Did you know? 33 states have supreme court elections this year. They're some of the most important offices on the ballot. For instance, across Arizona and Florida, four justices who voted to uphold abortion bans this spring are up for retention.
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Your State-by-State Guide to the 2024 Supreme Court Elections - Bolts
The article was updated in September 2024 to reflect summer primaries, filing deadlines, and new developments in Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Mont...
Personhood laws, says Grace Howard have been used to punish pregnant women deemed to have endangered or harmed their own pregnancies:
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How Pregnancy is Policed: Your Questions Answered - Bolts
An expert on the criminalization of pregnancy responds to questions from Bolts readers on its long history, landmark cases, and new surveillance re...
The odds of being released on parole in Virginia have gone from slim to nearly impossible in recent years under new GOP leadership: In March, the parole board approved just 2 out of 117 cases.
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Under Glenn Youngkin, Parole in Virginia Has Nearly Vanished - Bolts
“What’s the point of having a second chance available when you’re not willing to give it?”
A fight over a prison closure in California in 2022 offered a window into the challenges of reducing incarceration when local economies are so tied with keeping the status quo, but it also offered glimpses of different possible futures.
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A Future for Susanville - Bolts
This article was produced as a collaboration between Bolts and Inquest. If you drive into Susanville, California from the southwest, one of the f...
Kansas City is creating a new non-police hotline to respond to some emergency calls shows at least some increased willingness to consider new solutions other than police. But it’s getting harder to fund programs like this.
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“A Vote Against Democracy”: Missouri Forces One City to Lock In More Money for Police - Bolts
Missouri voters approved a statewide measure requiring Kansas City to spend at least 25 percent of its general revenue on police. It’s the only c...
How has the criminalization of pregnancy evolved over decades, and what can we learn from its history? Grace Howard, who has studied over 1,000 arrest cases, answers questions from Bolts readers:
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How Pregnancy is Policed: Your Questions Answered - Bolts
An expert on the criminalization of pregnancy responds to questions from Bolts readers on its long history, landmark cases, and new surveillance re...
Can a Michigan sheriff, infamous for his ties to right-wing militias and his relentless investigation into the 2020 election, fend off intraparty challengers on Tuesday?
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He Kept Investigating the 2020 Election. Now This Michigan Sheriff Faces Voters Himself. - Bolts
Dar Leaf, a ‘constitutional sheriff’ with ties to right-wing militia and ultraconservative national groups, faces GOP challengers who want to m...