Jordan Smith

Harris County, Texas, has the dubious distinction of having sent more people to death row than any jurisdiction in the nation. 2017 marked a notable shift.

Kirstin Lobato was wrongly convicted of the 2001 murder and penis amputation of a homeless man, despite a lack of evidence and a strong alibi.

The administration prepares to file its first response to lawsuits challenging new rules that reinstate discriminatory health care pricing for women.

A prosecutor argued that flies were not found on the body of a homeless man Kirsten Blaise Lobato was convicted of killing because Las Vegas flies are unique.

Officials have made a concerted effort to shutter the EMW Women’s Surgical Center, which would make Kentucky the first state to effectively ban abortion.

The case against Larry Swearingen was built on circumstantial evidence. A trove of physical evidence — including the murder weapon — was never tested for DNA.

Abortion providers say the law would bar the safest method of termination during the second trimester of pregnancy in favor of untested alternatives.

If the feds waive Medicaid’s freedom of choice provision, Texas will have drawn a roadmap for other ideologically driven states.

The 1992 prosecution of Fran and Dan Keller came amid the mass hysteria known as the Satanic Panic. The couple was formally exonerated Tuesday in Austin.

In her new book, Carol Sanger makes a compelling case for talking about abortion to make clear that everyone knows someone who has terminated a pregnancy.