1 in 5 Undergraduate Women Faces Sexual Assault—Now the Federal Government Is Finally Doing Something About It 1 in 5 Undergraduate Women Faces Sexual Assault—Now the Federal Government Is Finally Doing Something About It
Sexual assault survivors forced campus officials to listen up. Last week’s news shows the feds picking up what’s been their work all along.
May 9, 2014 / Blog / Dani McClain
Does Judge Rudolph Randa Have a Conflict in the Scott Walker Case? Does Judge Rudolph Randa Have a Conflict in the Scott Walker Case?
His judicial assistant is married to a top lawyer for Walker’s gubernatorial campaign.
May 8, 2014 / Blog / George Zornick
Healing the Rot at the Heart of the Criminal Justice System Healing the Rot at the Heart of the Criminal Justice System
As reforms have caused incarceration rates to fall and the sky has not fallen with it, Americans are increasingly supportive of such measures.
May 7, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Where Shame Is Policy: Inside LA’s ‘Teacher Jail’ Where Shame Is Policy: Inside LA’s ‘Teacher Jail’
Using sex as an excuse, Los Angeles has created a disciplinary limbo in which hundreds of teachers languish.
Apr 30, 2014 / Carnal Knowledge / JoAnn Wypijewski
A New Book Says Chris Christie Misused His Power as US Attorney A New Book Says Chris Christie Misused His Power as US Attorney
Anti-corruption arrests were staged to help his 2009 election, says author Louis Manzo.
Apr 30, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Did Political Pressure Push Oklahoma’s Supreme Court to Lift a Stay of Execution? Did Political Pressure Push Oklahoma’s Supreme Court to Lift a Stay of Execution?
A state legislator wants to impeach the five justices who granted a state of execution for two death row inmates earlier this week.
Apr 24, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
There’s a Constitutional Showdown in Oklahoma Over 2 Planned Executions (UPDATED) There’s a Constitutional Showdown in Oklahoma Over 2 Planned Executions (UPDATED)
Republican Governor Mary Fallin is defying a state Supreme Court order staying the executions of two men.
Apr 23, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
How a Receipt Helped Free a Wrongfully Convicted Man After More Than 24 Years in Prison How a Receipt Helped Free a Wrongfully Convicted Man After More Than 24 Years in Prison
Trial attorneys never saw key evidence proving Jonathan Fleming was in Florida when the murder he was alleged to commit occurred.
Apr 9, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
Why Is Georgia About to Pass a Law That Will Make It Easier to Send Poor People to Prison? Why Is Georgia About to Pass a Law That Will Make It Easier to Send Poor People to Prison?
After extensive lobbying, the private probation industry is poised to wield ever more power over Georgia’s debtors.
Apr 7, 2014 / Hannah Rappleye and Lisa Riordan Seville
Mississippi Grants Death Row Inmate Michelle Byrom a New Trial Mississippi Grants Death Row Inmate Michelle Byrom a New Trial
The State Supreme Court decision reverses Byrom's capital murder conviction for conspiring to kill her husband, a crime her son confessed to.
Apr 1, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh