The Long Shadow of Virginia’s Death Penalty
Virginia made history when it abolished capital punishment. But for those who were proximate to the state’s 113 executions, closure remains complicated.
Justice
A Billionaire-Funded Website With Ties to the Far Right Is Trying to “Cancel” University Professors
Campus Reform and its publisher, the Leadership Institute, are siccing armies of trolls on professors across the country.
Protests for Black Lives
Pro-Cop PAC Tried to Fundraise by Blaming George Floyd for His Own Death
After local news coverage, the Protect Our Police PAC quickly condemned its own email and distanced itself from Derek Chauvin.
Climate Crimes
Law Students Denounce Chevron’s Law Firm Over Steven Donziger Case
Gibson Dunn’s extreme tactics against environmental attorney Steven Donziger spark a backlash.
Protests for Black Lives
NYPD “Goon Squad” Manual Teaches Officers to Violate Protesters’ Rights
Exclusive: Internal NYPD documents shed new light on the Strategic Response Group, or SRG, the heavily militarized police unit behind the crackdown on George Floyd protesters.
Cops Crowdfunded Their K-9’s Hospital Bills — Then Quietly Admitted They Had Shot Him
The cops in Thurston County, Washington, made no such efforts to support the recovery of the man they shot and who had to be hospitalized.
Protests for Black Lives
Chauvin Defense Witness Faces Lawsuit of His Own Over Death of Black Teenager in Police Custody
David Fowler, Maryland’s former chief medical examiner, is being sued for civil rights violations by the family of Anton Black.
Voices
Why the Idaho GOP Wants to Ban Anti-Racist and Anti-Sexist Education
This isn't about wokeness. It's the latest chapter of white supremacist backlash — and we can't let it succeed.
Pipeline Company Issues Broad Subpoena to News Site That Covered Protests Against It
“This subpoena is outrageous and strikes at the heart of the First Amendment. It should be thrown out immediately.”
The War on Immigrants
LexisNexis to Provide Giant Database of Personal Information to ICE
The company signed a contract with an ICE division that plays a key role in deportations.