing “public and painful” retaliation against the UK over its ban of Huawei.China has also reacted harshly to the move, with state media foreshadowing “public and painful” retaliation against the UK over its ban of Huawei.
The sabre-rattling over the disputed South China sea has also continued. Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said today that the US threat of sanctions was just its latest attempt to stir up trouble and destabilise the region.The sabre-rattling over the disputed South China sea has also continued. Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said today that the US threat of sanctions was just its latest attempt to stir up trouble and destabilise the region.
“The US arbitrarily talks about sanctions ... this is very pathetic,” she told reporters during a daily briefing in Beijing. “We are not afraid of sanctions.”“The US arbitrarily talks about sanctions ... this is very pathetic,” she told reporters during a daily briefing in Beijing. “We are not afraid of sanctions.”
Amid all of this, the New York Times has announced that it will move its staff out of Hong Kong, due to press freedom fears after China bought in sweeping changes to Hong Kong’s legislation.Amid all of this, the New York Times has announced that it will move its staff out of Hong Kong, due to press freedom fears after China bought in sweeping changes to Hong Kong’s legislation.
Lloyd Green has written for us this morning, looking at how the emergence of the Covid-19 has destabilised Trump’s plans for healthcare, and how he finds himself at odds with some of his base in trying to end Obamacare in the midst of a pandemic.Lloyd Green has written for us this morning, looking at how the emergence of the Covid-19 has destabilised Trump’s plans for healthcare, and how he finds himself at odds with some of his base in trying to end Obamacare in the midst of a pandemic.
Read it here: Lloyd Green – Healthcare is Trump’s Achilles heel. Republicans don’t get itRead it here: Lloyd Green – Healthcare is Trump’s Achilles heel. Republicans don’t get it
Ivanka Trump may have broken government ethics rules with a tweet late last night promoting Goya Foods.Ivanka Trump may have broken government ethics rules with a tweet late last night promoting Goya Foods.
The company has been facing calls for a boycott after chief executive Robert Unanue praised Donald Trump while appearing with him at the White House last week for the signing of an executive order creating an advisory panel aimed at spurring Hispanic prosperity.The company has been facing calls for a boycott after chief executive Robert Unanue praised Donald Trump while appearing with him at the White House last week for the signing of an executive order creating an advisory panel aimed at spurring Hispanic prosperity.
The hashtags #Goyaway and #BoycottGoya trended on social networks afterwards, and Unanue later criticised the proposal of a boycott as “suppression of speech”The hashtags #Goyaway and #BoycottGoya trended on social networks afterwards, and Unanue later criticised the proposal of a boycott as “suppression of speech”
Ivanka Trump’s tweet though could violate government ethics rules, which prohibit the use of public office to endorse products or advance personal business gains. In 2017 Kellyanne Conway was castigated after she appeared to break similar federal ethics rules when she said on television that Americans should “go buy Ivanka’s stuff.”Ivanka Trump’s tweet though could violate government ethics rules, which prohibit the use of public office to endorse products or advance personal business gains. In 2017 Kellyanne Conway was castigated after she appeared to break similar federal ethics rules when she said on television that Americans should “go buy Ivanka’s stuff.”
Whatever the outcome, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the leading politicians calling for the boycott, was unimpressed with Ivanka Trump’s tweet - replying “Si es Trump, tiene que ser corrupto”.Whatever the outcome, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the leading politicians calling for the boycott, was unimpressed with Ivanka Trump’s tweet - replying “Si es Trump, tiene que ser corrupto”.
Although the top of the card is settled as Donald Trump v Joe Biden for November, there’s plenty of down-ballot interest still in the primaries. Yesterday Alabama, Maine and Texas were voting.Although the top of the card is settled as Donald Trump v Joe Biden for November, there’s plenty of down-ballot interest still in the primaries. Yesterday Alabama, Maine and Texas were voting.
In Alabama, former US Attorney General Jeff Sessions lost the Republican nomination for his old Senate seat in Alabama to former college football coach Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday. It likely ends a long political career with a bitter defeat that was being egged on by the president who endorsed his opponent.In Alabama, former US Attorney General Jeff Sessions lost the Republican nomination for his old Senate seat in Alabama to former college football coach Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday. It likely ends a long political career with a bitter defeat that was being egged on by the president who endorsed his opponent.
