“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.
Justice
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.
Chicago Blocks Release of Inspector General Report Prompted by “Somebody” Podcast
A mother’s quest for answers after her son’s murder inspired an official inquiry, but the city is exercising information control.
Voices
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.”
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.