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Uvalde Police Didn’t Move to Save Lives Because That’s Not What Police Do
It should not take an event so devastating to break the spell of policing mythology about what cops do — and what they don't.
Voices
It should not take an event so devastating to break the spell of policing mythology about what cops do — and what they don't.
Voices
Parents awaiting word on their kids were asked by police to provide DNA samples to help identify the children.
The End of Roe
The state’s new ban is the most extreme in the country, going further than Texas’s notorious S.B. 8 by banning abortion after fertilization.
Internal documents also reveal that police can take over informants’ social media accounts and pose as them online.
Voices
From the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade draft opinion to bills targeting trans youth, fear of sterilization has emerged as a troubling talking point.
Playing With Fire
Having twice convicted Garrett for setting a fatal fire in 1992, the Nashville DA’s office dropped the charges against him, facilitating his release.
The War on Immigrants
Men traveling with Carmelo Cruz Marcos told authorities that Border Patrol agents tampered with evidence and sought to concoct a cover story.
With record levels of migrants perishing in the desert, border agents are flouting a new law requiring tallies of the dead.
Playing With Fire
Thirty years after a fatal fire sent Garrett to prison for life, a judge vacated his conviction, opening the door to his release.
The End of Roe
In his zeal to overturn Roe and do away with abortion rights, the Supreme Court justice relies on deceptive arguments and a regressive read of the law.
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