The End of Roe
Alito’s Dissent in Emergency Abortion Case Provides “Building Blocks” for More Extreme Bans
Despite deciding not to decide, the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority laid out a legal road map for anti-abortion zealots.
Justice
Voices
Like Julian Assange, I Know How It Feels to Be Prosecuted for Acts of Journalism
The most dangerous precedent in the case against Assange is the idea that the U.S. government can decide how to define journalism.
More Than 10 Years Later, the Senate Torture Report Is Still Secret
I filed a lawsuit to obtain the 6,700-page report with “excruciating detail” about the CIA’s abuses.
Oklahoma Prepares to Kill Another Man Who Says He’s Innocent
Richard Rojem’s death sentence was twice overturned by appellate courts, but his conviction itself has never been fully revisited.
Julian Assange Strikes Plea Deal, Will Return to Australia
In April, President Joe Biden said he was “considering” dropping charges against the WikiLeaks founder.
Company Linked to Federal Execution Spree Says It Will No Longer Produce Key Drug
As Republicans thirst for restarting federal executions, Absolute Standards told Connecticut lawmakers it hasn’t made or sold pentobarbital since December 2020.
Can Conservatives Expand the Death Penalty Using the “Trigger Law” Playbook?
Project 2025 — a road map for the next Trump White House — urges overturning Supreme Court precedent, and a trickle of bills may tee up challenges.
Federal Prosecutors Attacked Me for My Reporting — and They’re Doing It to Hide Info From the Public
If the Biden administration is serious about protecting press freedoms, officials from Washington might want to have a stern talk with federal prosecutors in Detroit.
Texas A&M Wants to Keep Emails About Leonard Leo’s $15 Million Gift Secret
The donation, one of the largest in the school’s history, was made as right-wing megadonor Leo shopped a new law school center.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Columbia Task Force for Dealing With Campus Protests Declares That Anti-Zionism Is Antisemitism
The task force revealed its plans not in a communiqué to faculty and students — but instead in an Israeli newspaper article.