The People vs. Cop City
New York Spends $225 Million on Its Own “Cop City” — to Make the Whole City Run on Cops
A proposed New York training facility shows how establishment politicians only understand governance through policing.
Justice
Missouri’s Attorney General Is Waging War to Keep the Wrongly Convicted Locked Up
Andrew Bailey’s office has a losing record of fighting against exonerations recommended by local prosecutors — but it’s not giving up.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Columbia Law Review Refused to Take Down Article on Palestine, So Its Board of Directors Nuked the Whole Website
The students who edit the journal sought out the article by a Palestinian scholar who was censored by Harvard Law Review last year.
Voices
To Understand the Trump Verdict, Look at the Case Against Shukhratjon Mirsaidov
Trump fans say his conviction is an overreach. But a close look at another recent fraud trial shows his case was run-of-the-mill.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Not Just Coastal Elites: Here’s How Three Rust Belt Colleges Protested Israel’s War in Gaza
The narrative that took hold ignored inland campuses, like in the Rust Belt and into Appalachia, where students formed their own encampments.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Columbia Coincidentally Rewrites Disciplinary Rules Just in Time to Screw Over Student Protesters
“It’s hard to see this wildly disproportionate response as anything other than an attempt to chill speech on this issue.”
The Little-Known Reason Counties Keep Building Bigger Jails: Architecture Firms
All over the country, architecture firms make the case for bigger jails — then get hired to design them.
Leonard Leo Built the Conservative Court. Now He’s Funneling Dark Money Into Law Schools.
The megadonor’s plan for a $25 million research center at Cornell fell apart. So he took his money to Texas A&M.
Ghosts of Guantánamo
After Torturing Him, U.S. Breaks Guarantees of Safety to Former Guantánamo Detainee
The U.S. held Saeed Bakhouch at Guantánamo Bay for 20 years without charge, then sent him to have his rights violated in Algeria.
The VA Is Quietly Fast-Tracking MDMA Therapy for Veterans
With FDA approval on the horizon, an internal document lays out measures to treat PTSD and stanch the suicide crisis.