Israel’s War on Gaza
Palestinian Poem Sets Off Antisemitism Fight at Georgetown
The ADL is leading a charge to cancel a 23-year-old Palestinian activist for a line of poetry it claims echoes a medieval antisemitic trope.
Justice
Melissa Lucio’s Life Was Spared at the Last Minute. What Happens Now?
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halted Lucio’s execution and ordered her trial court to consider evidence of innocence.
Whistling Past the Graveyard: Why It’s So Hard to Rid the Courts of Junk Science
A new book by the Innocence Project’s Chris Fabricant charts the rise and fall of bite-mark evidence and “science” in the service of law enforcement.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s Attacks on Disney May Violate First Amendment
Punishing Disney for its opposition to the “Don’t Say Gay” bill might be retaliation, but some experts said it’d be hard to prove in court.
McDonald’s Franchises Planned to Pay Tens of Millions in PPP Loan Dollars to Corporate HQ
The Covid relief loans were designed to keep workers employed, but fast-food franchises allocated money to their landlord: the McDonald’s corporation.
Joe Biden Detained Tens of Thousands of Asylum-Seekers in the Last Year
The president’s immigration policies forced refugees into detention, where they faced “horrific abuse and mistreatment,” a rights group says.
Biden Faces Moment of Truth on Renewing ICE Contract for Notorious Florida Jail
With a contract deadline looming, rights groups want the administration to stop detaining immigrants at the Glades County Detention Center.
Border Aid Groups Fear Supreme Court Will Entrench a Humanitarian Disaster
With support for advocates on the ground flagging, a new poll shows record lows for Democratic interest in immigration.
As Execution Looms, Mounting Evidence Points to Melissa Lucio’s Innocence
Trial jurors, forensic experts, and Texas lawmakers push for Lucio’s life to be spared ahead of her April 27 execution.
Playing With Fire
Fire Scientists Testify in Support of Claude Garrett’s Bid for Freedom
At a hearing on April 5, Nashville prosecutors asked a judge to vacate Garrett's murder conviction for the 1992 fire that killed Lorie Lance.