Supreme Court Allows Rodney Reed to Keep Up His Fight for DNA Testing
Texas has gone to great lengths to prevent DNA testing of crime scene evidence that Reed says could exonerate him.
Justice
The War on Immigrants
Hundreds Turn Out to Denounce Texas Republicans’ “Vigilante Death Squads Policy”
Residents blasted Rep. Matt Schaefer’s controversial bill in a hearing that stretched late into the night.
Oil and Water
After Spying on Standing Rock, TigerSwan Shopped Anti-Protest "Counterinsurgency" to Other Oil Companies
More than 50,000 pages of documents were recently made public after the company behind the Dakota Access pipeline lost a court case to keep them secret.
Los Angeles Tries to Claw Back Public Records After Police Invent New Definition of “Undercover”
The city released 9,310 Los Angeles Police Department headshots to a journalist. Six months later, it’s suing to get them back.
The End of Roe
Texas Judge Cosplaying as Medical Expert Has Consequences Beyond the Abortion Pill
The FDA has the power to ignore the mifepristone ruling, legal experts say. But only the courts can cure its dangerous implications.
Trials of Richard Glossip
Oklahoma Attorney General Asks Court to Overturn Richard Glossip’s Conviction
The attorney general cited evidence destroyed by the state and misstatements by key witnesses, concluding that Glossip’s conviction could not stand.
Voices
Idaho’s Abortion Travel Ban Shows Dangers of GOP’s “Parental Rights” Agenda
The new law will punish anyone who helps a child obtain an abortion across state lines without parental consent.
Tasked With Stopping Terror, Colorado’s Intel Agency Monitors Students Protesting Gun Violence
The Colorado Information Analysis Center alerted authorities to an activist group organizing walkouts in response to school shootings.
Voices
Donald Trump's Holy Week Indictment Is an Anti-Christian Parable
Any MAGA minister who fails to draw the comparison with Jesus should have his Venmo account suspended.
Forensic Re-Creations of Police Abuse Lead to Landmark Legal Settlements
Expert reconstructions that tie together evidence provide a public record of abuse that’s harder for cops to deny.