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Feb 24, 2015
How Does the Federal Government Handle Prosecutions of Police Officers?
Feb 18, 2015
VICTORY! U.S. Jury Awards $14 Million to Indian Guest Workers in Historic Labor Trafficking Case
Feb 18, 2015
Replacing the Noose With a Needle: The Legacy of Lynching in the United States
Feb 13, 2015
The Obama Administration's 2 Faces on Releasing Evidence of U.S. Prisoner Abuse
Feb 9, 2015
This Prisoner's Note Isn't From Some Dystopian Dictatorship. It's From Texas.
Jan 30, 2015
For Some Families Fleeing Violence, a Shot at a Fair Shake
Jan 28, 2015
No, Senator, You Can’t Have the Torture Report Back (UPDATED)
Jan 21, 2015
Charlie Hebdo, The Interview, and Censoring Torture Photos
Jan 13, 2015
How US Prison Officials Rubber-Stamped a CIA Torture Chamber