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Donald Trump
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Analysis
The Problem With Labeling Trump a ‘Felon’
Here’s why language used to describe any person convicted of crimes matters, and affects more than the former president.
Closing Argument
July 20
How Project 2025 Plans for Trump to Have Unprecedented Power Over the Justice Department
The policy plan for a second Trump term would turn the department against progressive local prosecutors.
By
Jamiles Lartey
News
July 17
What We Know About J.D. Vance’s Legislative Action on Criminal Justice
On immigration and more, Vance has defended and legislated former President Donald Trump’s policy goals.
By
Doug Livingston
Analysis
June 27
Crime Rates and the 2024 Election: What You Need to Know
As crime data again becomes a flashpoint in the presidential campaign, experts push for better national statistics.
By
Weihua Li
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Jamiles Lartey
Feature
June 4
A Jury of Trump’s Peers Weighs In
We asked 12 people with criminal convictions what they think of the verdict in Trump’s hush money trial.
By
The Marshall Project
Closing Argument
July 1, 2023
Why DeSantis Wants to Kill Trump’s Prison Reform Law
The Florida governor aims to be tougher on crime than any other presidential hopeful.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Closing Argument
June 17, 2023
Trump’s Case Highlights a New Era of ‘Judge Shopping’
Aileen Cannon, the judge in Trump’s document case in Florida, is part of a larger trend.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Closing Argument
April 22, 2023
How the Death Penalty Is Returning to Presidential Politics
Trump and DeSantis want to make it easier to execute people, and Biden could face a rush of clemency requests from federal death row.
By
Maurice Chammah
Analysis
April 4, 2023
Most New Yorkers Don’t Get the Trump Treatment at Arraignment
The 31,000 people arraigned for felonies in New York each year have very different experiences in court than the former president.
By
The Marshall Project
News
May 26, 2021
Strict Border Enforcement Policies Put Migrants in Harm’s Way. Title 42 Is No Exception.
In fiscal year 2020, border encounters dropped by half while rescue rates doubled. Experts and humanitarian groups point to a Trump-era policy that continues today.
By
Andrew R. Calderon
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Isabela Dias