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He Spent Six Days in a Cell Covered in Feces. The Supreme Court Says He Can Sue His Jailers.

It’s the first time in years the highest court allowed such a suit to proceed. The ruling suggests it is reconsidering protections for officers who cause harm.

News • 05.03.2021

Supreme Court Conservatives Just Made It Easier to Sentence Kids to Life in Prison

The new ruling could worsen existing racial disparities in states that condemn teens to die in prison.

News • 04.30.2021

The Case That Made Texas the Death Penalty Capital

In an excerpt from his new book, ‘Let the Lord Sort Them,’ Marshall Project staff writer Maurice Chammah explains where a 1970s legal team fighting the death penalty went wrong.

Looking Back • 01.26.2021

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