Voices
In Brazil, There’s a Legal Term for What Britney Spears Says Is Happening: Sexual Violence
In Brazilian and international law, the rights of disabled people over their reproductive systems are clear.
Justice
Before He Was UVA Police Chief, Timothy Longo Helmed DNA Dragnet That Targeted Black Men
A closer examination of a two-decade-old operation in Charlottesville, Virginia, shows that it was larger in scope than previously reported.
New York Regulations Allow Cops Stripped of Training Credentials to Be Rehired
Police officers who were decertified by state regulators went on to find work at other departments and public safety agencies, records show.
Policing the Pipeline
Indigenous Water Protectors Face Off With an Oil Company and Police Over a Minnesota Pipeline
Pipeline opponents say an oil company and police use surveillance and divide-and-conquer strategies — hallmarks of corporate counterinsurgency.
Orange County Prosecutors Operate “Vast, Secretive” Genetic Surveillance Program
A DA’s office in California offers plea deals and dismissals for misdemeanor offenses — but only if people give up their DNA.
Secret Internal Report Slammed Warden For Freezing Jail Conditions — Then He Was Promoted Anyway
After conditions at MDC Brooklyn stirred outrage, the Bureau of Prisons fought in court to keep a report on the 2019 incident under seal.
Scientific American Retracted Pro-Palestine Article Without Any Factual Errors
After right-wing outrage, the esteemed journal removed an opinion piece expressing solidarity with Palestinians under Israeli bombardment.
Voices
Miami Building Collapse Shows Tragic Costs of Neoliberal Deregulation
From London's Grenfell fire to Miami’s Champlain Towers South, politicians need to be held to account for gutting regulations that could mitigate disasters.
Policing the Pipeline
Minnesota Sheriff Barricades Pipeline Resistance Camp's Driveway
“This is an outrageous and unlawful effort to blockade people who are engaged in protected First Amendment activity."
Voices
Gov. Ron DeSantis Wants to Defund Florida Universities That Teach Anti-Racism
DeSantis signed a law to track political beliefs at universities — and threatened budget cuts for those he doesn't like.