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Criminal Justice

Vox's coverage of advances and failures of the American criminal justice system.

Why Biden’s latest gun violence initiative has activists optimistic

By Marin Cogan

The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, explained

By Nicole Narea

The Supreme Court’s new term will be dominated by dangerous and incoherent lawsuits

By Ian Millhiser

Police fatally shot a pregnant Black woman in Ohio. The calls for accountability are growing.

By Li Zhou

January 6 rioters are facing hundreds of years in prison combined. What does it mean for Trump?

By Nicole Narea

The criminal justice system is broken. Restorative justice can help fill the gap.

By Erika Sasson

Marijuana could be classified as a lower-risk drug. Here’s what that means.

By Li Zhou

America’s unique, enduring gun problem, explained

By Nicole Narea, Li Zhou, and 1 more

How Mark Meadows is trying to upend the Georgia elections case

By Nicole Narea

White supremacy is at the heart of the Jacksonville shooting

By Li Zhou

The edgelord of the federal judiciary

By Ian Millhiser

Why Trump seems to grow more popular the worse his legal troubles become

By Nicole Narea

Will anyone trust these hyper-politicized courts to try Donald Trump?

By Ian Millhiser

Trump’s Georgia indictment, briefly explained

By Nicole Narea

Trump’s defense in the 2020 election case, explained by legal experts

By Nicole Narea

The Supreme Court just handed gun groups a rare defeat

By Ian Millhiser

How a Mississippi case of police brutality emphasizes the need for more accountability

By Li Zhou

Why the Parkland high school shooting is being reenacted

By Nicole Narea

Trump has pleaded not guilty to 2020 election charges

By Nicole Narea

There is no First Amendment right to overturn an election

By Ian Millhiser

Carlee Russell: A missing Black woman and a social media frenzy, explained

By Marin Cogan

Trump was just indicted for trying to steal the 2020 election

By Nicole Narea

How strong are the newest criminal charges against Donald Trump?

By Ian Millhiser

A new Supreme Court case could allow criminals to get guns without background checks

By Ian Millhiser

What’s new in the new indictment against Donald Trump?

By Ian Millhiser

Your 5 biggest questions about Trump’s first federal indictment, answered

By Nicole Narea and Li Zhou

Trump’s list of legal headaches just keeps growing

By Nicole Narea

The GOP’s anti-FBI turn, explained

By Nicole Narea

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The Manson Family murders, and their complicated legacy, explained

The Manson Family murders weren’t a countercultural revolt. They were about power, entitlement, and Hollywood.

By Aja Romano

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The importance of staying angry at the Supreme Court

The way to beat a partisan Supreme Court is to hold a grudge against it for a really long time.

By Ian Millhiser

4 revelations from the latest unsealed records in the Trump classified documents case

By Nicole Narea

France’s protests over a police killing, briefly explained

By Nicole Narea

The Supreme Court will decide if abusive spouses have a right to own guns

By Ian Millhiser

The Supreme Court’s latest opinion means innocent people must remain in prison

By Ian Millhiser

America’s Trumpiest court comes for the First Amendment right to protest

By Ian Millhiser

A damning new DOJ report accuses the Minneapolis Police Department of civil rights abuses

By Constance Grady and Anna North
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Do “gun buybacks” work?

By Christina Thornell

The systemic issues revealed by Jordan Neely’s killing, explained

By Nicole Narea and Li Zhou

Why the Biden, Clinton, and Pence document cases don’t compare to Trump’s

By Nicole Narea

Will limiting background checks make housing fairer?

By Rachel M. Cohen

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