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Reproductive Rights Activists Charged Under Law Intended to Protect Abortion Clinics
The Justice Department is calling graffiti on anti-abortion centers a threat to “reproductive health services facilities.”
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Memphis Police Chief Trained With Israel Security Forces
Chief Cerelyn Davis also led the first police department in the U.S. that swore off the exchanges.
The War on Immigrants
House GOP Spends First Hearing on the Border Casting Joe Biden as an International Crime Boss
The new Republican majority delivered few surprises and lots of paranoid rhetoric on Capitol Hill Wednesday.
In Memphis, Tyre Nichols Beating Carries Echoes of Atlanta REDDOG Unit
For 23 years, REDDOG officers regularly terrorized poor Black neighborhoods and Black residents of Atlanta.
What $28 Million Bought the Memphis Police Department
The specialized division that included SCORPION, the anti-crime unit responsible for beating Tyre Nichols.
George Santos Benefactor Bankrolled Group Opposing LA's Progressive Prosecutor
A big spender on right-wing causes, investor Andrew Intrater gave seed money to a group formed to oust a reform-minded district attorney.
Trials of Richard Glossip
Oklahoma Slows Down Frenzied Execution Spree and Launches Probe Into Richard Glossip Case
Attorney General Gentner Drummond upended the execution calendar and gave Glossip a new chance to prove his innocence.
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The Crackdown on Cop City Protesters Is So Brutal Because of the Movement's Success
One protester was killed by police, 20 were charged under a “domestic terror” law, and Georgia’s governor gave himself broad “emergency” powers.
Local Cops Harassed and Threatened U.S. Veteran Because of Terror Watchlist, Lawsuit Says
Police officers once leveled guns at Saadiq Long, a veteran with no criminal record — a result of the feds coordinating with local authorities on their watchlist.
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Cop City Goes National
As the country’s attention descends on Cop City following a police killing last week, the local stakes should be front of mind.