Tuberville won about 60% of the vote, according to unofficial returns, and is now positioned for a robust challenge against Democratic US Sen. Doug Jones, considered one of the Republican’s best chances to flip a Senate seat in November.Tuberville won about 60% of the vote, according to unofficial returns, and is now positioned for a robust challenge against Democratic US Sen. Doug Jones, considered one of the Republican’s best chances to flip a Senate seat in November.
Former Republican Rep. Pete Sessions, ousted from his longtime Dallas district in 2018, won the nomination for a rural seat in Waco.Former Republican Rep. Pete Sessions, ousted from his longtime Dallas district in 2018, won the nomination for a rural seat in Waco.
Trump’s former White House physician Dr Ronny Jackson won the Republican nomination for a US House seat in Texas, defeating Josh Winegarner in a primary runoff in the deeply red Texas Panhandle. Jackson was also the White House physician to presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, and Trump’s endorsement for his former doctor carried him to victory in his first run for office.Trump’s former White House physician Dr Ronny Jackson won the Republican nomination for a US House seat in Texas, defeating Josh Winegarner in a primary runoff in the deeply red Texas Panhandle. Jackson was also the White House physician to presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, and Trump’s endorsement for his former doctor carried him to victory in his first run for office.
Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon beat two other Democrats on Tuesday for the right to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a race that’s critical to the battle for control of the Senate. Gideon, who’s raised a staggering $23 million in her Senate bid, easily beat activist Betsy Sweet and attorney Bre Kidman.Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon beat two other Democrats on Tuesday for the right to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a race that’s critical to the battle for control of the Senate. Gideon, who’s raised a staggering $23 million in her Senate bid, easily beat activist Betsy Sweet and attorney Bre Kidman.
Speaking live online, Gideon attacked Collins, saying “If we’re going to come together and make real progress to improve the lives of people here in Maine and across the country, then we need new leadership. Because after 24 years in Washington, Sen. Collins has become part of that broken system, putting special interests and her political party first. And Mainers know it and feel it.”Speaking live online, Gideon attacked Collins, saying “If we’re going to come together and make real progress to improve the lives of people here in Maine and across the country, then we need new leadership. Because after 24 years in Washington, Sen. Collins has become part of that broken system, putting special interests and her political party first. And Mainers know it and feel it.”
The elections didn’t go flawlessly. Voting advocates said sporadic reports of last-minute poll closures and polling places opening late was indicative of a failure by election officials to plan adequately and expand absentee voting.The elections didn’t go flawlessly. Voting advocates said sporadic reports of last-minute poll closures and polling places opening late was indicative of a failure by election officials to plan adequately and expand absentee voting.
“Texas has established itself as one of the most hostile states in the nation when it comes to acknowledging the effect of the pandemic on the election,” Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, told Associated Press.“Texas has established itself as one of the most hostile states in the nation when it comes to acknowledging the effect of the pandemic on the election,” Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, told Associated Press.
Attorneys for George Floyd’s family are set to announce a civil lawsuit Wednesday against the city of Minneapolis and the police officers involved in his death.Attorneys for George Floyd’s family are set to announce a civil lawsuit Wednesday against the city of Minneapolis and the police officers involved in his death.
According to Associated Press reports, Attorney Ben Crump is planning a late-morning news conference in Minneapolis to detail the lawsuit, which is expected to target Derek Chauvin, Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Kueng.According to Associated Press reports, Attorney Ben Crump is planning a late-morning news conference in Minneapolis to detail the lawsuit, which is expected to target Derek Chauvin, Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Kueng.
Last night Minneapolis’ elected officials first budget hearing of the year was dominated by calls to cut the funding of the police department.Last night Minneapolis’ elected officials first budget hearing of the year was dominated by calls to cut the funding of the police department.
The Star Tribune reported that the majority of speakers who called in to the budget committee hearing asked for $45 million to be cut from the police department’s annual $193 million budget.The Star Tribune reported that the majority of speakers who called in to the budget committee hearing asked for $45 million to be cut from the police department’s annual $193 million budget.
The paper quotes Hunta Williams, a member of the city’s Transgender Equity Council, saying “I don’t know why we would continue to fund the Police Department the way we have, as they continue to murder our Black and brown brothers and sisters. We’re watching. We have our eyes on you.”The paper quotes Hunta Williams, a member of the city’s Transgender Equity Council, saying “I don’t know why we would continue to fund the Police Department the way we have, as they continue to murder our Black and brown brothers and sisters. We’re watching. We have our eyes on you.”
