InvestigationEnvironment, Justice When the Heat Is Unbearable but There’s Nowhere to Go How last year’s record-breaking heat wave caused misery and chaos for Washington’s incarcerated population — and why it’s set to happen all over again. Sarah SaxHigh Country NewsJune 1, 2022
InvestigationJustice Andrew Hartzler Wasn’t Allowed To Be Gay on Campus. So He’s Suing. A lawsuit seeks to end an exemption to Title IX that has allowed religious schools to receive lucrative federal funding despite policies that discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation. Sarah PosnerPolitico MagazineMay 20, 2022
InvestigationLabor, Politics Several States Are Taking the Lead on Restoring Overtime Pay A patchwork of different rules decide which workers earn time and a half around the country. Marcus BaramCapital & MainMay 13, 2022
InvestigationLabor You Probably Aren’t Getting Paid Overtime. Here’s Why. How employers get away with denying workers income they used to earn. Marcus BaramCapital & MainMay 12, 2022
InvestigationLabor, Politics Can Biden Sharply Expand Overtime Pay? To do so, he will need to learn from the failures of Obama and Carter. Marcus BaramCapital & MainMay 11, 2022
InvestigationLabor Overworked and Underpaid Many people work more than full time, but few earn extra money anymore. A labor-friendly president promises to change that. Marcus BaramCapital & MainMay 10, 2022
InvestigationEnvironment How a Major Tar Sands Pipeline Project Threatens Indigenous Land Rights Much of the Trans Mountain pipeline’s route lies within the territory of the Secwepemc Nation, which has never relinquished its land to the Canadian government by treaty, land sale, or surrender. Will ParrishHuffPostMay 1, 2022
InvestigationJustice This Rap Song Helped Sentence a 17-Year-Old to Prison for Life A growing number of scholars, lawyers, and lawmakers are calling for a reassessment of how rap lyrics are used in court. Jaeah LeeThe New York TimesMarch 30, 2022
InvestigationJustice The Jailing of Jesse Harvey A drug war activist turned to civil commitment for help — and found a civil liberties nightmare. Jordan Michael SmithThe InterceptMarch 16, 2022
InvestigationJustice What Happened When Oakland Tried to Make Police Pay for Misconduct In the ‘90s, the city passed a policy requiring the police department to pay some of their own legal costs. There’s no evidence that the department ever paid up. Akintunde AhmedThe AppealMarch 1, 2022