Justice Department Finds 'Dehumanizing' Filth and Violence at Atlanta Jail Where Man Died Covered in Bugs

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Supreme Court Won't Hear a Qualified Immunity Case Where a Cop Disclosed an Abuse Report to a Woman's Abuser

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Abolish FOIA

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Trump Nominates Matt Gaetz as Attorney General

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Want To Lower the Political Temperature? Make the Presidency Less Important

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Florida's Marijuana Legalization Initiative Fails To Pass

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Judge Throws Out Charges Against Arizona Mom Arrested for Criticizing Officials at a City Council Meeting

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Iowa Supreme Court is Considering if the State Can Charge Acquitted Defendants for Court-Appointed Attorneys

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The Best of Reason: Big Pot vs. Big Government in Florida

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Big Pot vs. Big Government in Florida

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Texas Lawmakers Temporarily Save Death Row Inmate Robert Roberson From the Execution Chamber

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Phoenix Police Pummel a Deaf Man, Months After the Justice Department Found Widespread Civil Rights Violations

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Texas Appeals Court Overturns 'Shaken Baby' Conviction Ahead of Execution Date in Another Disputed Case

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The ACLU of South Carolina is Suing To Publish Interviews With a Death Row Inmate

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Nashville Attorney Sues Federal Judges Over Gag Order Barring Him From Talking About a Notorious Prison

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A Florida Judge Blocked a Newspaper from Publishing Video of a Jail Death

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Justice Department Says a Small Mississippi Town Ran a Dickensian Debtor's Prison

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Tyreek Hill's Violent Traffic Stop Shows Wider Police Problems in Miami

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Texas Court Rejects Last Appeal for a Man Set To Be Executed Based on Disputed 'Shaken Baby Syndrome' Evidence

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Federal Judge Rules Inmate Death Records Can Remain Secret Because They Could Embarrass Prison Officials

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A Federal Prison Was Warned About Synthetic Marijuana. Then Inmates Started Overdosing.

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An Arizona Mom Was Arrested for Criticizing Public Officials at a City Council Meeting. Now She's Suing.

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Florida Police Officer Arrested and Charged in Fatal Shooting of 23-Year-Old Airman Roger Fortson

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Criminal Justice Reform Took a Back Seat at the 2024 DNC

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Lawsuit Claims Indiana Unconstitutionally Seizes Millions in Cash From FedEx Packages Every Year

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Texas Might Soon Become the First State To Execute Someone Based on Disputed 'Shaken Baby Syndrome' Evidence

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Oklahoma Cops Under Investigation for Slamming Innocent Dad to the Ground for 'Suspicious' Walk With Son

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New Bill Would Revive the Right To Sue Federal Cops for Constitutional Violations

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The Trump Campaign Won't Stop Lying About a Minnesota Man Acquitted of Shooting at Police

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Indian Students Who Enrolled in Fake University Run by ICE Can Sue the Government, Court Rules

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A Florida Man Was Arrested for Filming Marion County Sheriff's Deputies. Now He's Suing.

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