Man’s best friends. Serving time in New York, Adam Roberts has earned the right to participate in a program that trains puppies to become service dogs for first responders, wounded veterans or law enforcement agencies. He had to sign a puppy raiser contract that stipulated that any dog he received to train would be with him for up to two years. Roberts took his first Puppies Behind Bars class in 2019 and ever since has enjoyed training a series of very good dogs. He has taught them skills and they, in turn, have given him “unconditional love” even as they come and go. Here’s the latest in our “Life Inside” series. The Marshall Project
U.S. Supreme Court sides with police and prosecutors in civil forfeiture case. The justices ruled 6-3 on Thursday that people who have had their property seized in civil forfeiture cases are entitled only to a single, “timely” forfeiture hearing. The court’s conservative majority ruled against two Alabama women who had sought an earlier “preliminary” hearing to try to recover cars they owned that had been seized and held by police in connection with crimes committed by other people. The New York Times Related: Read the opinion. U.S. Supreme Court TMP Context: Hands off my yacht. The Marshall Project
“No one knows how many veterans have been deported over the years.” The U.S. has relied on non-citizens serving in its armed forces for centuries. Current immigration law permits military members to apply for citizenship after one year of “honorable service.” But the law does not guarantee that those applications will be approved, and many members of the military who are not U.S. citizens say they were duped by recruiters who said or implied that citizenship would be automatic. Worse, federal immigration officials have no protocols for identifying veterans whose cases are wending their way through immigration courts. The War Horse
The cross-examination of Stormy Daniels. Details on some of the most intense parts of the key cross-examination during the “hush money” election interference case against former President Donald Trump in New York. The Washington Post Daniels did not wither when defense attorneys questioned her motives and credibility, suggesting that she made up the story about having sex with Donald Trump so she could seek money from him. The New York Times Later, the judge in the case denied a second mistrial motion from defense attorneys and refused to amend the gag order in the case so Trump could respond to Daniels’ testimony. Politico
Trying to save democracy by suing people who are lying about it. The right-wing campaign to undermine faith in the 2020 and 2024 elections continues more than three years after the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol. Some lawyers are fighting back by filing defamation lawsuits against Rudy Giuliani and others. The New Yorker A social media influencer recently hired by presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. appears to have been at the Capitol on Jan. 6. NBC News More: “The Sixth,” a new documentary about the 2021 insurrection, helps chronicle how the riot victimized government employees, including members of Congress. The Washington Post
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a Republican-sponsored voting law that will, among other suppressive measures, make it easier for residents of the state to accuse other residents of voter fraud. The Associated Press More: In Colorado, by contrast, Democratic legislators just enacted a measure to create voting centers inside jails to make it easier for people awaiting trial to cast a ballot. Bolts
Sheriff’s deputies in Okaloosa County, Florida, fatally shot a Black U.S. Air Force airman when they burst into the wrong apartment earlier this month, an attorney for the victim’s family claims. The Associated Press Roger Fortson, 23, was shot six times by police. NBC News Officials released body camera footage of the incident on Thursday. NBC News
A New York man, the cousin of a controversial rabbi, was arrested for allegedly driving his car into pro-Palestinian protesters outside the home of a Barnard College trustee. Prosecutors charged Reuven Kahane with assault and two of the protesters with criminal mischief for smacking the hood of his car. The protesters’ charges were later dropped. New York Daily News
Officials in Los Angeles County, California, approved a $27 million settlement this week for two men who were wrongfully convicted of murder when they were teenagers. John Klene and Eduardo Dumbrique spent decades in prison before they were exonerated. Los Angeles Times
At least three New Hampshire jurors who awarded $38 million to a victim of abuse at a youth detention facility are furious to learn that the award may be slashed to $475,000 because of a state law that limits damage awards in negligence cases against officials. The Associated Press
Stormy Daniels got paid off. And has been paying for it ever since. “Like so many others who have come in contact with [Donald] Trump, Daniels had been warped by her experience.” New York Magazine Yes, people get locked up for violating gag orders in New York. Substack More: A look at some of this week’s key testimony in the “hush money” election interference case. Lawfare
The kids are not all right. There is no great mystery behind the student protests across the U.S. Students want Israel’s military campaign to end. The New Yorker More than 2,600 people have been arrested at pro-Palestinian protests around the U.S. NBC News
The legal doctrine of “originalism” is a dangerous scam. “It is perhaps no surprise that so many of us feel trapped under the dead hand of the Framers in much the same way we feel trapped under the dead hand of an unaccountable and monarchic Supreme Court.” Slate
Why aren’t news organizations devoting more time to covering the drop in unlawful border crossings? “Voters who value secure borders should consider which presidential candidate proves better at forging and maintaining cooperative relationships with our allies.” The Washington Post
No one wants a replay. Meta officials need to do more to prevent right-wing extremists from organizing online as they did in the days and weeks before Jan. 6. MSNBC
“Copaganda” follows the arrests of pro-Palestinian protesters in New York City. Shortly after the NYPD arrested protesters at Columbia University last week, police officials distributed a “sizzle reel” recapping their raids on student encampments. The slick video was designed to make officers seem like heroes and the protesters as villains, but it omitted key facts and context and failed as a public relations campaign, experts say. Mother Jones TMP Context: “Live PD” and the censoring of police video. The Marshall Project More: The city is now investigating the NYPD’s social media posts to see if they violate any rules or policies. Politico
The stakes in 2024. Donald Trump plans to execute all federal death row prisoners if he is reelected in November and to push for capital punishment for non-capital offenses like rape and child abuse, according to a transition playbook titled, “Project 2025.” HuffPost
“Life is a test.” It’s been a year since terror-law detainee Majid Khan was released from the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, after decades behind bars. After years of torture and interrogation, he now lives in Belize, where he has reconnected with his family and tried to start a new life. The New York Times
“This prison is in dire need of repair.” California corrections officials have moved 39 death row prisoners to the 83-year-old Chino prison in San Bernardino County. Local officials say they are concerned about public safety and are upset they weren’t given more notice of the move. Los Angeles Times
Immigrants have always faced racism and xenophobia in Boston. The asylum-seekers and other migrants sent to Massachusetts from Texas and Florida are part of a centuries-old pattern. The Boston Globe
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