Kamala Harris Wants to Distinguish Herself From Joe Biden. Criminal Justice Is a Place to Start.
As a U.S. senator, Harris pushed criminal justice reforms. Will she run on her ideas — or run away from them?
Justice
Ghosts of Guantánamo
Ex-Guantánamo Detainee Forcibly Repatriated to Russia Despite Fears of Torture
Ravil Mingazov spent the last seven years in the UAE as part of a secret U.S. deal that was said to bar further transfers with risks of abuse.
Voices
The Outrageous Case of a Journalist Charged With a Hate Crime for Recording a Gaza Protest Action
“This appears to be a clear attempt to stifle both journalistic activities and pro-Palestine speech.”
Despite Missouri AG’s Best Efforts, Man Condemned to Die Will Get Hearing On His Innocence Claim
Attorney General Andrew Bailey had argued that the state should execute Marcellus Williams without vetting evidence of his wrongful conviction.
Now a Lame Duck, Biden Finally Floats Supreme Court Reforms
Once the stuff of progressive pipe dreams, now even centrists like Biden are questioning the court’s outsized power.
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.
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.