Courts & Law
Courts & Law
DNC Involvement With Disastrous Iowa Caucus App Revealed
Feb 14, 2020 New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls for accountability after a Yahoo News report exposes the party's access to the tabulating tool.
Thousands of Poor Patients Face Lawsuits From Nonprofit Hospitals
Sep 13, 2019 Low-income patients are overcoming stigmas about poverty to speak out about nonprofit hospitals that sue them. Officials are noticing.
Protecting Accused Sexual Harassers on an Illinois Campus
Aug 30, 2019 Campus leaders vow reforms, but many say it’s a long road.
Insurance Companies Are Creating an Economy of Extortion
Aug 29, 2019 Even when public agencies and companies hit by ransomware could recover their files on their own, insurers prefer to pay the ransom. Why?
Facebook Has Ignored Its Secret Hate Groups for Years
Jul 3, 2019 A new report on the online activities of border patrol officials raises questions about how the site is moderating users' posts, if at all.
Border Patrol’s Scandalous Facebook Group Exposed
Jul 1, 2019 A new report finds members of the page have posted graphic images of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and joked freely about dead migrants.
Border Patrol Has Acted With Virtual Impunity for Years
Jun 24, 2019 A new report finds the law enforcement agency has ignored an expert panel's calls for swifter, more transparent punishment of rogue agents.
What’s Behind California’s Alarming Spike in Prison Homicides?
Jun 14, 2019 County jails have seen their murder rates triple and even quadruple—the byproduct of a sweeping set of reforms known as "realignment."
Will the Police Behind Ferguson’s ‘Debtors Prison’ Ever Face Justice?
Jun 3, 2019 A prolonged federal class-action claims thousands of people in Missouri were jailed because they couldn’t pay off fines.
Does the TSA Discriminate Against Black Women?
Apr 17, 2019 A new report finds full-body scanners in airports across the U.S. often give false alarms for Afros, braids and other popular hairstyles.
