Skip to main content

Understand. Power. Act.

The Library

New

Every story we've collected, grouped by story. Search it, filter it, go deep.

Justice Outlet:Mother Jones Clear all

11 articles, grouped into stories

Study: Shock Gloves Traumatized Army VolunteersA newly released military study paints a frightening picture of the electric shock gloves ICE recently purchased by the thousands—and which the agency and its acting head David Venturella seem eager to deploy regardless of the potential consequences. Records unearthed by the watchdog group American Oversight and first shared with the Associated Press…

Mother Jones20h agoWhole story →

Justice ice shock gloves controversy

California’s Mail Ballot System Excludes Disabled Voters, Court RulesA federal court struck down a California rule that required voters to sign and return vote-by-mail ballots on paper, rather than doing so electronically. The ruling in California Council of the Blind v. Weber, announced October 3, is a victory for disabled voters—but it probably won’t change things much until the next election cycle. Since […]

Mother Jones1d agoWhole story →

Justice california voting rights ruling

A Federal Judge Slams the Brakes on Big Bend Border Wall ConstructionThis story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Federal Judge Kathleen Cardone granted a preliminary injunction Friday to halt construction on the border wall in Texas’ expansive Big Bend sector, including the national and state parks. Cardone read a brief order from the bench…

Mother Jones1d agoWhole story →

Justice big bend border wall halt

Out of Sight in North Florida: Life Inside Deportation DepotLast month, I wrote about a DHS inspector general report that revealed alarming conditions inside Alligator Alcatraz, an immigrant detention center opened last summer in the Everglades that held up to 1,500 people. Among the worst violations was the use of metal cages as “calming areas” where detainees were often held, the report stated. As […]

Mother Jones1d agoWhole story →

Justice immigrant detention controversy

“You Kidnapped My Son”For several days this spring, trapped inside a Texas immigration detention center, Luis made frantic phone calls, one after the other, to everyone he could think of. Could anyone help him find his 11-year-old son? He’d last seen Andrés, a sensitive boy who likes to draw and paint, at an ICE holding facility near Camp […]

Mother Jones2d agoWhole story →

Justice immigration detention controversy

A New Trump Rule Could Transform Gun Sales. The President’s Son Is Poised to Profit.The Trump administration has spent much of this year rewriting the federal government’s approach to guns. Just last month, the Justice Department concluded that the ban on selling handguns to 18-20-year-olds is unconstitutional and would no longer be criminally enforced. But amid dozens of changes to federal firearms regulations is one you might have…

Mother Jones5d agoWhole story →

Bill Pulte Said He Was Cracking Down on Fraud. Now He’s Firing the Investigators.After inspectors turned the lens back on him, the Federal Housing Finance Agency head moved to slash their budget.

Mother Jones5d agoWhole story →

Justice fhfa budget cuts

One Miami District Is Testing How Far Trump Has Fallen With Latino VotersRep. María Elvira Salazar broke with Trump on ICE. Her opponent is betting that’s not enough.

Mother Jones16d agoWhole story →

Justice Maria Elvira Salazar 2024 election campaign

Kash Patel Again Denies Firing Iran Experts Before Iran WarPatel insisted to a Senate committee that FBI staff fired from an Iran counterintelligence unit were technically “not experts.”

Mother Jones22d agoWhole story →

Justice iran war fallout hearing

Trump’s DOJ Is Reportedly Investigating Gavin Newsom’s Travel FundingNew reporting from the San Francisco Standard details recently issued subpoenas.

Mother Jones25d agoWhole story →

Justice Gavin Newsom newsom travel funding probe

Don’t Be Fooled. Congress Isn’t Cracking Down on OpenAI.The tech giant is crying to be regulated while dodging investigation after investigation.

Mother Jones27d agoWhole story →

Technology openai senate probe