Forensics Experts Challenged the FBI. So the FBI Tried to Censor Their Conference.
An FBI official urged the American Academy of Forensic Sciences to cancel a conference presentation titled “Taking on the FBI.”
Justice
The Capitol Rioters Are Free — But Ed Martin’s Crusade Against Jan. 6 Prosecutors Is Just Getting Started
The Trump minion has said Jan. 6 defendants should get cash reparations and those responsible for the charges should get jail time.
A Forensics Company Tells Cops It Can Use DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face. Scientists Worry the Tool Will Deepen Racial Bias.
Parabon NanoLabs sells police composite images of suspects built on DNA. Critics say the product is snake-oil science fiction that can exacerbate problems in the criminal legal system.
Trans Women in Federal Custody Face the Terror of Being Transferred to Men’s Prisons
Following Trump’s executive order, a trans woman held at a federal prison was told she would be moved to a men’s prison.
The War on Immigrants
They Flee Russia as Dissidents Seeking Asylum. The U.S. Locks Them Up.
Asylum-seekers are being detained because they come from Russia and Central Asia, immigrants and attorneys told The Intercept.
Voices
Trump’s Anti-Trans Executive Order Is Unscientific Nonsense
The Trump administration is taking a brute-force approach to push trans people out of public life.
Disasters Like the LA Fires Always Hit the Poor the Hardest. Trump Wants to Make It Worse.
An executive order from Trump helps ensure that inequities of the federal aid distribution system will keep favoring the white and wealthy.
Voices
I Protested Trump’s First Inauguration. But I’m Not Marching Against Him Today.
There is little point in going to Washington today to oppose Trump’s return — Trumpism never left. There are more urgent tasks now.
Voices
Why My Memories of Being Taken From My Mom at the Border Came Flooding Back
I was separated from my mom at age 10. Donald Trump's reelection has reignited my family's fears.
Out for Blood
Biden Commuted Their Death Sentences. Now What?
As three men challenge their commutations, others brace for imminent prison transfers and the finality of a life sentence with no chance of release.