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New York Times Op-Ed: The Federal Death Penalty Can Be Administered Fairly

July 27, 2020
Courtesy of Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen
This month, for the first time in 17 years , the United States resumed carrying out death sentences for federal crimes. On July 14, Daniel Lewis Lee was executed for the 1996 murder of a family, including an 8-year-old girl, by suffocating and drowning them in the Illinois Bayou after robbing them to fund a white-supremacist organization. On July 16, Wesley Purkey was executed for the 1998 murder of a teenage girl, whom he kidnapped, raped, killed, dismembered and discarded in a septic pond. The next day, Dustin Honken was executed for five murders committed in 1993, including the execution-style shooting of two young girls, their mother, and two prospective witnesses against him in a federal prosecution for methamphetamine trafficking.
Updated July 27, 2020

Furthering the Promise of Equal Access to Health Care

July 23, 2020
2020 marks the 30th anniversary of President George H.W. Bush signing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law. Throughout this 30th anniversary year, the Division is publishing blog posts to highlight the impact that our recent ADA enforcement efforts have made in people’s everyday lives. We celebrate the many ways in which the ADA has transformed American society and enabled a generation of Americans with disabilities to thrive. At the same time, we recognize that many barriers to equal opportunity still remain. We recommit to our work of making the promise of the ADA a reality, enabling all Americans with disabilities to achieve their dreams and reach their full potential.
Updated July 23, 2020

OVW Measuring Effectiveness of Grants – Report to Congress

July 17, 2020
Courtesy of Laura L. Rogers, Principal Deputy Director, Office on Violence Against Women
I am proud to share the biennial report the Office on Violence Against Women submitted to Congress this month that documents the impact of grant programs authorized by the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). This report describes two years’ worth of the efforts from OVW grantees to serve victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. Over the course of those two years, VAWA-funded grantees trained over 714,000 people, funded more than 2,900 positions in victim...
Updated July 17, 2020

National Review Op-Ed: The Myth of the Unqualified Trump Judge

June 23, 2020
Courtesy of Assistant Attorney General Beth A. Williams
This op-ed originally appeared in the National Review on June 23, 2020 In just over three years in office, President Trump has made nearly 200 Article III appointments. Although much of the related commentary has focused on the rate of these appointments, relatively little attention has been paid to their qualifications except to perpetuate the myth that they are “unqualified.” The president’s opponents reflexively denigrate President Trump’s judicial nominees as “inexperienced or worse,” as an...
Updated June 25, 2020

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