Criminal Justice

Virginia Roberts Giuffre holds up a photo of herself as a teen.

Jeffrey Epstein’s Victims Are Again Being Wronged by Donald Trump’s Circus Jeffrey Epstein’s Victims Are Again Being Wronged by Donald Trump’s Circus

Partisan politics is making a travesty of justice.

Jul 18, 2025 / Jeet Heer

A group of young protesters holds pictures of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump outside the Federal Court in downtown Manhattan.

Sorry, Donald Trump: Many People Are Still Interested in the Jeffrey Epstein Case Sorry, Donald Trump: Many People Are Still Interested in the Jeffrey Epstein Case

The Epstein scandal deserves a real investigation, not Trump’s hand-waving cover up.

Jul 11, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Signs are left on the ground including two that read “This was a kidnapping” and “Bring Kilmar home now!” as protesters break outside the US District Court for the District of Maryland on May 16, 2025, in Greenbelt, Maryland. Protesters rallied outside the court during a hearing for a Maryland resident from El Salvador, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was detained in a notoriously violent maximum-security prison in El Salvador.

Trump Is Weaponizing the Justice System in Plain Sight Trump Is Weaponizing the Justice System in Plain Sight

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is just the latest example of cases in which the administration is finding the flimsiest of reasons to label undocumented immigrants as “criminals.”

Jun 13, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Harvey Weinstein at a preliminary hearing last year for his retrial on rape charges in New York

How the MAGA Movement Is Erasing the Legacy of #MeToo How the MAGA Movement Is Erasing the Legacy of #MeToo

Sexual predators are getting free passes from Donald Trump and the right-wing mediasphere.

Jun 4, 2025 / Ben Schwartz

Pamela Winn

The Human Rights Crisis We’re Ignoring In Our Jails The Human Rights Crisis We’re Ignoring In Our Jails

Pregnant people are undergoing constant horrors at the hands of the carceral state, and the laws we’ve passed aren’t helping enough.

Jun 2, 2025 / Ira Memaj

Soldier walks through Abu Ghraib

This Isn’t the First Time the United States Has Kidnapped People This Isn’t the First Time the United States Has Kidnapped People

The current administration is not simply an aberration but reflects past practices from periods in our history with which Americans were once comfortable.

May 27, 2025 / Andrea Mazzarino

President Donald Trump gestures on stage as he tours the Al Udeid Air Base on May 15, 2025, in Doha, Qatar.

Who Will Protect Judges From Trump’s Incitement? Who Will Protect Judges From Trump’s Incitement?

A threatened judiciary cannot rely on cops controlled by the White House.

May 26, 2025 / Jeet Heer

A woman holds a sign protesting NYC Mayor Eric Adams’s policy on mental health

People Across the Political Spectrum Agree: We Need to Address the Country’s Mental Health Crisis People Across the Political Spectrum Agree: We Need to Address the Country’s Mental Health Crisis

There is surprising agreement among people with divergent political beliefs that it’s time to expand services for those who are struggling.

May 20, 2025 / Mattea Kramer and Dr. Sean Fogler

Hiding in plain sight: Despite the epic scale of his crypto-linked corruption, Trump is unlikely to ever face justice. Especially with so many Democrats eager to take the industry’s (real) money.

Why Trump’s Epic Crypto Corruption Will Go Unpunished Why Trump’s Epic Crypto Corruption Will Go Unpunished

The president is a brazen crook, but Democrats are too compromised to challenge him.

May 12, 2025 / Jeet Heer

The Phoenix Police Department honor guard is the first department to stand watch during the “Standing Watch for the Fallen” flag ceremony at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial May 14, 2014, in Washington, DC.

The Jim Crow Origins of National Police Week The Jim Crow Origins of National Police Week

Police brutality and corruption are painful realities. So are officers who die honorably performing their duty. But the memorial in Washington fails to distinguish between them.

May 9, 2025 / Elizabeth Robeson

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