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As tech giants recoil from Trump and Parler, is free speech at risk?

Social media clampdowns have been swift in the wake of the violent mob action at the nation’s Capitol. Is it censorship of conservatives?

Photos and videos of Capitol attack lead to more arrests

By Saturday, prosecutors had filed 17 cases in federal district court and 40 others in the District of Columbia Superior Court.

2020’s murder increase is ‘unprecedented.’ But is it a blip?

In 2020, 51 cities across the U.S. saw an average 35% jump in murder from 2019 to 2020 – a spike unlike any other in the modern era.

Supreme Court rejects Texas lawsuit to overturn election

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Texas didn’t have sufficient standing to contest other states’ elections, rejecting a GOP effort to nullify President-elect Joe Biden’s win in four states.

Rewriting history? Trump pardons Michael Flynn

President Donald Trump pardoned former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Wednesday. Mr. Flynn is the second Trump associate convicted in the Russia probe to be granted clemency.

Ballot results: Groundswell support for criminal justice reform

The results of 2020 ballot initiatives brought some gains for US criminal justice reform efforts. Voters decriminalized drugs in several states, increased funding to community groups, and elected more Black activists to Congress. 

Pandemic justice? US trials suspended as people refuse jury duty.

Across the United States, people are refusing jury duty for fear of contracting the coronavirus. The low response rates have forced many courts to suspend trials. But as backlogs pile up, some judges are considering increasing enforcement.

Rethinking perspectives on American criminal justice

The Supreme Court is weighing the ACA. Here's what's at stake.

The Affordable Care Act goes before the Supreme Court Tuesday. The justices may make a ruling that impacts the listing of COVID-19 as a preexisting condition, a tax cut for the wealthy, and new copays for routine preventive care.

Judging ‘Obamacare’: Justice Barrett’s first high-profile case

With new Justice Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court, all eyes are on the fortified conservative wing and how it handles the future of “Obamacare.”