The End of Roe
“Sick and Twisted”: Women Sue Texas Over Harrowing Medical Episodes Caused by Abortion Bans
The first-of-its-kind lawsuit seeks to affirm that doctors can use their best medical judgment without fear of criminal penalty.
Justice
Voices
The Real, Sinister Political Threat of Tennessee’s New Anti-Drag Law
Politicians have never needed precise laws to brutally police who can and cannot exist freely in public.
17 States Have Now Tried to Pass Bills That Strip Powers From Reform-Minded Prosecutors
In recent years, just under 40 bills have been introduced in various state legislatures that give local prosecutorial powers to state-level officials.
The End of Roe
The Shadow Medical Community Behind the Attempt to Ban Medication Abortion
Anti-abortion groups orchestrated their legal challenge to wind up before far-right Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk.
Bristling Under Progressive Mayor, St. Louis Police Seek State Takeover
Police unions have rallied around Missouri Senate Bill 78, which would reinstate a Civil War-era system of state oversight.
Voices
No, Trading Flesh for Prison Time Is Not "Bodily Autonomy"
A Massachusetts bill — sponsored by Democrats — proposes allowing incarcerated people to donate organs in exchange for shortened sentences.
The People vs. Cop City
Officer in Cop City Bodycam Footage Suggests Fellow Cop Was Shot by Friendly Fire
Footage from the aftermath of a deadly police raid on anti-Cop City protesters shows an Atlanta cop asking, “They shoot their own man?”
“An Irreversible Injustice”: Missouri Executes Leonard “Raheem” Taylor Despite Doubts Over His Guilt
Taylor, who insisted on his innocence, was killed by lethal injection while litigation was still pending.
The FBI Paid a Violent Felon to Infiltrate Denver's Racial Justice Movement
Mickey Windecker encouraged violence, accused activist leaders of being police cooperators, and tried to draw demonstrators into elaborate stings.
Will Missouri Execute an Innocent Man?
The state said Leonard “Raheem” Taylor fled after killing his girlfriend’s family. Witnesses said the victims were still alive days after he was gone.