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Trump vs. the courts: Presidential attacks open new front in long battle

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One while flying to Washington, D.C., from Florida, on March 16, 2025, above Virginia.

Social Issues

Should money decide who is kept in jail? More locations are saying no.

Handcuffs

Social Issues

When police kill and use victims' rights laws to stay anonymous

A lit candle against a black background

Social Issues

Ending the Golden State era of solitary confinement

A solitary confinement block at a prison

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It's a bird. It's a plane. It's the police responding to a 911 call

A police drone hovering in the blue sky.

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For many, a lawyer is a luxury out of reach

Teen prisoner's hands handcuffed rest on a table.

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"Concrete Coffins": Surviving extreme heat behind bars

A prison's hand hangs loose against the bars of a prison cell in Angola Prison, Louisiana.