Trials of Richard Glossip
“It’s Overwhelming but It’s Amazing”: Richard Glossip Released From Jail After Three Decades
After nine execution dates, three last meals, and a Supreme Court ruling in his favor, Richard Glossip should soon walk free.
Justice
Chilling Dissent
FBI Quietly Closed a Probe Into Mahmoud Khalil While He Was in ICE Detention
Two days before Khalil’s arrest, an anonymous tip accused him of calling for violence. The FBI found it did not “warrant further investigation” — but the Trump administration kept calling him a threat.
A Trump U.S. Attorney’s Professional Misconduct Must Be Kept “Private and Confidential”
A legal disciplinary panel won’t disclose any details about its inquiry into John Sarcone, a Trump loyalist in New York.
Voices
Dodging FOIA Could Now Mean Arrest and Strip Search, Depending on Who’s Asking
The DOJ is now treating evading a records request as a crime, a stunning act of hypocrisy from the Trump administration.
Voices
Tennessee GOP Moves to Decimate Black Voting Power After Supreme Court’s Blessing of Jim Crow
With the Supreme Court blessing racial gerrymandering, Tennessee Republicans rushed to eliminate the state’s only majority-Black congressional district.
The War on Immigrants
Trump Bulldozed a 1,000-Year-Old Archaeological Site to Make Room for a Second Border Wall
DHS was in talks with the wildlife refuge that hosts the ancient site to make sure it was protected, a local archeologist said.
The War on Immigrants
Who Decided to Indict Kilmar Abrego Garcia Over a Years-Old Traffic Stop?
A DOJ prosecutor insists he charged Abrego based strictly on evidence of human smuggling. A federal judge seems skeptical.
Chilling Dissent
“We Knew They Were Paying Informants”: SPLC Donors Reject Trump DOJ Fraud Claims
Twenty donors to the Southern Poverty Law Center said the alleged “fraud” being prosecuted in their name was exactly how they hoped the group would spend their money.
ChatGPT Confessed to a Crime It Couldn’t Possibly Have Committed
A renowned criminologist’s experiment with ChatGPT demonstrates the destructive power of police to elicit false confessions.
Chilling Dissent
The Short and Ridiculous Trial of a Protester Arrested in an Inflatable Penis Costume
An Alabama cop who confronted the No Kings protester claimed she posed a risk to public safety. The judge was unconvinced.