A Tale of Two Justice Systems: Only Trump Gets Convicted of 34 Felonies and Receives No Punishment
Public defenders and legal professionals said they never see the leniency offered to Trump given to other defendants.
Justice
Everyone’s Making Millions But the Super Bowl Haltime Show Wants to Hire New Orleans Locals for $12 an Hour
A job listing for the Super Bowl LIX halftime show offers $12 per hour — part of a long pattern of host-city residents getting the short shrift.
Voices
ADL Chief Invokes Pager Attack as Inspiration for Taking on Internet Trolls
In a speech to Israel’s parliament, Jonathan Greenblatt admits the ADL’s battle against antisemitism is losing — but blows it on what to do.
Climate Crimes
LA Budgeted Money For Cop Jobs While Cutting Fire Department Positions. Now the City Is Burning.
“The consistent defunding of other city programs in order to give the LAPD billions a year has consequences,” said a local activist.
Ohio Puts Police Bodycam Footage Behind a Paywall
Ohio has become the latest state to allow police to charge high fees for access to footage.
Steve Scalise Knows Exactly What Led to the Bourbon Street Attack: DEI Initiatives
The Louisiana Republican blamed “wokeness” in part for police’s failure to stop the New Orleans attack that left 15 dead.
Out for Blood
“And I Was Surprised”: On Federal Death Row, They Feared Biden Would Set Up Another Trump Killing Spree
Biden’s commutations for 37 of 40 people on death row brought relief for the men and their loved ones.
Indiana’s Midnight Executions Are a Relic of Another Age
Indiana wanted to kill Joseph Corcoran under the cover of darkness, but one journalist slipped in to witness.
Protests for Black Lives
What Killed Daniel Prude? The Cops and New York AG Said a Diagnosis That’s Since Been Debunked.
A newly obtained document sheds light on how the disavowed “excited delirium” diagnosis infiltrated the Rochester Police Department before Prude’s death.
Out for Blood
Charles Hall Insisted He Wanted the Death Penalty. Now He’s Asking Biden for Mercy.
The jurors that sent Hall to death row never heard critical evidence that could have convinced them to spare his life. Some of them now support his bid for clemency.