Great work here and a gripping read all the way to the end.

Astounding reporting: "the all-white judges of a Louisiana appellate court decided, in secret, to systematically ignore petitions filed by prisoners, most of them Black, who claimed they had been unjustly convicted." @anatrubin1 @ProPublica propublica.org/article/louisi…

I read, and sometimes write, about awful injustices, but this story has left me at a loss, because the system got caught, dead to rights, and the system got away with it. If you missed this story yesterday, please read it today. Anat Rubin ProPublica propublica.org/article/louisi…

Police records show that Jennifer Kirk’s body revealed signs of strangulation. Her boyfriend, a son of the then-mayor, admitted to police that he caused the marks on the day she died. Yet the Kotzebue Police closed the case after one day of investigation. propublica.org/article/two-wo…

Morning! Enjoy another week of great reads by Anat Rubin, Salman Rushdie, Scott Sayare, Drew Harwell, Lauren Smiley & many more mailchi.mp/sundaylongread…

One of our top picks this week is a stunning investigation by Anat Rubin, which methodically expands its scope from a seemingly obvious case of local corruption to a state still struggling to shirk its racist legacy. propublica.org/article/louisi…

In Sept, ProPublica New York Magazine exposed how Columbia protected a doctor/predator Now the school is —notifying ~6,500 former patients —setting up $100 million settlement fund —committing to external investigation Huge impact from work by Bianca Laura Beil propublica.org/article/columb…

In an alarming sign of industry culture, ProPublica identified 111 court cases in which railway workers alleged they'd been punished after reporting safety concerns. 🔥🔥🔥 work by Topher Sanders Jessica Lussenhop Dan Schwartz Danelle Morton Gabriel L. Sandoval propublica.org/article/railro…

The Scandal That Never Happened Today's #history article pick from the free monthly Damn History newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to Anat Rubin and ProPublica! Subscribe/read Damn History: tinyletter.com/jelhai propublica.org/article/louisi…

Been getting a lot of requests to update this thread. So... Since we published our first story on the juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, TN: One state lawmaker said she was “horrified.” Another called it a “nightmare.” A third labeled it “unchecked barbarism.” THREAD

Two devastating stories this week by ProPublica on the ways in which injured workers are cast aside. By dairy farms: propublica.org/article/wiscon… By railroads: propublica.org/article/trains… maryam مريم jameel Melissa Sanchez Jessica Lussenhop Topher Sanders

Witnesses told the DEA that traffickers funneled $2M to López Obrador’s 2006 campaign in return for a say in choosing key police commanders and even the Mexican attorney general, US officials said. propublica.org/article/mexico…

Prosecutors presented 1 version of the truth against a Baltimore man, then an opposing version against a corrupt police officer who had arrested the man. An appeals court wrote: “There cannot be two sides to the truth. The truth is the truth.” ProPublica propublica.org/article/what-h…

“The Man Who Unsolved a Murder” If you’re accused of a crime, will someone investigate your side of the story? In California, there’s no guarantee. Via Anat Rubin

One night in 1976, a 6-year-old boy disappeared from the far Northern California logging town of Happy Camp. What followed, Anat Rubin found, was a twisting murder investigation that reveals big holes in the state's justice system: calmatters.org/investigation/…

In 1976, 6-year-old Willie Cook was kidnapped and later found dead. The case went cold, but 32 years later, police received their first big break: a man named Steve Marshall came forward to say he had witnessed the boy’s kidnapping when he was 10 years old. 📸 The Sacramento Bee 1/7

Sergio Olmos Anat Rubin One of the best pieces I've read in a while — urgent, heart-wrenching, beautifully written. You have a new fan, Anat Rubin.

"His right eye was blue." Today's article pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to writer Anat Rubin & CalMatters! Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe calmatters.org/investigation/…

3. "The Man Who Unsolved a Murder," Anat Rubin @calmatters "Rubin’s gripping story makes it clear: When defense investigations are underfunded, the cost isn’t just legal—it’s human." calmatters.org/investigation/…