Pennsylvania Supreme Court Overturns Bill Cosby’s Conviction
Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court overturned Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction on Wednesday, ruling that a decision by a previous prosecutor not to bring sexual assault charges against Cosby in 2005…
Facebook Makes an Awkward Legal Argument in Dispute With Muslim Advocacy Group
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday October 23, 2019 Washington, D.C. Aurora Samperio/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.In April, the civil rights group Muslim Advocates…
Is Andrew Cuomo Scared of a New York Victims’ Rights Bill?
Angela Weiss/Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.The first time Elizabeth Crothers tried to report being raped, she went to her workplace: the New York State Assembly. It was early 2001, and the man whom Crothers…
Limiting Qualified Immunity for Cops Was a Bipartisan Issue After George Floyd’s Murder. What Happened?
Stephen Zenner/SOPA Images/Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Second Lt. Caron Nazario was driving with temporary tags. The US Army Medical Corps officer had just purchased a new SUV and had a temporary cardboard plate taped…
The Original Sin of America’s Broken Immigration Courts
Trump speaks during an event to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day.Matt Dunham/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.During the Trump administration, Alison Peck started to see more of her cases have an outcome she describes…
He Defended Chauvin and Wouldn’t Call Floyd’s Death a Homicide. Now His Record Is Under Investigation.
ZUMA Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.The record of Dr. David Fowler, the former chief medical examiner of Maryland who drew widespread condemnation over his defense of Derek Chauvin, during which Fowler controversially declined to rule…