The Biggest Threat to Trans Kids in Texas is Child Protective Services Roxanna Asgarian, Slate
Texas Is Once Again Framing Trans Health Care As Child Abuse Claire Lampen, New York Magazine
Texas Investigates Parents Over Care for Transgender Youth, Suit Says J. David Goodman and Amanda Morris, New York Times
As families of trans kids fear state investigation, advocacy groups are suing Texas Orion Rummler, The 19th
Vigilante justice takes the culture war to the streets Renée Loth, Boston Globe
Prosecutors Open Arguments Against Defendant in First Jan. 6 Trial Alan Feuer, New York Times
First Jan. 6 defendant pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy in Capitol attack Tom Jackman and Rachel Weiner, Washington Post
The First Trial of a Capitol Riot Defendant: A Shock-and-Awe Campaign of Video, Audio, and Other Digital Evidence Roger Parloff, Lawfare
Many Capitol riot cases could hinge on 1st trial’s outcome Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times
How Do You Seat A Jan. 6 Jury When Everyone Knows Something About It? Zoe Tillman, BuzzFeed News
‘So Much Hatred’: Jury Foreman Shaken by Evidence in Arbery Trial Richard Fausset and Tariro Mzezewa, New York Times
Office of Inspector General finds ‘strong evidence’ of ‘race-based disparities’ in CPD stops, use of force Paige Fry, Chicago Tribune
What Do We Really Know About the National Sheriffs Association? Jessica Pishko, Slate
Biden draws bipartisan applause for calls to ‘fund the police’ Ben Leonard, Politico
New Law Overhauling NY’s Parole System Is Being Ignored, Lawyers Say Troy Closson, New York Times
When It Comes to Reporting Deaths of Incarcerated People, Most States Break the Law M. Forrest Behne, Craig Waleed, Meghan Peterson, and Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, The Appeal
How Brutal Beatings on Rikers Island Were Hidden From Public View Jan Ransom and William K. Rashburn, New York Times
‘I just want justice for him’ – family, friends demand answers after sudden death at Rikers Jake Offenhartz, Gothamist
New Psych Units at Rikers Delayed Despite Renewed Focus on Mental Health and Justice Reuven Blau, The City
Will Biden Step Up on Solitary Confinement? Veronica Riccobene and Jean Casella, The Appeal