The End of Roe
Drug-Sniffing Police Dogs Are Intercepting Abortion Pills in the Mail
An incident in Mississippi provides a window into a dystopian future where postal workers and local cops can block people from accessing reproductive care.
Justice
Trials of Richard Glossip
The Supreme Court May Force Oklahoma to Kill Richard Glossip
At oral arguments Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito appeared indifferent to the state AG’s insistence that Glossip’s conviction is unconstitutional.
Florida Counties Refuse to Evacuate Jails in Hurricane Milton Flood Zones
In areas where people are being ordered to leave, those incarcerated in jails have no choice but to stay.
The War on Immigrants
Advocates for Immigrants Ask: What FEMA Cash?!?
Donald Trump’s wild-eyed conspiracy theory asks exactly the wrong question about what happens to immigrants in the wake of cataclysms.
Supreme Privilege
Trump White House Got in the Way of Brett Kavanaugh Sexual Assault Investigation
Despite Trump’s claim that FBI had “free rein,” his aides limited witness lists and scope of questioning, per a senator’s report.
“Agony” and “Suffering” as Alabama Experiments With Nitrogen Executions
The state said Alan Miller’s execution by lethal gas would be “more humane.” He writhed and gasped for air in his final moments.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Columbia Law School Told Professors to Call Campus Police on Student Protesters
As Columbia braces for October 7 anniversary protests, an email to faculty over the weekend instructed them to call security if students disrupt classes.
Hurricane-Struck North Carolina Prisoners Were Locked in Cells With Their Own Feces for Nearly a Week
“We thought we were going to die there. We didn’t think anybody was going to come back for us.”
Kamala Harris Once Sought to Reform Mass Incarceration. Does That Matter to Prison Families?
For most impacted communities, the cruelty of the system has long been a constant regardless of which party controls the White House.
The Untold Link Between Justice Alito and Trump's Election-Denying Efforts
Mark Martin floated fringe theories to keep Trump in power. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito taught with him — even after January 6.