Supreme Court
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Why Travis Scott and T.I. Want to Stop Texas from Executing …
[ad_1] This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for future newsletters. Some of the most famous rappers in the country — Travis Scott, Killer Mike, T.I., Young Thug, Fat Joe — filed briefs at the U.S.…
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MS Supreme Court Elections Await Federal Voting Rights Act R…
[ad_1] Mississippi’s Black voters recently won a victory that puts them on the brink of having greater sway over who sits on the state’s Supreme Court. But that win may be short-lived. In the coming months, the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on a case that could weaken or overturn key parts of the Voting…
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Role of Spiritual Advisers in Execution Chamber Varies by St…
[ad_1] During Lance Shockley’s final moments in Missouri’s execution chamber in October 2025, he wanted his daughter, an ordained minister, by his side as his spiritual adviser. A few years earlier, the U.S. Supreme Court had expanded religious rights for the condemned, saying spiritual advisers could accompany them into the execution chamber and could touch…
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How Homeless Encampment Sweeps Can Be Done More Humanely
[ad_1] Jazmine Mapes has spent most of her life on the move. When she was a young child, she shuttled from city to city in Southern California as her parents broke up and got back together. Her dad was abusive, Mapes said, and around age 9, she and her younger brother started bouncing around the…
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How the Supreme Court Ruled Differently in Immigration and C…
[ad_1] Filed 12:00 p.m. EDT 07.05.2025 In a term marked by rulings limiting immigrants’ rights, the court sided with several other people harmed by the criminal justice system. This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for…
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Homeless People Have Property Rights Too
[ad_1] This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Subscribe to future newsletters. In the years Faith Kearns spent living unsheltered on Phoenix’s streets, she had all kinds of belongings taken during sweeps of the public areas where she…
