The End of Roe
The Interstate Tug-of-War Over Reproductive Freedom
As states like Illinois work to expand abortion access in the wake of Roe, others, like Missouri, will seek to assert control over their residents.
Jordan Smith
Jordan Smith is a state and national award-winning investigative journalist based in Kansas City, Missouri. She has covered the criminal legal system for more than 25 years and, during that time, has developed a reputation as a resourceful and dogged reporter with a talent for analyzing complex social and legal issues. She spent more than 20 years reporting in Texas where she was regarded as one of the best investigative reporters in the state. Her investigative work in wrongful conviction cases has helped to exonerate six people. A longtime staff writer for the Austin Chronicle, her work has also appeared in The Nation, the Crime Report, and the Texas Observer, among other places.
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The End of Roe
Oklahoma’s Total Abortion Ban Will Mean Surveillance, Criminalization, and Chaos
The state’s new ban is the most extreme in the country, going further than Texas’s notorious S.B. 8 by banning abortion after fertilization.
The End of Roe
The Fact-Free Logic of Samuel Alito
In his zeal to overturn Roe and do away with abortion rights, the Supreme Court justice relies on deceptive arguments and a regressive read of the law.
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.
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.
A Bogus Bite Mark Sent Him to Prison for Murder. Alabama Wants to Keep Him There.
A famed forensic dentist recanted his testimony against Charles McCrory. He may die in prison anyway.
Is Texas Sending Melissa Lucio to Die for a Crime That Never Happened?
Lucio faces execution in April for killing her 2-year-old daughter. Experts say her conviction was based on faulty forensics.
Murderville
“When I Saw Him I Knew It Was Real”: Devonia Inman Is Free After 23 Years Behind Bars
Just over a month after a Georgia judge overturned his wrongful conviction, Inman was reunited with his family in time for Christmas.
The End of Roe
Supreme Court Ruling on Texas Abortion Law Opens Door to Copycat Schemes Everywhere
By leaving the law in place and barring meaningful ways to challenge it, the court greenlighted state efforts to overturn constitutional rights.