PM Stories
Second federal execution this week is carried out after last-minute Supreme Court ruling Los Angeles Times
The Supreme Court’s Unconscionable Rush to Kill a Prisoner Matt Ford, New Republic
Every prison cell is now a coronavirus death row Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
Prison Populations Drop, But Not Because of COVID-19 Releases Damini Sharma, Weihua Li, Denise Lavoie, and Claudia Lauer, The Marshall Project
11th San Quentin inmate’s death tied to COVID-19 KTVU
Texas Prisons Have More COVID-19 Cases And Deaths Than Any Other State Jamal Andress, Newsy
As coronavirus spreads through Seagoville prison, inmates and family fear ‘a waiting game’ to get sick (Texas) LaVendrick Smith, Dallas Morning News
Austin, Texas, Just Voted to End the Drug War John Nichols, The Nation
In Austin Prosecutor Races, Wins for the Left and a Milestone for Drug Decriminalization Daniel Nichanian, The Appeal
Commonwealth’s Attorneys sign letter supporting criminal justice reform (Virginia) Max Marcilla, NBC
Who’s Policing the Prosecutors? Prosecutorial Accountability Chasing Justice
Will Merriam-Webster’s Coming Redefinition of “Racism” Revolutionize Discrimination Law? Elias Leake Quinn, Slate
Judge, Expressing Skepticism, Upends $25 Million Harvey Weinstein Settlement Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, New York Times
Ghislaine Maxwell, Deemed a Flight Risk, Is Denied Bail Matthew Schneier, New York Magazine
Shaking Up Your Perceptions Stuart Klawans, The Nation
New Jersey’s own ‘Exonerator’ has helped set 63 people free. John Grisham is a fan of his new book. Ellen Gray, Philadelphia Inquirer
AM Stories
Trump’s Aberrant Pardons and Commutations Jack Goldsmith and Matt Gluck, Lawfare
The Traditional Interpretation of the Pardon Power Is Wrong Corey Brettschneider and Jeffrey K. Tulis, The Atlantic
Trump’s ‘law and order’ is a code for maintaining personal power David Ignatius, Washington Post
Trump ad falsely suggests Biden supports defunding police Glenn Kessler, Washington Post
Bostock v. BLM Aziz Z. Huq, Boston Review
Americans agree on police reforms that have divided Washington, new poll shows Nolan D. McCaskill, Politico
Statewide Polling Shows Consensus Building for Police Reforms (California) City News Service
California bars police from using LAPD records in gang database. Critics want it axed Anita Chabria, Kevin Rector, and Cindy Chang, Los Angeles Times
Becerra Restricts Access to LAPD Gang Records City News Service
The NYPD Has Rejected Reform for Decades. It Can’t Anymore. Editorial Board, New York Times
Investigation: Watchdog gave 101 recommendations to improve policing. What did CPD do? (Ohio) Max Londberg, USA Today
Why is Boston standing by a racist police promotional exam? Adrian Walker, Boston Globe