The Minneapolis police department said yesterday that it is changing its use-of-force policy to encourage officers to try to de-escalate intense situations and hold them accountable when force or weapons are used.The Minneapolis police department said yesterday that it is changing its use-of-force policy to encourage officers to try to de-escalate intense situations and hold them accountable when force or weapons are used.
Video from the body cameras of two officers charged in George Floyd’s death is being made available for public viewing by appointment on Wednesday, but a judge has so far declined to allow news organizations to publish the footage for wider distribution, reports the Associated Press.Video from the body cameras of two officers charged in George Floyd’s death is being made available for public viewing by appointment on Wednesday, but a judge has so far declined to allow news organizations to publish the footage for wider distribution, reports the Associated Press.
Footage from the body cameras of Thomas Lane and J. Kueng was filed with the court last week by Lane’s attorney, but only the written transcripts were made public. A coalition of news media organizations and attorneys for Lane and Kueng have said making the videos public would provide a more complete picture of what happened when Floyd was taken into custody.Footage from the body cameras of Thomas Lane and J. Kueng was filed with the court last week by Lane’s attorney, but only the written transcripts were made public. A coalition of news media organizations and attorneys for Lane and Kueng have said making the videos public would provide a more complete picture of what happened when Floyd was taken into custody.
Members of the news media and the public are viewing the video Wednesday by appointment at the courthouse. The media coalition has said this arrangement is the equivalent of keeping the videos under seal, and the coalition is asking Judge Peter Cahill to allow the media to copy the videos and publish them.Members of the news media and the public are viewing the video Wednesday by appointment at the courthouse. The media coalition has said this arrangement is the equivalent of keeping the videos under seal, and the coalition is asking Judge Peter Cahill to allow the media to copy the videos and publish them.
Media attorney Leita Walker said in a court filing that the footage should be made widely available to “all members of the public concerned about the administration of justice in one of the most important, and most-watched, cases this State perhaps this country has ever seen.”Media attorney Leita Walker said in a court filing that the footage should be made widely available to “all members of the public concerned about the administration of justice in one of the most important, and most-watched, cases this State perhaps this country has ever seen.”
She also said allowing journalists to copy the footage, watch it multiple times, transcribe it and compare it to the transcripts and to time stamps from widely seen bystander video will help reporters piece together a more complete story.She also said allowing journalists to copy the footage, watch it multiple times, transcribe it and compare it to the transcripts and to time stamps from widely seen bystander video will help reporters piece together a more complete story.
“As the days of unrest in the Twin Cities showed, it is vitally important that the public have full confidence in the process and outcome of this criminal prosecution,” she said.“As the days of unrest in the Twin Cities showed, it is vitally important that the public have full confidence in the process and outcome of this criminal prosecution,” she said.
Derek Chauvin who pressed his knee against Floyd’s neck for nearly eight minutes is charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter. Tou Thao, Lane and Kueng are charged with aiding and abetting both second-degree murder and manslaughter. All four officers were fired.Derek Chauvin who pressed his knee against Floyd’s neck for nearly eight minutes is charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter. Tou Thao, Lane and Kueng are charged with aiding and abetting both second-degree murder and manslaughter. All four officers were fired.
The body camera videos and transcripts were filed in court last week by Lane’s attorney, Earl Gray, as part of a motion to have Lane’s case dismissed. Gray said at the time that he wanted the videos to be made public, telling the Star Tribune that they would show the “whole picture.” Gray said the bystander video shows just the last piece of what happened and “is not fair.”The body camera videos and transcripts were filed in court last week by Lane’s attorney, Earl Gray, as part of a motion to have Lane’s case dismissed. Gray said at the time that he wanted the videos to be made public, telling the Star Tribune that they would show the “whole picture.” Gray said the bystander video shows just the last piece of what happened and “is not fair.”
Gray’s motion highlighted portions of the body-camera video that show Floyd “actively resisting and acting erratic” with officers. It also noted Floyd’s “request” to be put on the ground. Gray also argued that Lane didn’t have a clear view of what Chauvin was doing.Gray’s motion highlighted portions of the body-camera video that show Floyd “actively resisting and acting erratic” with officers. It also noted Floyd’s “request” to be put on the ground. Gray also argued that Lane didn’t have a clear view of what Chauvin was doing.
