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Kyle Rittenhouse's Acquittal Sets a Dangerous Precedent. But That's Not What Was on Trial.
Jurors are asked to uphold the law as it stands. We don't ask jurors to make the law. That's on us.
Justice
Ghosts of Guantánamo
Former Guantánamo Detainee Disappeared After Return to Yemen, Family Says
After 20 years in arbitrary detention, a former Guantánamo detainee was released from a United Arab Emirates prison to his family’s care in Yemen. His freedom lasted less than a week.
Rittenhouse Jury Has to Decide If the Men Who Tried to Stop Him Were Heroes or Villains
Kyle Rittenhouse’s far-right defenders say he is not a murderer but a hero. The prosecutor says the protesters who tried to disarm him were the real heroes.
Despite a Botched Execution and Concerns Over Innocence, Oklahoma Prepares to Execute Julius Jones
Persistent problems with lethal injection have not swayed the state’s determination to put Jones and five other men to death.
Rittenhouse Trial Judge Blocks Prosecutor From Asking If Far-Right Videographer Is Biased
A far-right political commentator appeared as a defense witness at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial. So why were questions about his political views shut down by the judge?
A Right-Wing Brawler Asked a Court to Protect Him From an Antifascist's Tweets
Adam Kiefer got a restraining order against an antifascist researcher who revealed that he was at the Capitol on Jan. 6. It might have been a costly mistake.
School Officials Welcome Homeland Security Surveillance After Student Fights
Administrators in a Maryland school district say they wanted help monitoring school safety — but sweeping surveillance could land kids in gang databases and families in deportation proceedings.
North Carolina Appeals Courts Have Never Found That Prosecutors Discriminated Against Black Jurors. Two Cases Could Change That.
The state’s appellate courts could give new trials to two Black men who claim prosecutors discriminated against potential jurors.
As States Prepare for Redistricting, Prison Gerrymandering Will Skew New Lines
Often pulled out of Black and Latino hubs, incarcerated people bolster white rural districts — but remain banned from casting ballots.
Facing Months in Prison, Indigenous Activist Goes to Trial for Protesting Trump’s Wall
Amber Ortega was arrested for blocking construction on sacred lands in southern Arizona. She now faces trial in Tucson.