A conservative lawyer, Mary “Maggie” Cleary, has been appointed as the acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia following the resignation of Erik Siebert amid political pressure to prosecute New York Attorney General Letitia James. Cleary, who claims to have been falsely accused of attending the January 6 Capitol riot, previously worked in the Virginia Attorney General’s office and has been vocal about her political targeting.
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Tennessee court schedules execution dates for four inmates
The Tennessee Supreme Court set execution dates for four death row inmates, including Christa Pike, the only woman sentenced to death in the state. Pike, convicted for the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer, has faced legal efforts to commute her sentence due to her mental health issues, while concerns about the state’s execution protocols and past drug testing failures have also emerged. Want More Context? 🔎
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