Israel’s War on Gaza
Columbia Coincidentally Rewrites Disciplinary Rules Just in Time to Screw Over Student Protesters
“It’s hard to see this wildly disproportionate response as anything other than an attempt to chill speech on this issue.”
Justice
The Little-Known Reason Counties Keep Building Bigger Jails: Architecture Firms
All over the country, architecture firms make the case for bigger jails — then get hired to design them.
Leonard Leo Built the Conservative Court. Now He’s Funneling Dark Money Into Law Schools.
The megadonor’s plan for a $25 million research center at Cornell fell apart. So he took his money to Texas A&M.
Ghosts of Guantánamo
After Torturing Him, U.S. Breaks Guarantees of Safety to Former Guantánamo Detainee
The U.S. held Saeed Bakhouch at Guantánamo Bay for 20 years without charge, then sent him to have his rights violated in Algeria.
The VA Is Quietly Fast-Tracking MDMA Therapy for Veterans
With FDA approval on the horizon, an internal document lays out measures to treat PTSD and stanch the suicide crisis.
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Is Constitutional, After All
And for some reason Justice Samuel Alito can’t stop talking about this witch trial judge.
The End of Roe
Republicans Can’t Decide: Do They Hate Prosecutors Because of Bail Reform or Abortion?
Since Dobbs, state-level Republicans have sought to strip power from DAs elected in Democratic cities who won’t prosecute abortion care.
Israel’s War on Gaza
University Professors Are Losing Their Jobs Over “New McCarthyism” on Gaza
As brutal police repression sweeps campus encampments, schools have been cutting ties with pro-Palestine faculty members without tenure.
This U.S. Attorney Resigned Amid an Ethics Investigation. Yet He Wound Up Overseeing Judges’ Ethics.
After inquiries from The Intercept, Duane Kees stepped down from his ethics panel position.
Israel’s War on Gaza
October 7 Survivors Sue Campus Protesters, Say Students Are “Hamas’s Propaganda Division”
Four lawsuits alleging Hamas ties against Students for Justice in Palestine, the AP, UNRWA, and a cryptocurrency exchange share many of the same plaintiffs.