Will Bringing Science Back to the White House Reinvigorate Forensics Reform?
Eric Lander, Biden’s pick for top science adviser, co-authored a damning report on the faulty forensic practices behind hundreds of wrongful convictions.
Justice
Protests for Black Lives
State Legislatures Make "Unprecedented" Push on Anti-Protest Bills
Since the day of the Capitol insurrection, nearly a fifth of states moved bills that would crack down on protests.
Federal Prison Took Nine Months to Investigate Reality Winner’s Abuse Claim
The NSA whistleblower says she was threatened by a guard after making a report of abuse.
Illinois Will End Cash Bail — and Limit Use of High-Tech Incarceration
Reformers typically propose predictive algorithms and electronic monitoring as alternatives to money bail. Illinois is different.
The War on Immigrants
Watchdog Report on “Zero Tolerance” Leads to Calls for Prosecutions, Reparations
The DOJ inspector general’s report, issued Thursday, was silent on the morality of the Trump administration’s family separation policy.
DOJ Is Considering Charging Capitol Rioters With Seditious Conspiracy, Felony Murder
As officials promise to bring harsh charges, advocates warn that we can’t “prosecute or jail our way out of a burgeoning fascist movement.”
Out for Blood
Dustin Higgs, the Last Man to Be Executed in Terre Haute, Maintains His Innocence
Higgs was sentenced to death for his role in a triple murder. A key witness later said the government’s case was “bullshit.”
Thousands of U.S. Public Housing Residents Live in the Country's Most Polluted Places
More than 9,000 public housing properties are within a mile of a federal Superfund site.
In Wake of Capitol Riot, GOP Legislatures “Rebrand” Old Anti-BLM Protest Laws
Three states introduced anti-protest laws since the Capitol insurrection — part of a wider push to criminalize dissent.
Out for Blood
Dispatches From Trump's Killing Spree
Lisa Montgomery was executed early Wednesday as part of a wave of federal executions in the final months of the Trump administration.