Past Employers Questioned Integrity and Conduct of Deputy Who Killed Sonya Massey
Sean Grayson left the Logan County Sheriff’s Office after supervisors suspected he lied on reports.
Justice
Deputy Accused of Killing Sonya Massey Was Discharged From Army for Serious Misconduct
Sean Grayson, who is now charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, was previously discharged from the U.S. Army for serious misconduct — and still hired at six police departments in Central Illinois.
Trials of Richard Glossip
Supreme Court’s Hand-Picked Advocate Argues in Favor of Killing Richard Glossip
Oklahoma’s attorney general believes Glossip’s conviction should be overturned. Chief Justice John Roberts chose a former clerk to argue that the AG is wrong.
The Local Police Department Responding to Trump Shooting Has No Chief
Amid questions about authorities’ actions and coordination, the local Butler Township cops had a leadership vacuum.
How Clarence Thomas Cleared Trump’s Path in Classified Docs Case
Judge Aileen Cannon followed the playbook from Thomas’s solo opinion in the Trump immunity case.
There’s a Junk Science Crisis in Criminal Convictions. Sonia Sotomayor Calls It Out in Alabama Bite-Mark Case.
While the court refused to review the 1985 case of Charles McCrory, Sotomayor urged states to pass laws to help exonerate people imprisoned on debunked forensic evidence.
Voices
The Supreme Court Wants a Dictator
The right-wing court is engaged in a radical revolution to upend U.S. democracy.
The Supreme Court’s Latest Power Grab: Regulatory Oversight
The Supreme Court’s conservative bloc advances a key aim of the Project 2025 manifesto: “deconstruct the Administrative State.”
The End of Roe
Alito’s Dissent in Emergency Abortion Case Provides “Building Blocks” for More Extreme Bans
Despite deciding not to decide, the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority laid out a legal road map for anti-abortion zealots.
Voices
Like Julian Assange, I Know How It Feels to Be Prosecuted for Acts of Journalism
The most dangerous precedent in the case against Assange is the idea that the U.S. government can decide how to define journalism.