KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kate Brubacher’s work to free Kevin Strickland from prison, overturning the longest known wrongful conviction in Missouri history, won her praise in Kansas City. But that work may be slowing down her confirmation to become the U.S. attorney for the District of Kansas.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, upset over the lack of action on a U.S. attorney nominee in Tennessee, blocked a vote on Brubacher’s confirmation during last week’s Judiciary Committee meeting.
When explaining her opposition to Brubacher, Blackburn said she was involved in an effort to set aside the sentence of a man convicted in a triple homicide — but failed to mention that man was innocent.
