Pennsylvania GOP House Leader Blessed Larry Krasner Impeachment Vote After Heated Caucus Meeting
Right-wing Republicans in the state House, who have been threatening Kerry Benninghoff’s leadership, demanded a lame-duck vote in a caucus meeting.
Justice
Staring Down the Execution Chamber at 76, Murray Hooper Still Says He’s Innocent
Some of his co-defendants were exonerated. Others died behind bars. Of four death sentences, only Hooper’s remains. Now he’s up for execution.
The War on Immigrants
The Public Has Never Seen the U.S. Government Force-Feed Someone — Until Now
In an exclusive video, a hunger striker is force-fed in ICE detention — lifting the veil of secrecy on a practice condemned by medical ethicists.
Chicago Sheriff Systematically Denies New Rights Laid Out in Criminal Justice Reform
Reform advocates said Cook County policies violate the spirit, if not the letter, of the new law, with Illinois lawmakers pushing to undo even more reforms.
Voices
Black Liberation Elder to Be Freed From Prison — but Only on His Deathbed
Mutulu Shakur should have been released long ago, but the cruelties of carceral system know no bounds.
The End of Roe
Kentucky Voters Reject Amendment 2 in “Repudiation of Extreme Anti-Choice Agenda”
Every state with abortion on the ballot saw decisive action to protect reproductive rights.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Is a Linchpin of the Right-Wing Judicial Strategy
Paxton is up for reelection. A case before the Supreme Court this week, Haaland v. Brackeen, is a window into his efforts to expand corporate rights.
Will Police Money Tip Minnesota Attorney General Race Against Keith Ellison?
Ellison’s attorney general’s office successfully prosecuted George Floyd killer Derek Chauvin. Now, in a tight race, the cops are gunning for him.
The End of Roe
Kentucky Lawmakers Seek Exclusive Control Over Residents’ Reproductive Rights
A Kentucky ballot measure, Amendment 2, would bar state courts from considering the constitutionality of abortion.
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.