Good morning, here is our live coverage of US politics and the coronavirus crisis in the country for today. Here’s a quick run-through of some of the key points from yesterday and overnight, and a little of what we can look forward to today.Good morning, here is our live coverage of US politics and the coronavirus crisis in the country for today. Here’s a quick run-through of some of the key points from yesterday and overnight, and a little of what we can look forward to today.
More than 65,500 new cases of coronavirus were announced across the US, the second-highest daily total since the crisis began. California, Texas, Missouri, Nevada and Oklahoma all set single-day case records. Florida set a new record number of 132 daily deathsMore than 65,500 new cases of coronavirus were announced across the US, the second-highest daily total since the crisis began. California, Texas, Missouri, Nevada and Oklahoma all set single-day case records. Florida set a new record number of 132 daily deaths
Video from the body cameras of two officers charged in George Floyd’s death is being made available for public viewing by appointment on Wednesday, but a judge has so far declined to allow news organizations to publish the footage for wider distributionVideo from the body cameras of two officers charged in George Floyd’s death is being made available for public viewing by appointment on Wednesday, but a judge has so far declined to allow news organizations to publish the footage for wider distribution
Donald Trump once again stoked racial grievances, inaccurately telling an interviewer who asked about George Floyd that white Americans are dying more often at the hands of police than Black AmericansDonald Trump once again stoked racial grievances, inaccurately telling an interviewer who asked about George Floyd that white Americans are dying more often at the hands of police than Black Americans
The president also signed an executive order ending special status for Hong Kong. “Hong Kong will now be treated the same as mainland China. No special privileges, no special economic treatment and no export of sensitive technologies,” he said at a Rose Garden press conference that resembled a campaign speech. China has promised a ‘firm response’ to the moveThe president also signed an executive order ending special status for Hong Kong. “Hong Kong will now be treated the same as mainland China. No special privileges, no special economic treatment and no export of sensitive technologies,” he said at a Rose Garden press conference that resembled a campaign speech. China has promised a ‘firm response’ to the move
Dr Anthony Fauci, America’s top infectious diseases expert, has pushed back at a concerted campaign by Trump and his allies to discredit his response to the coronavirus pandemicDr Anthony Fauci, America’s top infectious diseases expert, has pushed back at a concerted campaign by Trump and his allies to discredit his response to the coronavirus pandemic
In a u-turn, the Trump administration said it would no longer require international students to attend in-person classes in order to stay in the US. The ruling was already subject to a legal fightIn a u-turn, the Trump administration said it would no longer require international students to attend in-person classes in order to stay in the US. The ruling was already subject to a legal fight
Jeff Sessions lost the Republican nomination for his old Alabama Senate seat to Trump-endorsed Tommy Tuberville. Sessions was first elected to the Senate in 1996. His hardline anti-immigration views, racist policies and conduct have made him a controversial figureJeff Sessions lost the Republican nomination for his old Alabama Senate seat to Trump-endorsed Tommy Tuberville. Sessions was first elected to the Senate in 1996. His hardline anti-immigration views, racist policies and conduct have made him a controversial figure
US supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been admitted to hospital for treatment for a possible infection. According to a statement, she is resting comfortably and will stay in hospital for a few days for antibiotic treatmentUS supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been admitted to hospital for treatment for a possible infection. According to a statement, she is resting comfortably and will stay in hospital for a few days for antibiotic treatment
Joe Biden is holding fundraising events in the morning, and will virtually address the Coalition of black trade unionists convention in the eveningJoe Biden is holding fundraising events in the morning, and will virtually address the Coalition of black trade unionists convention in the evening
Donald Trump will be giving a speech in Atlanta this afternoon on ‘Rebuilding of America’s Infrastructure: Faster, Better, Stronger’. He also gets a law enforcement briefing in the morningDonald Trump will be giving a speech in Atlanta this afternoon on ‘Rebuilding of America’s Infrastructure: Faster, Better, Stronger’. He also gets a law enforcement briefing in the morning
I’m Martin Belam and I’ll be with you for the next few hours. You can get in touch with me at martin.belam@theguardian.comI’m Martin Belam and I’ll be with you for the next few hours. You can get in touch with me at martin.belam@theguardian.com