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A White man in a black jacket leans his head forward as another White man, who is wearing a red cap and suit, talks to him.
Closing Argument April 22
How the Death Penalty Is Returning to Presidential Politics
Trump and DeSantis want to make it easier to execute people, and Biden could face a rush of clemency requests from federal death row.
By Maurice Chammah
Clockwise from top left: Donald Trump, a White man wearing a dark blue suit and red tie, sits in court with a few other people; Freddy Medina, a man with medium-toned skin; Ariel Beltran, a man with medium-toned skin; Greg Mingo, a Black man; and Khalil Cumberbatch, a man with medium-toned skin.
Analysis April 4
Most New Yorkers Don’t Get the Trump Treatment at Arraignment
The 31,000 people arraigned for felonies in New York each year have very different experiences in court than the former president.
By The Marshall Project
News May 26, 2021
Strict Border Enforcement Policies Put Migrants in Harm’s Way. Title 42 Is No Exception.
In fiscal year 2020, border encounters dropped by half while rescue rates doubled. Experts and humanitarian groups point to a Trump-era policy that continues today.
By Andrew Rodriguez Calderón AND Isabela Dias
President Joe Biden at the White House in March.
Death Sentences March 12, 2021
How Biden Can Reverse Trump’s Death Penalty Expansion
Biden vowed to end the death penalty. A recent court filing suggests where he might start.
By Keri Blakinger
President Joe Biden signs an executive order at the White House in Washington, on Jan. 21.
The Lowdown January 22, 2021
How to Decode Biden’s Immigration Blitz
Ambitious promises run up against political and practical obstacles.
By Julia Preston
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort arrived to his arraignment in New York in 2019.
Analysis January 19, 2021
Trump’s Pardons Show The Process Has Always Been Broken
Donald Trump’s volatile approach to granting clemency epitomizes a system that many have long hoped to change.
By Nicole Lewis, Justin George and Eli Hager
Heavily-armed police deployed during protests over the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., in 2014.
News January 8, 2021
Hidden in Bill Passed Over Trump’s Veto: Limits on Police Militarization
But local cops can still receive Pentagon equipment, including automatic rifles.
By Eli Hager and David Eads
A pro-Trump mob clashes with law enforcement officers during the assault on the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on January 6.
The Lowdown January 8, 2021
A Civilian's Guide to Insurrection Legalese
Everyone's talking about sedition, treason and conspiracy. Here's what these terms actually mean and how they've been enforced.
By Eli Hager, Maurice Chammah and Christie Thompson
Life Inside December 10, 2020
Notes From a Wild Election Week Behind Bars
“From time to time you hear someone shout something like, ‘Trump cannot be stopped!’ or, ‘Let’s get this White Nazi out of power!’ There is no gray area.”
By Christopher Blackwell
Migrant families from Central America are released at the border with orders to appear for future hearings in immigration court, on June 11, 2018 in McAllen, Texas.
News November 23, 2020
Biden Will Try to Unmake Trump’s Immigration Agenda. It Won’t Be Easy.
Restoring asylum claims and judges’ independence will be uphill work.
By Julia Preston
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