The Court Loses Its Chief Pragmatist Jeffrey Rosen, The Atlantic
Stephen Breyer Was the Right Justice for the Wrong Age Linda Greenhouse, New York Times
Justice Stephen Breyer’s notable majority opinions and dissents, from abortion to the death penalty John Fritze, USA Today
Biden said he’d put a Black woman on the Supreme Court. Here’s who he may pick to replace Breyer Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN
Will Biden fall short on another promise to Black voters? Melanie Mason and Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times
Activists wanted Biden to revamp the justice system. Many say they’re still waiting (2021) Carrie Johnson, NPR
Biden’s DOJ continues to defend bad cops and wrongful convictions Radley Balko, Washington Post
Much of America wants policing to change. But these self-proclaimed experts tell officers they’re doing just fine. Robert Klemko, Washington Post
Marshals Service employees have alleged racism for decades. Their case may finally be heard. Hannah Knowles, Washington Post
A deputy got away with racism for years, a lawsuit says. Wyoming’s fist Black sheriff fired him. Julian Mark, Washington Post
More officers were charged in fatal police shootings in 2021. Not everyone sees progress. Erik Ortiz, NBC News
DOJ’s No. 2 says addressing violent crime and police misconduct is not ‘an either/or’ Evan Perez and Tierney Sneed, CNN
Adams’ Anti-Violence Plan Worries Progressives and Police Reform Activists Matt Katz, Gothamist
Pandemic, Social Unrest, and Crime in US Cities: Year-End 2021 Update Council on Criminal Justice
The Lies Fueling California’s Package-Theft Panic Piper French, New Republic
Murder Surge No Excuse for Abandoning Reforms: Report The Crime Report
A year after Biden’s executive order on private prisons, business is still booming Chris Geidner, Grid
Flaws plague a tool meant to help low-risk federal prisoners win early release Carrie Johnson, NPR
Can Racist Algorithms Be Fixed? (2019) Beth Schwartzapfel, The Marshall Project
Who’s Electing Judges in the Cleveland Area? Not Those Ensnared in the System Rachel Dissell, Ilica Mahajan, Anna Flagg, and Wesley Lowery, The Marshall Project
One of the Last Men Who Served Time at Alcatraz Susan Orlean, The New Yorker