FBI Overstepped Authority in Warrantless Search of Hundreds of Safe Deposit Boxes, Court Rules
The 9th Circuit compared the searches to the “abuses of power” that “led to adoption of the Fourth Amendment in the first place.”
Justice
Alabama Plans to Carry Out the First Execution Using Nitrogen Gas. A Lot Could Go Wrong.
Lawyers for Kenneth Smith have warned that the method could cause him to suffer a stroke, choke to death on vomit, or be left in a vegetative state.
Israel’s War on Gaza
In Video From Gaza, Former CEO of Pegasus Spyware Firm Announces Millions for New Venture
Dream Security has a raft of NSO Group vets at the helm — and deep ties to the Israeli and international right.
Families of People Killed by NYPD Brace for Eric Adams to Veto Criminal Justice Reform Bills
Mayor Eric Adams publicly opposed City Council bills passed last month to beef up police accountability and ban solitary confinement.
Crime Scene DNA Didn’t Match Marcellus Williams. Missouri May Fast-Track His Execution Anyway.
Gov. Mike Parson dissolved a panel that was reinvestigating Williams’s case before it could report its findings.
Federal Judges Have Shown Leniency in Nearly All Jan. 6 Cases
Most Capitol riot defendants got lighter sentences than the government sought, invalidating a key right-wing talking point.
New York Times Doxxes Source Trafficked by Chinese Gang
An at-risk source entrusted the paper with protecting his sensitive personal information. Then the Times published it for the world to see.
The Hamas Terrorist Who Wasn’t
The NYPD and the FBI accused an autistic ex-Marine of backing Islamist militants. Maybe his real crime was being extremely online.
The Prosecutor and the Snitch Ring
What Happened When a Star Prosecutor Was Accused of Running a Jailhouse Snitch Scheme
Kelly Siegler’s talent for solving cold cases made her a TV celebrity. Then she was confronted about her use of informants.
The Prosecutor and the Snitch Ring
How Two Men Convicted by Kelly Siegler Uncovered the Dark Secret to Her Success
Jeffrey Prible and Hermilo Herrero always insisted on their innocence. From prison, they tracked down the man who could help them prove it.