The Senseless Legal Precedent That Enables Wrongful Convictions
A federal appeals court has ruled that prosecutors can withhold evidence that may prove defendants innocent before they plead guilty.
A federal appeals court has ruled that prosecutors can withhold evidence that may prove defendants innocent before they plead guilty.
How the “supervised release” program pulls tens of thousands of former inmates back into prison without a fair trial
Many whites see the police as a tool to enforce a certain racial order.
How Kanye's ignorant comments fortify the most pernicious lies of white supremacy.
The arrest of the alleged Golden State Killer and a case currently before the court both raise questions about Fourth Amendment rights in the digital age.
Murder is rising in the British capital, and police are responding with a questionable tactic.
The president has called for capital punishment of drug dealers. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is trying to make that happen.
They're enforced disproportionately against black Americans, sometimes with fatal results.
The Parkland shooting has sparked another debate about guns—a debate mistakenly siloed from other issues that contribute to deadly violence.
A 2015 state law refused drones, grenade launchers, and other military gear. Some see it as a roadmap.
Why did Yousef Muslet face life in prison for an everyday gesture?
A memo from 1982 sheds a harsh light on the Trump AG's crusade for “law and order" 25 years later.
Dave Grossman teaches police officers to think like "warriors." But is the rise of a militarized mindset turning black citizens into targets?
An elite police squad was supposed to clean up the streets of 1970s Detroit. Instead, it terrorized African Americans, and turned the city into a battleground.
Three years after BLM launched a nationwide uprising against police violence, what's next for the movement?
Why black people fear the police, and why white people refuse to believe it.
As legalization spreads, so do calls to ease sentences for those convicted of possessing pot.
Science—and law enforcement—are rethinking what it means to be an adult.