Sexual Assault Allegation Exposes Self-Policing Prison System
Robert Adams alleges that a guard sodomized him with a baton. A yearlong investigation into his story uncovered a system plagued by retaliation and primed for abuse.
Justice
Boxed In on the Border
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Defies Biden With Border Wall Made of Shipping Containers
The Biden administration remains silent as the Republican governor brazenly builds an ad hoc wall on protected lands.
Larry Krasner Impeachment Committee Relies on Widely Panned Journal Study
Critics said the study cited by the Pennsylvania lawmakers used flawed methods to blame prosecutorial policies for increased murders.
Texas Invents New Barriers to DNA Testing While Blaming Rodney Reed for Delay Tactics
Amid mounting evidence of Reed’s innocence, Texas dickered over deadlines in a convoluted argument before the Supreme Court.
Oakland Cops Hope to Arm Robots With Lethal Shotguns
While official language condoning killer robots is shelved for now, Oakland police are still pursuing the option.
The End of Roe
After Clinic Arson, Abortion Rights Advocates in Wyoming Step Up Their Fight
Lawmakers want to ban abortion. Advocates are confident that Wyoming’s constitution protects access — and they’re fighting in court to prove it.
Voices
Michigan’s New Anti-Trans Bill Threatens Care-Providing Parents With Life in Prison
And in Congress, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene wants to bring the same penalty to the national level.
The War on Immigrants
The Texas Border County at the Center of a Dangerous Right-Wing Experiment
Officials in rural Kinney County, Texas, are pushing Gov. Greg Abbott to take ever more extreme action against migrants and asylum-seekers.
Voices
In Pig Welfare Case, Supreme Court Could Doom State Regulatory Laws Aimed at Industry
The right-wing justices who claim to support “states’ rights” could once again expose their hypocrisy in the service of big business.
Texas Claims It’s “Too Late” for DNA Testing That Could Get Rodney Reed Off Death Row
Now Reed is taking his fight to the Supreme Court.