The FBI Used an Undercover Cop With Pink Hair to Spy on Activists and Manufacture Crimes
In the summer of 2020, federal law enforcement launched a broad, and until now, secret strategy to infiltrate racial justice groups.
Justice
Top Cop Scapegoats Reform DA for Double Murder in Austin
Gov. Greg Abbott’s budget cuts led to the release of a man who went on to be accused in the killings.
His Conviction Relied on Debunked Bite-Mark Science. Why Is He Still Locked Up?
Alabama is determined to keep Charles McCrory in prison even though the evidence against him has fallen apart.
Two More Jan. 6 Capitol Rioters Have Fled Charges, Bringing Total to Six
Four of the AWOL Trump supporters remain at large.
Voices
Atlanta Cop City Protesters Charged With Domestic Terror for Having Mud on Their Shoes
The police's guilt-by-association allegations aren't designed to get convictions, but to break up a movement.
The End of Roe
“Sick and Twisted”: Women Sue Texas Over Harrowing Medical Episodes Caused by Abortion Bans
The first-of-its-kind lawsuit seeks to affirm that doctors can use their best medical judgment without fear of criminal penalty.
Voices
The Real, Sinister Political Threat of Tennessee’s New Anti-Drag Law
Politicians have never needed precise laws to brutally police who can and cannot exist freely in public.
17 States Have Now Tried to Pass Bills That Strip Powers From Reform-Minded Prosecutors
In recent years, just under 40 bills have been introduced in various state legislatures that give local prosecutorial powers to state-level officials.
The End of Roe
The Shadow Medical Community Behind the Attempt to Ban Medication Abortion
Anti-abortion groups orchestrated their legal challenge to wind up before far-right Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk.
Bristling Under Progressive Mayor, St. Louis Police Seek State Takeover
Police unions have rallied around Missouri Senate Bill 78, which would reinstate a Civil War-era system of state oversight.