After Four Years Without an Execution, Georgia Prepares to Kill Willie Pye
Pye is scheduled to die Wednesday night. His conviction raised red flags, including alleged racism by his own trial attorney.
Justice
Voices
Even Mentioning “Occupation” at the Oscars Is Antisemitic, Some Jewish Hollywood Figures Say
A pro-Israel letter denounced Jonathan Glazer for antisemitism — comparing his Oscar speech to a medieval “blood libel.”
Voices
Let’s Name It: Not Just Islamophobia, but Anti-Palestinianism
From Joe Biden on down, liberals denounce anti-Muslim bias to avoid mentioning the scourge of hate against Palestinians.
Lawsuits About FBI Warrantless Search of Safe Deposit Boxes Allowed to Proceed
A federal court swatted away the government’s motions to dismiss two cases about the FBI’s “egregious” overstep.
Voices
World Bank Chief Apologizes to Staff for Handling of Child Sex Abuse Scandal
"Put simply, mistakes were made."
Israel’s War on Gaza
More Than 20 Student Groups Protested. A Lawsuit Asks Why Columbia Only Suspended Two.
In addition to Columbia, another Ivy League lawsuit by Penn faculty seeks to block the school’s cooperation with a “McCarthyesque” House committee.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Billion-Dollar Jewish Communal Fund Bars Donations to Progressive Jewish Group
The Jewish Communal Fund, which lets contributors direct their donations, blocks gifts to Jewish Voice for Peace because of its stance on Israel.
Biometrics Giant Accenture Quietly Took Over LA Residents’ Jail Reform Plan
A plan to divert money from police ended up funneling an $8.6 million contract back toward the prison-industrial complex.
The End of Roe
Roe Was Never Enough to Ensure Reproductive Freedom
Biden vowed to codify Roe. But the ruling was never about whether the government had a right to your body, only when it had a right to your body.
The Informant at the Heart of the Gretchen Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Was a Liability. So Federal Agents Shut Him Up.
Internal FBI reports and undercover recordings reveal that federal agents were concerned about entrapment claims.