Courts & Law

Supreme Court Adopts Ethics Code

Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott, Brett Murphy, Alex Mierjeski / ProPublica Nov 14, 2023 Experts say it is unclear if the new rules would address the issues raised by the recent revelations without clarity on enforcement. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

DNC Involvement With Disastrous Iowa Caucus App Revealed

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams 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. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Thousands of Poor Patients Face Lawsuits From Nonprofit Hospitals

Maya Miller and Beena Raghavendran / ProPublica Sep 13, 2019 Low-income patients are overcoming stigmas about poverty to speak out about nonprofit hospitals that sue them. Officials are noticing. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Protecting Accused Sexual Harassers on an Illinois Campus

By Rachel Otwell / NPR Illinois and Alex Mierjeski / ProPublica Aug 30, 2019 Campus leaders vow reforms, but many say it’s a long road. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Insurance Companies Are Creating an Economy of Extortion

Renee Dudley / ProPublica 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? Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Facebook Has Ignored Its Secret Hate Groups for Years

Ariana Tobin / ProPublica 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. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Border Patrol’s Scandalous Facebook Group Exposed

A.C. Thompson / ProPublica 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. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Border Patrol Has Acted With Virtual Impunity for Years

A.C. Thompson / ProPublica 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. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

What’s Behind California’s Alarming Spike in Prison Homicides?

Jason Pohl and Ryan Gabrielson / ProPublica 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." Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Will the Police Behind Ferguson’s ‘Debtors Prison’ Ever Face Justice?

By Topher Sanders / ProPublica Jun 3, 2019 A prolonged federal class-action claims thousands of people in Missouri were jailed because they couldn’t pay off fines. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Does the TSA Discriminate Against Black Women?

Brenda Medina and Thomas Frank / ProPublica 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. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

How Health Insurers Use Cash and Gifts to Manipulate Employers

Marshall Allen / ProPublica Feb 20, 2019 A new report finds the industry is lavishing independent brokers with payouts and perks. Critics call them a "classic conflict of interest." Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )