Voices
Targeting Trans Kids, Florida School Board Requires Parental Approval for Nicknames
The Orange County Public Schools’ anti-trans policies are extreme, even in Ron DeSantis’s Florida.
Justice
Umar Khalid Challenged Modi’s Anti-Muslim Agenda. India Accused Him of Terrorism and Locked Him Up.
The Modi government has weaponized India’s sedition and anti-terror laws to disappear Khalid and other political critics from public life.
War Criminal’s Bid to Become Lawyer Faces Obstacle: His Own Troops
Donald Trump pardoned Clint Lorance, a former Army officer convicted of murdering innocent civilians in Afghanistan.
Reformist DAs Sue Georgia Over Law to Remove Elected Prosecutors — Including One Probing Donald Trump
Gov. Brian Kemp, whose commission will oversee local district attorneys, signed the law shortly after a prosecutor said she would pursue a Trump indictment.
The Online Christian Counterinsurgency Against Sex Workers
Evangelical military vets are using “counterterror” internet surveillance techniques to help police get search warrants against sex workers.
Protests for Black Lives
Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Routinely Undercount Use-of-Force Incidents
Following Biden’s executive order to improve transparency on use of force, the Department of Homeland Security has failed to accurately compile its data, a new report finds.
The War on Immigrants
Texas State Police Purchased Israeli Phone-Tracking Software for “Border Emergency”
The software was licensed as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s troubled Operation Lone Star border crackdown.
Ghosts of Guantánamo
Despite U.S. Guarantee, Guantánamo Prisoner Released to Algeria Immediately Imprisoned and Abused
In emails obtained by The Intercept, the State Department made repeated assurances about Saeed Bakhouch’s “appropriate and humane treatment.”
Voices
Defending Bodily Autonomy Is Real Child Protection
The right is against kids’ freedom. The left is ambivalent.
The End of Roe
Testifying Against Texas, Women Denied Abortions Relive the Pregnancies That Almost Killed Them
One plaintiff vomited while recounting her ordeal. The case marks the first time patients denied abortions have sued a state since Roe was overturned.