How Tiffany Cabán Would Reshape The Criminal Justice System
As Queens' district attorney, she would work to dismantle the devastating power of her office.
Criminal Justice
Clarence Thomas’s Unprecedented America
The Justice has always shown a disregard for precedent, but with a shift in Supreme Court personnel, undoing progress could be the law of the land.
A Historic Breakthrough for Sex Workers’ Rights
New York could become the first state to decriminalize prostitution. TNR got an exclusive first look at the new bill.
The State That Liberal Dreams Are Made Of
Nevada Democrats won full control of the state legislature and governorship last year. Here's what they did with that power.
Joe Biden’s Half-Baked Political Gimmicks
An unorthodox strategy to mask his flaws will only end up emphasizing them.
Beyond Hard Time
What the disparate reactions to Manafort's sentence and California's death penalty ban reveal about our broken system.
Why This Victim of Blatant Racial Discrimination Struggled to Get a Fair Trial
The case of Johnny Lee Gates shows the unconscionable legal hurdles facing the wrongly convicted.
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.
America’s Shadow Criminal Justice System
How the “supervised release” program pulls tens of thousands of former inmates back into prison without a fair trial
Starbucks, Yale, and the Abuse of 911 Against Black Americans
Many whites see the police as a tool to enforce a certain racial order.
Wake Up, Mr. West!
How Kanye's ignorant comments fortify the most pernicious lies of white supremacy.
How the Supreme Court Could Rewrite the Rules for DNA Searches
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.
What London Can Learn From New York About Crime
Murder is rising in the British capital, and police are responding with a questionable tactic.
The Trump Administration’s Death Penalty Daydream
The president has called for capital punishment of drug dealers. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is trying to make that happen.
The Case Against Jaywalking Laws
They're enforced disproportionately against black Americans, sometimes with fatal results.
The Gun Control Fight Is a Fight For Equality
The Parkland shooting has sparked another debate about guns—a debate mistakenly siloed from other issues that contribute to deadly violence.
Trump Wants to Re-Militarize the Police. Montana Is Having None of It.
A 2015 state law refused drones, grenade launchers, and other military gear. Some see it as a roadmap.
The Handshake
Why did Yousef Muslet face life in prison for an everyday gesture?
How Far Can Jeff Sessions Take His Crime War?
A memo from 1982 sheds a harsh light on the Trump AG's crusade for “law and order" 25 years later.
