A lawsuit seeks to end an exemption to Title IX that has allowed religious schools to receive lucrative federal funding despite policies that discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.
Rights & Liberties
This Rap Song Helped Sentence a 17-Year-Old to Prison for Life
A growing number of scholars, lawyers, and lawmakers are calling for a reassessment of how rap lyrics are used in court.
The Jailing of Jesse Harvey
A drug war activist turned to civil commitment for help — and found a civil liberties nightmare.
The Facility
A new documentary goes inside Georgia’s Irwin County Detention Center as the pandemic spreads.
Secretive CBP Counterterrorism Teams Interrogated Over 180,000 U.S. Citizens Over Two-Year Period
Records from an ongoing FOIA lawsuit shed new light on the operations of CBP’s Tactical Terrorism Response Teams.
Biden is Expanding Trump’s War on “Domestic Violent Extremism” — and It’s Sweeping Up Black People
Far from breaking with Trump’s civil disorder prosecutions, Biden has doubled down with an expansive view of extremism.
‘Gang Contracts’ in Cicero and Berwyn Schools Raise Concerns About Criminalization of Youth
More than 100 students in seven years have signed “gang contracts” for a suspected gang affiliation.
When the Clock is Cruel: Parents Face Pandemic Hurdles as They Race to Keep Their Kids
Advocates and lawmakers say families need and deserve extra time.
Where Limited English Skills Mean Limited Access to the COVID-19 Vaccine
Our analysis finds that many states are not meeting their legal obligations to make information accessible.
Bridging the Divide Between the Police and the Policed
In New York, the Mayor and N.Y.P.D. have repeatedly vowed to “create a bond” between cops and communities of color. The problem, according to high-level officials, is that they chose the wrong people for the right job.
The “Machine That Eats Up Black Farmland”
After decades of discriminating against Black farmers and ignoring their complaints, the USDA is promising to do better. Again.
Policing Pregnancy
If Roe v. Wade is overturned, states could set abortion rules. Some already push the boundaries of patient privacy and shift civil rights to fetuses.
Cops Could Use First Aid to Save Lives. Many Never Try.
Most officers get training to respond
to injuries, but are often
not required to use it.
Federal Prosecutors Hold Protesters for Months Pretrial
Dozens of protesters who took part in the uprisings after George Floyd’s murder have faced prolonged detention despite COVID-19 outbreaks.
Early Voting Was Supposed to Make Our Lives Easier. How Well Did It Work?
Votebeat and Type Investigations analyzed the number of sites, hours, and votes for the nation’s 10 most populous counties.
A Christian Foster Home Had a Troubling Past. Trump Gave It Millions to House Immigrant Kids Anyway.
How taxpayer money might end up supporting “facilities that compromise the safety of children.”
Federal Prosecutors Engaged in Unprecedented Push to Jail Protesters Before Trial
Shamar Betts has been detained since June for a provocative flyer he posted on Facebook amid protests over the killing of George Floyd.
If You Can’t Speak English, Good Luck Voting in Trump’s America
The Department of Justice has left millions of voters who need language help without government protection.
The Matter Of Castro Tum
How Jeff Sessions made it harder for judges to let immigrants stay in the US.
Trump’s Christian Judges March On
The president has packed the courts with judges friendly to the Christian Right — and they could roll back LGBTQ rights as we know them.