The System
October 21, 2020
Police forces in the U.S. were originally founded to secure private property—including human beings.
Commentary
May 21
Ahmaud Arbery and the Local Legacy of Lynching
How the white vigilante killing of the unarmed, black jogger in Brunswick, Georgia, is both an echo of past violence and a modern call to action.
Looking Back
June 24, 2018
Every law student knows John Brady’s name. But few know the story of the bumbling murder that ended in a landmark legal ruling.
Looking Back
May 28, 2018
How the most notorious gangster of all got railroaded in Philadelphia.
Commentary
February 13, 2018
Jeff Sessions is right about the ‘heritage' of U.S. sheriffs, in more ways than one.
Commentary
November 3, 2017
It’s time for their voices to be heard.
Commentary
October 17, 2017
Leaked documents remind us of the agency’s history of dirty tricks.
Feature
January 3, 2017
Researching lynching cold cases, law students restore history.
Feature
July 4, 2016
Giving strange new life to old penitentiaries.