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After Jail Deaths and No Justice, This Kentucky Lawyer Tried to Make a Difference

A tough legal precedent had kept his clients from their day in court, so Greg Belzley decided there was only one thing to do — try to change the law.

Feature • 12.04.2024

What Federal Judges’ Rulings Reveal About the Memphis Police Tactics

Five judges in recent years have found that officers violated residents’ constitutional rights during traffic and pedestrian stops.

Feature • 09.12.2023

The 1990s Law That Keeps People in Prison on Technicalities

How the Supreme Court expanded the most important law you’ve never heard of.

The Lowdown • 05.26.2022

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