In “Cherry,” the Bank Robber Is the Victim. What About the Teller He Held Up?
The new film starring Tom Holland shows how our culture elevates the outlaws and sidelines their victims.
Justice
The Military’s Failure to Reckon With White Supremacy in Its Ranks
When it comes to rooting out extremists, military investigators have provided conflicting accounts of their own regulations.
Israel’s War on Gaza
A Pro-Israel Lawyer Is Weaponizing Public Records Law Against Palestinian Activists
Right-wing lawyer David Abrams’s lawsuit against UCLA could unleash harassment on attendees of a Students for Justice in Palestine event.
Why Did Police Never Solve the Murder of a Prominent Portland Anti-Fascist?
Sean Kealiher's unsolved murder has left a deep wound in a city that has for decades been a battleground for far-right violence.
The Coronavirus Crisis
In LA County Jails, Coronavirus Chaos Keeps People Locked Up Longer
Quarantine procedures at LA County jails have led likely thousands of people to miss court dates, and with that, opportunities for release.
Working Families Party Weighs In on Crowded Manhattan DA Race
By endorsing Tahanie Aboushi, WFP sets a precedent for how other local progressive groups may endorse in the race.
A Syrian Asylum-Seeker’s Case Reframes Migrant Abuses as Enforced Disappearances
From family separation to European “pushbacks,” there’s a new legal effort to label anti-immigrant abuses as enforced disappearances.
More Than Two Years After Viral Chokehold Video, NYPD Officer Has Faced No Discipline
An independent agency concluded in 2019 that an NYPD cop had used improper force, yet he continues to patrol the same streets.
Police Want Larry Krasner Gone, So They’re Backing His Opponent
The Philadelphia race will test whether reformist district attorneys can survive opposition from groups that see them as a threat to the status quo.
What Drove the Historically Large Murder Spike in 2020?
The pandemic, police violence, and more guns all contributed to an unprecedented rise in murders across the United States.