Death Sentences
March 12
Biden vowed to end the death penalty. A recent court filing suggests where he might start.
Looking Back
January 26
Some experts hope Eric Lander, the president’s choice for new science adviser, will crack down on bad forensics in courtrooms.
The Lowdown
January 22
Ambitious promises run up against political and practical obstacles.
Life Inside
December 10, 2020
“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.”
News
November 23, 2020
Restoring asylum claims and judges’ independence will be uphill work.
Feature
November 20, 2020
25 years ago this month, “superpredator” was coined in The Weekly Standard. Media spread the term like wildfire, creating repercussions on policy and culture we are still reckoning with today.
News
November 8, 2020
Joe Biden ran on the most progressive criminal justice platform of any major party candidate in generations. So what can he actually do?
Analysis
October 7, 2020
A brief history of a political dog whistle.
Analysis
September 23, 2020
The president has spent millions on misleading Facebook ads targeting undecided voters, while Joe Biden has been virtually silent.
Analysis
July 9, 2020
A task force designed to forge unity and turn out Sanders voters proposes ambitious rollback of Trump policies.