Why the Mar-a-Lago Documents Matter So Much Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic
What the Charges in the Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant Actually Mean Dennis Aftergut, Slate
The ‘Planted Evidence’ Lie Chuck Rosenberg, Politico
The maddening coverage of the Mar-a-Lago search Jon Allsop, Columbia Journalism Review
GOP backs Trump, escalates dark rhetoric after FBI search Lisa Mascaro, AP News
From the ‘party of law and order’ to ‘defund the FBI’ Renée Graham, Boston Globe
Republicans Are Suddenly Very Eager to Defund the Police Mack Lamoureux, Vice
Former police officer gets 7-plus years in prison in Jan. 6 case Politico
No Outsiders Need Apply: Why One City Settled for a Police Chief Accused of Harassment Shannon Dooling and Christine Willmsen, WBUR/ProPublica
Charlottesville hired a Black police chief to heal. Then it fired her. Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post
Will Minneapolis Voters Elect a Reformist County Prosecutor? Akela Lacy, The Intercept
Shelby County Voters Oust Prosecutor Who Sought to Execute Pervis Payne Death Penalty Information Center
Dead to Rights Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic
Alabama subjected prisoner to ‘three hours of pain’ during execution – report Ramon Antonio Vargas, The Guardian
Will a Federal Investigation Reveal the Truth About Deaths at USP Atlanta? Liliana Segura, The Intercept
Confronting America’s ‘Cruel and Unusual’ Juvenile Detention Crisis Jamiles Lartey, The Marshall Project
Michigan Supreme Court Restricts “Cruel” Treatment of Youth in Run of Major Decisions Chris Geidner, Bolts Magazine