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Latest Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche transcripts

When Lethal Injection Fails & the Cornell 7 (w. Professor Corinna Lain)

October 8, 2026

Mélissa Malebranche (0:00)

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Michael Foote (0:23)

Welcome to Brief Recess. I'm Michael Foote.

Mélissa Malebranche (0:25)

I'm Mélissa Malebranche.

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