Dozens of Witnesses Say Rodney Reed Is Innocent. Texas Court Says They’re All Wrong.
The Court of Criminal Appeals has repeatedly ignored evidence of Reed’s innocence. Its latest ruling borders on the absurd.
Justice
DeSantis Stacked Florida’s Supreme Court With Cronies Who Wage His War on Wokeness — or Else
Of all the flunkies Gov. Ron DeSantis installed across the state, the longest lasting effects will come from his total takeover of Florida’s Supreme Court.
Voices
Supreme Court: Affirmative Action Is OK — If the Students Are Getting Sent to Die in Wars
By making an exception for military academies — and legacy admissions — the court once again sided with the ruling class.
After Overturning Roe v. Wade, SCOTUS Treats Itself to Sprawling Security Detail
After the Dobbs decision leaked, the Supreme Court more than doubled its protective detail, despite no evidence of a heightened threat.
Ghosts of Guantánamo
Released Guantánamo Detainees Are Still Being Denied Human Rights, U.N. Report Warns
U.S.-brokered transfers to Kazakhstan led to arbitrary detention, former Guantánamo prisoners told The Intercept.
Border Patrol Video of Killing Shows Native Man Had No Gun, Complied With Orders
Raymond Mattia’s family said the partial release of body camera footage “feels like a cheap attempt to justify what they did.”
Voices
A Year After Dobbs, the Anti-Abortion Right Is Grilling Doctors on Tattoos, Tweets, and Too-Strong Beliefs
Unsatisfied with humiliating patients, the anti-abortion right is escalating a time-tested tactic: Make ’em grovel.
The People vs. Cop City
Atlanta DA Opposed Indicting Cop City Legal Observer, but Georgia Attorney General Pushed Charges Anyway
A Cop City legal observer, who was wearing bright green clothing, was charged with domestic terrorism over objections from Atlanta’s district attorney.
The War on Immigrants
LexisNexis Is Selling Your Personal Data to ICE So It Can Try to Predict Crimes
ICE uses LexisNexis to track people's cars, gather information on people, and make arrests for its deportation machine, according to a contract.
Death and Dereliction
After 29 Years on Death Row, Barry Jones Was Dumped at a Bus Station. But He Was Finally Free.
The Supreme Court said his innocence didn’t matter. Jones was released thanks to a plea deal between his lawyers and Arizona.