NYPD Reforms Are Failing, Say Plaintiffs Who Won Landmark Stop-and-Frisk Case
In 2013, a federal judge mandated oversight after finding that the NYPD's racially disproportionate use of stop-and-frisk was unconstitutional.
Justice
She Blew the Whistle on Military Sexual Assault, Then Came Under Investigation
Amy Braley-Franck, who has a hearing this week on her two-year suspension, says more needs to be done for victims.
Facing Years in Prison for Drone Leak, Daniel Hale Makes His Case Against U.S. Assassination Program
With prosecutors seeking a maximum sentence, Hale delivered a powerful handwritten letter describing his motivations to the court.
“We Knew Who Was Going to Die”: Warnings About Lower-Income Heat Risk Went Unheeded
Many of the deaths in extreme heat events, like the record-breaking one in the Pacific Northwest, could be foreseen, a scientist told Congress.
Policing the Pipeline
Minnesota Police Expected Pipeline Budget Boost to Fund New Weapons
The same cops tasked with policing resistance to pipelines anticipate financial benefits from oil companies moving into their areas.
Wiped Phones and the Battle for Evidence in Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's Prosecution
Phones belonging to top state health department officials were found with no text messages from January 2014 to October 2015.
Secret NYPD Document Teaches Cops to Illegally Raid Sealed Records
Police are running roughshod over a half-century-old law preventing access to the sealed arrest records of 3.5 million people.
Voices
The Incredible Cynicism of GOP Support for #FreeBritney
Britney Spears's struggle is against patriarchal control and economic exploitation — which are core Republican values.
As Transphobes Rally Again at Los Angeles Spa, Police Attack Counterprotesters
Although right-wing extremists stabbed two demonstrators and clubbed a journalist at the first Wi Spa protest, the LAPD cracked down on left-wing protesters at the second.
The Controversial Prosecutor at the Heart of the Julian Assange Case
Gordon Kromberg has been dogged by allegations of bias and politicized prosecutions. Now he could shape the future of journalism.